In Mexico there are 38 thousand 88 deaths from SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, while the accumulated infections reached 338 thousand 913, according to the report presented by the general director of Epidemiology, José Luis Alomía Zegarra.
On the other hand, he said that the estimated active cases are 52 thousand 771, which are calculated from the confirmed active cases and the cases that could be positive, according to the percentage of positivity, of those suspects.
He epidemiological traffic light for the week of July 20 to 26 shows to 18 states on high alert, and the other 14 in orange.
Tabasco and Nuevo León remain with the highest hospital occupation
Regarding the general hospital beds, 13 thousand 530 of the 29 thousand 849 are occupied. The states with the highest hospital occupancy are Tabasco, Nuevo León, Nayarit, Puebla and Guanajuato.
Instead, 3 thousand 802 beds with fan are occupied from the existing 10 thousand 65; Nuevo León leads the list with 64 percent, followed by Tabasco, Baja California, Puebla, Sinaloa and Veracruz.
Tabasco will increase 150 beds for patients with covid-19
Tabasco is in the first place regarding the occupation of general hospital beds and remains in second place in the beds with ventilators, so will increase its availability for patients with coronavirus.
The director of Epidemiology explained that 50 beds will be added in the early hospital unit of the state and another 100 in the Regional Hospital of High Specialty “Dr. Gustavo A. Rovirosa Pérez”.
Guanajuato, on the rise in infections
Guanajuato, which presents 3,542 estimated active cases, has presented a increase in coronavirus infections. The municipalities of Silao, León, Salamanca, Irapuato, Guanajuato and Celaya are the ones with the highest transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Alomía Zegarra did told the Guanajuato that “they are in a ascending phase of the epidemic, that his tendencies are still going up “, reason why he called to continue with the sanitary measures.
Querétaro presents “plateau” that increased in the last week
On the other hand, the state of Querétaro remains stable, with a “plateau”, in terms of infections, although it shows an upward trend in cases in the last week; There are 414 estimated assets.
The municipality of Querétaro shows a plateau, while the municipalities of Corregidora, Cadereyta de Montes and San Juan del Río had an increase in transmission in recent weeks.
Covid-19 cases increase in San Luis Potosí
The infections in San Luis Potosí have increased in recent weeks, in addition to a slight increase in mortality. In this entity, it is calculated that 2 thousand 39 active cases.
Ciudad Valles is the municipality with the highest virus transmission, while Tamazunchale has decreased its infections in recent weeks. Ríoverde, San Luis Potosí, Matehuala and Soledad de Graciano Sánchez show an upward trend of the epidemic, although to a lesser extent than Ciudad Valles.
People in risk groups should be aware of their symptoms: Ssa
Ana de la Garza Barroso, director of Epidemiological Operational Research, called on people who belong to a risk group – such as pregnant women, people with chronic or immunosuppressive diseases, or infants – to be aware of their symptoms.
He recalled that the symptoms can be: cough, fever, headache, shortness of breath, sore throat, runny nose, muscle or joint pain, red eyes, among other possible manifestations of the disease.
Opening of nurseries, under evaluation; depends on sanitary measures
The opening of nurseries, scheduled for this Monday, July 20, is something that is still under evaluation, explained Alomía Zegarra. So they can reopen, it’s there is a need for sanitary activities and disinfection measures that they avoid the contagions to the interior, indicated.
“The activity of the nurseries is going to depend a lot on the possibility of implementing, in an efficient way, and with all the necessary characteristics, the measures that avoid contagion among minors,” he pointed out.
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