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Coronavirus Mexico: deaths and confirmed cases, August 13

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Keys to reducing the chances of contagion of COVID-19 in Mexico: mask, social distancing and quarantine. Photo: Cuartoscuro.

The federal Ministry of Health (SSa) updated, in a press conference held at 7:00 p.m. in the Treasury Room of the National Palace, the data kept by the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mexico:

  • Deaths: 55,293.
  • Accumulated negative cases: 553 thousand 219.
  • Accumulated suspicious cases: 83,075.
  • Accumulated confirmed cases: 505 thousand 751.

José Luis Alomía Zegarra, general director of epidemiologyadded during his daily technical report from In on COVID-19 in Mexico the figures reported in the last 24 hours: there were seven thousand 371 new infections and 627 deaths. The active epidemic –People who presented symptoms of COVID-19 in the recent 14 days – it is represented by 43,873 cases. The recovered people: 341 thousand 507.

For his part, Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion, commented in his speech that in January 2020, the Government of Mexico began his preparation to attend any case of COVID-19; on February 28 it was confirmed the first case in national territory; on March 13 the phase 2 of the pandemic, while on April 21 led to phase 3.

“When the National Healthy Distance Day, a meeting was held with the National Educational Council, and it was stated that the conditions existed for suspend activities in the schools. This Council is chaired by (Esteban Moctezuma Barragan, secretary of Public education [SEP]). This was formalized with a resolution of the (In) and a presidential decree ”.

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Photo: Melina Ochoa.

He Undersecretary of Health said mitigation measures continue to be implemented, while Mexico is in the Phase 3 of the pandemic COVID-19. He said that later, when there is all the indicated context, the nation will go to the Phase 4 The recovery phase. However, she exhorted do not advance vespers and to face the disease with biosecurity measures repeated:

  • Quarantine.
  • Healthy distance.
  • Frequent hand washing.
  • Correct use of the mask.
  • Sneeze into the inner corner of the arm (tag sneeze).

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