COVID-19 in Mexico 2024: 19 Deaths and Hospital Occupancy Rising

There are 19 deaths as a result of COVID-19 in Mexico so far in 2024 (Andina).

This Friday, February 2, the Ministry of Health of the state of Puebla announced that there was a new death report due to COVID-19, which leaves a total of three deaths as a result of the viral disease only in the entity since At the national level, the number of deaths has reached 19, according to official data.

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In the case of the death registered in the entity headed by Sergio Salomón, it was revealed that it was a male who, in addition to having been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, had diabetes and hypertension that complicated his state of health. leading him to stop recording vital signs, especially because the deceased did not have the vaccination schedule against the disease, which led him to aggravate his symptoms.

Under this tone, the Puebla Health Secretariat has announced that after the increase in infections of the disease that was no longer considered an international health crisis by the World Health Organization (WHO), in total 10 of The 127 municipalities present an increase in infections, leaving a total of 41 confirmed infections, of which 12 remain in hospitals receiving some type of treatment, although despite this, one patient is reported as serious.

It is known that the deceased did not have immunity, that is, vaccines, against the disease Credit: CuartoscuroYerania Rolón Rolón

According to what was stated by the Federal Ministry of Health, specifically through the SARI network Information System, hospital occupancy at the national level continues to increase. Only in terms of occupancy of general hospital beds, a total of five hospitals have occupancy of 100 to 88 percent.

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The hospitals where patients can no longer be received in the COVID-19 area are: Hospital Regional Universitario, Colima; Hped Cmn Siglo XXI, Mexico City; Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román, Zacatecas; Centennial of the Mexican Revolution, Morelos and Morelia, Michoacán.

In the case of beds with ventilators, six hospitals in the country report occupancy of 67 to 50 percent, which correspond to health units in Nayarit, Hidalgo, Campeche, Guerrero, State of Mexico and Chiapas. An alarming fact is that since the wave of infections was reported derived from the meetings for the December celebrations, the beds with ventilators belonging to the Intensive Care Units have begun to rise, with the General Hospital of Ensenada, in Baja California, being the only one that reports 100 percent occupancy, while one in Guerrero and Mexico City warns of 50 percent capacity.

Hospital occupancy grows nationwide Credit: CuartoscuroVictoria Valtierra Ruvalcaba

According to COVID-19 weekly reportinfluenza and other respiratory viruses reported by the Ministry of Health, so far in 2024, 16,995 suspected cases have been reported, of which a total of 934 cases were positive, a figure that corresponds to 5.5 percent of the population with suspected contagion.

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However, from January 21 to 25, 2024, the agency has confirmed a total of 19 deaths as a result of this disease so far this year, being the entities of Chiapas, Mexico City, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo , Tabasco and Yucatán have reported one death, while Jalisco and Zacatecas add 3. States such as Sonora and Puebla accounted for two; However, the latter joins the federal entities that currently accumulate the highest number of deaths by reporting one more death.

It is unknown if the rest of the deceased had the complete vaccination schedule Credit: CuartoscuroEdgar Negrete Lira

The federal authorities have reminded the general population not to forget the already known health measures, among which the use of face masks stands out, especially in crowded places, as well as maintaining healthy distance and good hygiene. Likewise, the importance of vaccination is remembered since, although the biological does not guarantee that there will be infections, it is known that it will prevent the contagion from getting worse, especially if it involves patients with chronic-degenerative diseases such as diabetes or hypertension. .

2024-02-03 03:48:00
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