Coronavirus in Mexico as of April 4: 1,263 new cases and 136 deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours

In the daily technical statement on coronavirus disease in Mexico, the The Department of Health announced that there were 204,147 cumulative deaths and 2,250,458 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on a national level.

However, in the last 24 hours, 136 new deaths and 1263 infections caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

It should be noted that due to the Easter holidays, the SSa did not present the usual evening press conferenceIt is therefore through a digital declaration that information was given on the behavior of the epidemic curve.

On the other hand, the health agency clarified that the the sex distribution of confirmed cases shows a predominance in men (50.1%). The overall median age is 43 years.

Regarding the active cases, a number that represents people who experienced symptoms in the past 14 days, 24, 537 have been reported. In this category, the five entities that reported the most infections are: Mexico City with 10,022, the State of Mexico with 2,482, Puebla with 942, Guanajuato with 920 and Querétaro with 867.

Against part, Four states have low activity levels, as Campeche recorded 85 active infections, Chiapas 79, Nayarit 66 and Colima 59, according to the report. In fact, three of them are in the green color of the hazard traffic light, while Colima is the only entity painted in yellow.

Mortality is also a worrying factor, since according to data from Johns Hopkins University, Mexico ranks third in the world, only preceded by the United States (554,988 deaths) and Brazil (330,193).

By federal entity, the data on deaths are distributed as follows: Mexico City (39,529), State of Mexico (23,311), Jalisco (11,295), Puebla (10,374), Guanajuato (9,948), Nuevo León (9 118), Veracruz (8,728)), Baja California (7,725), Sonora (6,359) and Coahuila (5,902).

More, 437,996 suspicious infections, 3,449,820 negative and 6,138,274 people studied were identified.

On the world stage, The Region of the Americas continues to concentrate most of the active pandemic, with 177,098 cases recorded in the last 24 hours, a figure equivalent to 34.7% of the contribution of the six areas determined by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Progress of COVID-19 vaccination in Mexico City

With Mexico City being the most affected state in terms of COVID-19 deaths and infections, the application of the vaccine to the elderly has accelerated.

The head of government of the capital, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, have announced that they are adding 1,245,809 elderly people vaccinated with the first dose of CDMX. “Today, 12,000 officials have participated in 15 macro-units, enthusiastically supporting such noble work. Defamation campaign aside, we will continue to work tirelessly for your health, ”he reported on his Twitter account.

For its part, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reiterated his commitment to apply the first dose to the elderly population across the country in April. Through social media, the president stressed that this would reduce mortality by 80%.

“ This gives me assurance that the immunization of all seniors is progressing according to schedule. . This month we will finish applying at least the first dose. With this, according to doctors, it is possible to reduce COVID-19 mortality by 80% “

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