Map of the coronavirus in Mexico August 15: the second highest number of infections recorded in the entire pandemic

In the afternoon of this Saturday, August 13, the Ministry of Health reported that in the past 24 hours, they have joined 23,642 new cases of COVID-19, the second highest number of infections reported in a day since the pandemic hit the country. He also recorded 753 deaths because of a viral illness.

This means that the total of accumulated cases has increased to 3 91 971 while the number of deaths associated with SARS-CoV-2 has risen to 248,167. Also there are 2,419,614 people recovered, 5,503,612 negative cases and a total of 9,082,292 people studied from the first case.

According to the Daily Technical Report, at the national level, there are 160,407 cases estimated to be active, that is, people with signs and symptoms of COVID-19, which represent 4.9% of the total pandemic and that if they do not comply with all health measures, they could potentially contribute to the transmission of the virus.

In this direction, Mexico City, State of Mexico, Nuevo León, Jalisco, Tabasco, Veracruz, San Luis Potosí, Puebla, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Michoacán, Nayarit, Colima, Quintana Roo, Hidalgo, Querétaro and Sonora These are the entities with the largest number of active files (more than 3,000 files each).

These states are tracked Oaxaca, Coahuila, Sinaloa, Durango, Yucatán, Zacatecas, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Morelos, Chiapas, Baja California and Tlaxcala with over 1,000 such infections.

Regarding hospital occupancy, the availability of general beds nationwide is 46%, while in beds with a fan it is 53%.

By state, the states with the highest percentage of overall bed occupancy are Colima (4%), Hidalgo (77%) and Puebla (76%). In turn, those with the highest percentage of beds with fans are Mexico (72%), Colima (63%) and Oaxaca (64%).

With these recordings, Mexico is the fourth country in the world with the most deaths by COVID-19, behind United States, Brazil and India, and it’s 16th in the number of confirmed infections, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.

COVID traffic light

This is reflected in the colors of the epidemiological traffic light that the SSa has set until the next August 22.

In colour “Red“(Maximum risk of contagion) are seven states: Sinaloa, Mexico, Nuevo León, Jalisco, Guerrero, Colima and Nayarit. It should be mentioned that according to the government of Mexico City, The capital of the country It stays in Orange and not in red as established by the Ssa. On the contrary, in color “green“(Low risk) only one entity is maintained: Chiapas.

In “Orange”(High risk), 15 entities: Sonora, Durango, Baja California Sur, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Michoacán, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Veracruz, State of Mexico, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Oaxaca and Quintana Roo.

While in “yellow“Or moderate risk, there are nine states: Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, Morelos, Campeche, Tabasco and Yucatán.

Advancement of COVID-19 Vaccination

The Federal Health Agency reported that with the application of 807,193 vaccines this Friday, August 13, Mexico reached 53 837 225 people immunized with at least one dose against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

With 9:00 p.m. cut-off yesterday, they were delivered to the country 76 587 422 dose since the start of the National Immunization Strategy. In Mexico City, nine in ten people over 18 are vaccinated, while Quintana Roo has reached 86%.

In all, 29 046 598 people over 18 have completed their immunization schedule, which is 54% of those who attended a vaccination center in Mexico. The rest 46%, which are 24 790 627 people, received the first dose of the COVID-19 protection program.

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