( ).- To date, authorities have confirmed 8,075 positive cases during 2024, which is a significant increase compared to the previous week, which registered 429 fewer cases (7,646). This rebound raised the positivity rate to 28%, the highest level recorded this year so far.
The report was published this Wednesday, July 10, revealing that the country has recorded 375 deaths related to the virus so far this year, although this figure is lower compared to the 1,947 deaths reported throughout last year. Increase in COVID-19 cases in Mexico worries authorities: SSA [Photo: Government of Mexico] The SSA also warned of a simultaneous increase in flu and influenza cases, which contributed to the significant occupancy of beds in several hospitals in the country. According to data from the SARI Network Information System, coordinated by UNAM and SSA, currently 16 hospitals report occupancy of 50% or more of their beds due to respiratory diseases, including cases possibly attributable to COVID-19 and other similar diseases.
Among the hospitals with the highest occupancy are the Dr. Raymundo Abarca Alarcón General Hospital in Guerrero, with an occupancy of 100%, followed by the ISSSTE of Morelia in Michoacán with 86%, and the General Hospital of Zone 1 Tapachula in Chiapas with 67%. In addition, the SSA reported that during the interseasonal influenza season, 646 cases of infection and 11 deaths related to complications derived from this disease have been recorded.
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