Mexico City. The daily technical report on the state of the Covid-19 pandemic in Mexico highlights that in the last 24 hours the deaths confirmed by laboratories increased by 779, with a cumulative 190 thousand 357, while the people recovered total one million 666 thousand 658.
The general director of Epidemiology, José Luis Alomí, indicated that the estimated cases remain with a reduction of 7 percent at the end of epidemiological week 7, so from this Sunday it will be evaluated whether or not the trend in the decrease in cases, since active infections remain at 2 percent of the total positives detected to date, which represents 50,460 people who have had symptoms in the last 14 days.
With regard to hospital availability, he indicated that the national occupancy rate is 28 percent for general beds, while in beds with a fan it is 31 percent. He indicated only Mexico City and Puebla reported an occupancy of 50 percent in general beds, while in beds for critical patients, the capital of the country reported an occupancy of 58 percent.
In the update of the National Vaccination Strategy, during the evening conference at the National Palace, he indicated that 24,976 doses were applied today, with a cumulative 2 million 765 thousand 805 applied. Alomía, highlighted that today 800 thousand doses of Sinovac began, which was pending to receive documentation of the tests for its release, “the process carried out by Cofepris concluded, and the distribution began so that at the beginning of next week they are applied,” he explained.
He added that 586 thousand 18 health sector workers completed their vaccination scheme, which represents 75 percent of the goal, while one million 343 thousand 772 older adults have been immunized with their first dose. To date, he said, 4 million 691 thousand 775 have been received.
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