Coronavirus April 2. Mexico reaches one thousand 510 cases of Covid-19; already 50 dead

This afternoon, the Ministry of Health reported that in Mexico there are a total of 1,510 infections of Covid-19 coronavirus. The death toll has reached 50.

In a press conference, José Luis Alomía, director of Epidemiology indicated that the burden of disease on a daily basis began a maximum that embroidered 50 and 60 cases, for the last week, the average has been 150 daily cases.

“With that growth we have reached the current number of 1,519, we have maintained a constant trend of how cases have been confirmed without showing evidence of accelerated growth,” he said.

He highlighted that of the 50 deaths, 86% are men and 14% women, and called on all older adults who suffer from diseases such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes to stay home to reduce the risk of infection.

“We see that in deaths there are risk groups that have comorbidities, so we call people who live with any of these diseases to stay home this month, to activate an assistance and care protocol so that they do not have to leave. to the street ”, he said.

He added that the states with the highest burden of disease are Mexico City with 327 positive cases for Covid-19, followed by the State of Mexico with 171 and Jalisco with 104.

Alomía Zegarra commented that of the 1,500 patients with the new coronavirus, 67% (1007) were treated on an outpatient basis, 9.4% (142) required hospitalization, but 5.6% (84) remained stable, presenting complications that represented seriousness and 1% (15) were intubated due to lung failure.

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The Ministry of Health had reported, until this Wednesday, 1,378 confirmed cases, 3,827 suspects and 37 deaths from this virus.

During the afternoon of this Thursday, representatives of the private initiative presented the president Andrés Manuel López Obrador In the National Palace, a proposal for economic reactivation in the face of the health emergency Mexico and the world are going through.

This, after the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) yesterday recognized that the country is in recession and estimated that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will fall 3.9% in 2020.

On the other hand, several entities in the country closed beaches and hotels to tourism for Easter week in the event of a coronavirus contingency. Likewise, Canancintra He announced that alcoholic beverages will not be produced during quarantine, as it is not considered an essential activity.

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