{"id":14714,"date":"2021-01-19T12:20:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T17:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=14714"},"modified":"2021-01-19T12:20:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T17:20:39","slug":"an-update-on-covid-19-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/an-update-on-covid-19-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"An Update on COVID-19 in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here we are in 2021, yet we’re still talking about COVID-19. A phrase that’s often heard and is even printed on t-shirts in my home of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is “Pinche COVID<\/strong>!” (F***ing COVID!). While I wish this post could be on my usual topics of holidays, food, or travel, I’m going to give an update on COVID-19 in Mexico.<\/p>\n

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Across Mexico, COVID cases have been surging recently. There have now been several days in a row where overall new cases crossed the 20,000 mark. The surging numbers have been blamed on several things – fiestas navide\u00f1as y corporativas, se increment\u00f3 la interacci\u00f3n social e intradomiciliaria<\/strong> (Christmas and corporate parties, increased social and home interaction).<\/p>\n

This is being called “la segunda ola<\/strong>” (the second wave) of COVID-19. In total, Mexico has had over 1.6 million cases and 140,000 deaths. As the testing rate is quite low, it’s believed that this number is actually closer to 200,000.<\/p>\n

Mexico has been using a sem\u00e1foro<\/strong> (traffic light) system to identify the severity of the situation across the country. It actually uses four colors – red, orange, yellow, and green. Just today, the number of states listed as sem\u00e1foro rojo<\/strong> (red light) doubled from five to ten.<\/p>\n

There are currently 19 states colored orange on the map, with 17 of them at high risk of soon turning red. Only one lone state – Campeche – is green.\u00a0The situation is especially dire in Mexico City, where 88% of hospital beds for COVID patients are currently occupied. For the total country, that number is around 60%.<\/p>\n