MÉRIDA.- This Thursday the state health authorities announced a series of measures for total reactivation, including the withdrawal of the mandatory use of face masks in open spaces.
In a statement, the withdrawal of the mandatory use of face masks in open spaces was announced. Measure holds for closed spaces and public transport. The agency also specified that as a preventive measure, they recommend the use of face masks in older adults, with comorbidities that put their health at risk or who present symptoms of a respiratory disease.
In addition also Sanitary filters are removed at the entrance of each place. However, these will only be kept when entering schools.
Yucatan has been without deaths from Covid for more than a month
The state currently has favorable indicators to take another step towards total reactivation, since the entity has 41 days without reporting a single death and during the last month, the daily positive cases decreased by 98% compared to the month of January, going from 913 to 18 cases on average.
During that same period, deaths from this disease decreased 100% compared to the month of January, going from 7 to 0 deaths on average. In the same period, hospital admissions decreased 91% compared to January, going from 23 to just 2 admissions, on average, and the average occupancy for the month of January was 110 occupied beds, while, for the last month, the average occupancy is 9 occupied beds, having a decrease of 92%.
Covid in Yucatan: How many infections were there today, May 12, 2022?
The Ministry of Health reported that today May 12, 2022 39 new cases of Covid in Yucatan. The infections were 31 in Mérida, four in Progreso, two in Samahil and one in Umán and Tekax.
In addition, the secretariat announced that the entity remains without new deaths from Covid, so the death toll remains at 6,931.
Daily report of Covid-19 in Yucatan May 12
- 110,269 are positive, 766 of the cases are from another country or another state.
- 103,020 have already recovered, have no symptoms and cannot be contagious.
- 9 are in public hospitals and in total isolation
- 309 patients are stable and isolated in their homes. Medical staff constantly monitor them. They have mild symptoms.
- The age range is from one month to 107 years
READ: CASES OF CORONAVIRUS IN YUCATAN YESTERDAY, MAY 11
Covid cases in Mérida today
Only in Mérida there is a record of 69,093 people infected with Covid-19 (accumulated cases as of May 11), who live in:
- 17,805 in the North zone
- 16,837 in the East zone
- 6,565 in the Downtown area
- 11,003 in the Sur area
- 16,883 in the West zone
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