Tag: Coronavirus
Yucatan’s ban on alcohol sales extended through Independence Day
There will be no alcohol served at the Grito de Independencia in Yucatán.
The statewide ley seca will last until Sept. 17, Yucatan's state authorities announced...
Coronavirus deaths rise as total infections exceed 12,000
Coronavirus infections and deaths rose again in Tuesday's discouraging daily briefing by Yucatan health officials.
Another 211 cases in the past 24 hours brought Yucatan's...
Coronavirus patients resist contact tracing, Yucatan governor complains
Warning that the coronavirus will be part of our lives into 2021, Yucatan Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal said an improvement plan addressing public transportation...
Recoveries again outnumber new COVID cases; 31 patients die
Coronavirus claimed the lives of 21 men and 10 women in the past 24 hours, Yucatan health officials announced Monday.
But recoveries outpaced new infections...
New coronavirus cases fall by half in 24 hours
Sunday's new coronavirus infections totaled 102, half the number reported the previous 24 hours, while nearly 300 patients were declared recovered.
Additionally, hospitalizations fell...
Yachts in Yucatan sail away to party elsewhere
The exodus of yachts to the other side of the Peninsula has been ongoing since mid-July when marinas at Yucalpetén were closed again under...
30 coronavirus deaths in Yucatan include a 14-year-old
The Yucatan Health Secretariat on Saturday reported 30 more coronavirus deaths and 204 new cases in the past 24 hours. Victims were as young...
Coronavirus deaths in Yucatan continue unabated, but hospitalizations drop dramatically
Another 35 coronavirus patients died Friday, reflecting late July's bump in daily new infections. New cases have dropped in the last week, however, with...
Merida nurse dies from COVID, gets mariachi sendoff at hospital
A hospital nurse who died from COVID-19 was given a sendoff complete with mariachi music at the hospital where he worked.
Roger Melchor Zunza Matey,...
COVID scare shuts down Profeco for a week
The Merida office of the federal consumer protection agency has shut its doors until next Friday, Aug. 17, after confirming an employee had contracted...
Yucatan stays in orange despite 24-hour surge in new cases, hospitalizations
Yucatan is remaining at the orange light rather than going back to the red-alert lockdown despite a surge in infections and hospitalizations Thursday.
Another 33...
Yucatan nears 11,000 COVID cases, but avoids red-alert restrictions
Yucatan's coronavirus caseload grew by 179 to reach 10,922 while another 35 died, ending six days of declining fatalities.
The new deaths bring the state's...
Decline in COVID deaths continue, but infections rise and fall, and...
The Yucatan health ministry reported a decline in daily coronavirus-related deaths for six consecutive days.
Daily coronavirus deaths were as high as 35 as recently...
August already claims 90 lives, but Yucatan stays in orange
Another 28 deaths brings to 90 the number of people who have perished from coronavirus in the first three days of August.
Yet Yucatan remains...
Still in orange, Yucatan reports 30 more deaths, 215 more cases
The SSY on Sunday reported 30 COVID-19 deaths and 215 new cases in the past 24 hours, a tiny slowdown compared to the last...
Infections blow past 10,000, another 20 hospital beds taken, bringing Yucatan...
Acknowledging a drastic increase in new cases, Yucatan health officials said they have treated more than 10,000 coronavirus patients since March. An additional 211...
Mexico governors clash with federal official over coronavirus response
Yucatan Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal is among the state leaders locking horns with Mexico's Health Undersecretary Hugo López-Gatell over proposed changes to the federal...
Mexico has 3rd highest coronavirus death toll, eclipsing United Kingdom
Mexico surpassed the United Kingdom as the country with the third-highest coronavirus death toll.
The record places Mexico behind Brazil, Latin America’s largest and most...
July ends with 700 coronavirus deaths, the deadliest month so far
The final day of the month ended with 34 more deaths and 240 more coronavirus cases, Yucatan health authorities said.
Another 33 hospital beds were...
Hospitalizations soar 2nd day straight while July accounts for half of...
Updated to correct the number of accumulated deaths in Yucatan: Yucatan state health officials on Wednesday announced 200 more coronavirus cases and 28 deaths...
Coronavirus infections exceed 9,000 and hospitalizations rise again
Yucatan's coronavirus infection count blew past the 9,000 mark with 202 new cases confirmed Tuesday, bringing the accumulated total to 9,083. Another 32 died...
Yucatan doctors cite shortages of sedatives, pain killers for COVID patients
Doctors and nurses from the Regional High Specialty Hospital of the Yucatan Peninsula (HRAEPY) signed an open letter decrying a shortage of drugs essential...
New infections decline, but still in triple digits; hospitalizations down a...
Yucatan health officials on Monday announced a modest day-over-day decline in new COVID-19 cases and fatalities, with 152 infections and 23 deaths in the...
Chicxulub cancels huge annual festival honoring its patron saint
Chicxulub Puerto is losing a popular August holiday as local officials attempt to discourage crowds and the spread of coronavirus.
For the first time in...
