COVID-19 in Sonora State -- a small but growing number of infected residents. The population of Sonora state is 2.85 million. Caborca has just now recorded its first 2 confirmed cases.
From Ariete Caborca- Spanish Language online paper -auto-translated
April 11, 2010
Hermosillo, Son.- The Secretary of Health in Sonora, Enrique Clausen Iberri, reported that 14 new cases of Coronavirus were confirmed this Friday (Covid-19), with which 69 patients who have proved positive to this disease since March 16, when the first contagion was confirmed in Sonora.
It detailed that cases occurred in 5 women and 9 men, whose age ranges between 24 and 69 years old; 10 of them are residents of San Luis Rio Colorado, 2 of #Caborca , 1 of Saric and 1 from Navojoa and only one of them had a history of travel to the United States.
"Patients started symptoms between March 31 and April 6, 10 of them are at home and 4 hospitalized, 2 are serious and 2 are stable", indicated.
Clausen Iberri added that field research has identified 23 direct contacts, but will extend to occasional contacts to track sources of contagion.
The 69 cases of Covid-19 are distributed as follows: Hermosillo with 19, San Luis Rio Colorado with 19, Huatabampo 7, Cajeme 7, Magdalena 4, Navojoa 4 , Sáric 3, #Caborca and Guaymas with 2 cases each, as well as Opodepe and Nogales with 1 case each.
On the other hand, 36 cases of Covid-19 have occurred in women and 33 in men; with respect to the medical institution that handles the cases, 53 are for the Ministry of Health, 10 to IMSS , 4 to Issste and 2 to Isssteson.
A total of 546 suspected cases have been studied, 69 were confirmed and 477 cases have been discarded by laboratory.
At the moment 6 patients have healed, 39 are mild cases with home management, 16 are hospitalized, 9 of them are stable and another 7 very serious, 3 of these are located with invasive mechanical ventilation, and 8 deaths have been recorded.
Clausen Iberri explained that the deaths recorded by Covid-19 in Sonora relate to people suffering from obesity, diabetes, or hypertension, and in one of these cases with two or more of these suffering.
" The epidemic is hitting us hard, and much of what happens to us is due to the lifestyle and the kind of food we have, we are at the top of the world ranking of countries with the highest obesity rate, and even more , when obesity is linked to diabetes or hypertension, experts confirm it, contagion gets much more complicated; here in Sonora, we expect more cases for this reason ", he said.
He added that in the world it was found that there are more deaths from Covid-19 due to obesity or overweight, and by the same obesity the patient's health is complicated.
It is likely that a person with obesity or diabetes could have their lungs affected and have difficulty breathing normally, this causes the virus to stay longer in the body, with a greater likelihood of infecting relatives.
" If you are overweight, or obesity, you are more vulnerable to the contagion of Covid-19, this is why we call on you, especially for you, for your health, for your family, to stay at home ; remember that if you have obesity you are more likely to be infected and with worse forecast, and that's why you have to be stricter with yourself, do not play it, keep distance from other people, feed well and exercise, make awareness, everything is in our habits ", he commented.
That incidence of 69 cases in a State population of 2.85 million is low but growing and the state and federal governments have been trying to stay ahead of this disease - so far doing a good job with that relatively low incidence rate even though they term it as "hard hit". If that 69 confirmed cases were scaled up to US population we'd have about 8000 cases in the US instead of the 505,000 we do have. Stark diff but not nearly the amount of international travel to Sonora as to the US and they have acted earlier in their own cycle. Hotels can no longer host foreign guests unless in Mexico on business. Beaches are closed - bars closed, curfew at night and admonitions to wash hands and "Quèdete En Casa" - Stay Home.
The state is still ripe for an increase but they seem to be strongly warning the populace daily. Only two cases cited for Caborca Municipality and that's a good sign for all residents and in particular our workers - most of whom belong to one extended family and spend the day out in the sun and open air...when it's not raining. Been a chilly and relatively wet winter and spring for northern Sonora but the hot dry weather is about to set in.
From Ariete Caborca- Spanish Language online paper -auto-translated
April 11, 2010
Hermosillo, Son.- The Secretary of Health in Sonora, Enrique Clausen Iberri, reported that 14 new cases of Coronavirus were confirmed this Friday (Covid-19), with which 69 patients who have proved positive to this disease since March 16, when the first contagion was confirmed in Sonora.
It detailed that cases occurred in 5 women and 9 men, whose age ranges between 24 and 69 years old; 10 of them are residents of San Luis Rio Colorado, 2 of #Caborca , 1 of Saric and 1 from Navojoa and only one of them had a history of travel to the United States.
"Patients started symptoms between March 31 and April 6, 10 of them are at home and 4 hospitalized, 2 are serious and 2 are stable", indicated.
Clausen Iberri added that field research has identified 23 direct contacts, but will extend to occasional contacts to track sources of contagion.
The 69 cases of Covid-19 are distributed as follows: Hermosillo with 19, San Luis Rio Colorado with 19, Huatabampo 7, Cajeme 7, Magdalena 4, Navojoa 4 , Sáric 3, #Caborca and Guaymas with 2 cases each, as well as Opodepe and Nogales with 1 case each.
On the other hand, 36 cases of Covid-19 have occurred in women and 33 in men; with respect to the medical institution that handles the cases, 53 are for the Ministry of Health, 10 to IMSS , 4 to Issste and 2 to Isssteson.
A total of 546 suspected cases have been studied, 69 were confirmed and 477 cases have been discarded by laboratory.
At the moment 6 patients have healed, 39 are mild cases with home management, 16 are hospitalized, 9 of them are stable and another 7 very serious, 3 of these are located with invasive mechanical ventilation, and 8 deaths have been recorded.
Clausen Iberri explained that the deaths recorded by Covid-19 in Sonora relate to people suffering from obesity, diabetes, or hypertension, and in one of these cases with two or more of these suffering.
" The epidemic is hitting us hard, and much of what happens to us is due to the lifestyle and the kind of food we have, we are at the top of the world ranking of countries with the highest obesity rate, and even more , when obesity is linked to diabetes or hypertension, experts confirm it, contagion gets much more complicated; here in Sonora, we expect more cases for this reason ", he said.
He added that in the world it was found that there are more deaths from Covid-19 due to obesity or overweight, and by the same obesity the patient's health is complicated.
It is likely that a person with obesity or diabetes could have their lungs affected and have difficulty breathing normally, this causes the virus to stay longer in the body, with a greater likelihood of infecting relatives.
" If you are overweight, or obesity, you are more vulnerable to the contagion of Covid-19, this is why we call on you, especially for you, for your health, for your family, to stay at home ; remember that if you have obesity you are more likely to be infected and with worse forecast, and that's why you have to be stricter with yourself, do not play it, keep distance from other people, feed well and exercise, make awareness, everything is in our habits ", he commented.
That incidence of 69 cases in a State population of 2.85 million is low but growing and the state and federal governments have been trying to stay ahead of this disease - so far doing a good job with that relatively low incidence rate even though they term it as "hard hit". If that 69 confirmed cases were scaled up to US population we'd have about 8000 cases in the US instead of the 505,000 we do have. Stark diff but not nearly the amount of international travel to Sonora as to the US and they have acted earlier in their own cycle. Hotels can no longer host foreign guests unless in Mexico on business. Beaches are closed - bars closed, curfew at night and admonitions to wash hands and "Quèdete En Casa" - Stay Home.
The state is still ripe for an increase but they seem to be strongly warning the populace daily. Only two cases cited for Caborca Municipality and that's a good sign for all residents and in particular our workers - most of whom belong to one extended family and spend the day out in the sun and open air...when it's not raining. Been a chilly and relatively wet winter and spring for northern Sonora but the hot dry weather is about to set in.
