Covid traffic light: 15 states in yellow; 13, in orange; 3, in green; and Sinaloa, in red

In updating the epidemiological risk traffic light for Covid-19 from July 26 to August 8, the Ministry of Health (Ssa) reported this Friday that 15 states are yellow (medium risk); 13, in orange (some risk); 3, in green (low risk) and Sinaloa, in red (maximum risk).

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Red (maximum risk): 1

Green (low risk): 3

Yellow (medium risk): 15

Orange (high risk): 13

Traffic light color restrictions

The federal government presented this Friday new measurement parameters for the Coronavirus Epidemic Risk Traffic Light, which seek to allow the recovery of social and economic activities.

Here, the restrictions according to color:

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Mexico added this Friday 16,421 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest figure since January 28 and a new maximum also in the so-called third wave, to reach 2,726,160 infections; In addition, 328 new deaths were reported for a cumulative 237,954 deaths, according to the technical statement from the Ministry of Health (Ssa).

In addition, the health authorities estimate that the real number of infections is 2,920,151. Of this figure, 107,963 cases are active that have presented symptoms during the last 14 days and that represent 3.7% of the total.

The average occupancy of general beds in hospitals is 37% and 31% for intensive care beds.

Hospital occupancy has decreased by 68% compared to the maximum peak reached in January, when hospitals in several cities, including the capital, were saturated.

The first 10 entities that accumulate the highest number of cases are: Mexico City, State of Mexico, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, Jalisco, Puebla, Sonora, Tabasco, Veracruz and Querétaro, which together make up more than two thirds (66%) of all the accumulated cases registered in the country.

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