Tijuana, September 30.- Baja California's Secretary of Health, Alonso Oscar Pérez Rico, warned that there have been 9 days of an increase in active cases , urging the community to reinforce personal and community measures against Covid and not to relax actions with the goal of reaching winter as strengthened as possible.
Based on state-level COVID indicators, he warned that Tijuana, Mexicali, and Ensenada , the state's most populous cities, are experiencing an increase in infections , and that the increase is prolonging the epidemic wave.
About the vaccination campaign
Dr. Pérez Rico reported that second-dose COVID vaccinations and first-dose vaccinations for vulnerable groups are still ongoing.
He explained that during last Wednesday's vaccination campaign, 1,150 doses of the vaccine were administered in the cities of Mexicali, Ensenada, and Tijuana.
The state official noted that the federal government is about to confirm the shipment date for 40,000 vaccines , as there is a commitment that they will arrive in the state this week .
He reported that Baja California is reporting 19 deaths from COVID-19 and 228 new cases on the Sisver platform. Of the 1,577 "active" cases, 1,408 have mild COVID-19, 97 are hospitalized, and 72 are on mechanical ventilation.
COVID incidents and figures in BC
Currently, hospital occupancy in Baja California is 39.22%, with 310 beds available, 207 ventilators available, 169 hospitalized patients (lab-confirmed), and an effective reproduction rate of 0.99.
