Mexico City, January 25.—In recent days, there has been a slowdown in the number of COVID-19 infections; if this change is confirmed, it would be an encouraging trend, said Hugo López-Gatell, Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion, this morning.
He emphasized that the combination of fewer cases and an increase in the population protected by vaccination could contribute to the "end" of the epidemic in Mexico and around the world.
“In the first three weeks of 2022, we saw significant increases in cases, due to the presence of the omicron variant as the predominant variant in Mexico.
"However, in epidemic week number 4, which began a couple of days ago, this Sunday, we see an increase of only 12 percent; this is a very substantial change. We're already beginning to see a change in the trend, and this certainly reduces the estimated number of active cases to 5.9 percent," he explained at the morning press conference at the National Palace.
The graphs presented this Tuesday, as of Monday, January 24, show that 43 percent of people hospitalized with COVID-19 are in general beds; 25 percent are in beds with ventilators, a 70 percent decrease at the peak of the second wave of the epidemic.
López-Gatell reiterated that Omicron is a variant that causes milder disease, and although it spreads quickly, these are not serious cases. This, combined with a high percentage of vaccinated people, allows for a "more manageable epidemic, never desirable but much more manageable, and will eventually lead to immunity in a large proportion of people, which could contribute to the end of the epidemic period not only in Mexico but worldwide."
