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• Cases in GTO increase among unvaccinated age groups, including children.
• We are in the Third Wave of the Pandemic.
• 90% of those infected in Mexico could be the Delta variant by August.
• Coronavirus vaccines and the Delta variant.
• Increasing hospitalizations in GTO.
• COVID GTO: 121 more sick.
• Active cases and hospitalizations for COVID double in GTO.
• Third wave of COVID-19 threat to GTO, July already has more cases than all of June.
• Infections of the Delta variant of COVID-19 advance in the country.
• Delta COVID variant now dominant strain worldwide; U.S. deaths surge.

They identify a 46% increase in cases in Guanajuato, the target under 19 years of age.

Guanajuato.- Health authorities once again warned about the growth of infections in Guanajuato, but especially those that are predominant in children under 19 years of age.

During the presentation of weekly data by the Ministry of Health (SSG) on the health contingency, they reported that so far there is an increase of 46% in cases and 49% in those detected in this population.
Zona Franca (sp) | English.
GW: Please take a look at that graph. For the younger, unvaccinated age groups, the partial July total already exceeds the total for the entire month of June including a big jump among 10-19 year olds. For the older, and at least partially vaccinated age groups, there are fewer cases in July, so far, than the month of June.
From our local SMA Covid-19 frontline expert and angel Joey Merrifield: "Based on the under-reporting of cases not only in SMA but worldwide I suspect the cases are Much Higher - Personally, I am getting reports of several jóvenes being hospitals in the past week" link.

We are in the Third Wave of the Pandemic in Mexico.
By Elizabeth Burleigh

On July 13, 2021, during the morning press conference, Dr. López Gatell, Deputy Secretary of Health, announced that Mexico has entered the third wave of the pandemic. The first wave was in February 2020, the second wave began in October 2020 and peaked in January 2021. The third wave began four weeks ago, on June 15, 2021, when the number of COVID-19 cases increased again.

The red graphic below shows the increase in the number of daily COVID-19 cases nationwide from late June 2021 to July 14, 2021 (coronavirus. gob. mx).


Same trend happens with Guanajuato. The blue line chart below shows an increase in the number of daily COVID-19 cases in that state from mid-June 2021 to July 14, 2021 (coronavirus. guanajuato. gob. mx).


This third wave is due to variations of spreading concern, especially Delta. Why delta is cause for concern? More at ...
We are in the Third Wave of the Pandemic in Mexico.

By August 90% of those infected in Mexico would be of the Delta variant, which would extend the third wave.

Dr. Gustavo Olaiz, from the UNAM, considers that it is time to take extreme precautions since this strain would be up to 70% more contagious.
Infobae. (sp) | English.

How effective are coronavirus vaccines against the Delta variant?

Real-world studies show Pfizer and AstraZeneca still offer strong protection against severe disease.
How effective are coronavirus vaccines against the Delta variant?

Increasing hospitalizations for Covid-19 in Guanajuato.

The number of people hospitalized for coronavirus is on the rise in Guanajuato, there are currently 38 hospitalized patients in the entity, the Ministry of Health reported that as of week 27 of the year the number of hospitalizations, since previously the average was 14 hospitalized.

At a press conference, the state authorities announced that of the 38 people hospitalized, four are stable, 29 are seriously ill and five are in critical condition.
El Sol de Bajio (sp) | English.

COVID does not give truce, there are 121 more sick.
The Guanajuato Health Secretariat reports 121 new COVID patients in the state, and one death, that of a 50-year-old woman in San Luis de la Paz
Periódico AM (sp) | English.

Active cases and hospitalizations for COVID double in Guanajuato.

(Published July 15) Today is the third day that no deaths from COVID have been reported in Guanajuato, in 16 months, but active cases and hospitalizations have doubled.
Periódico AM (sp) | English.

Third wave of COVID-19 threat to Guanajuato, July already has more cases than all of June.

"The most important thing is to stay home, if you have respiratory symptoms, do not expose the rest of your co-workers or your relatives," said Fátima Melchor Márquez, state chief of Epidemiology.
Periódico AM (sp) | English.

Infections of the Delta variant of COVID-19 advance in the country.

It is about a 55-year-old man, a 63-year-old woman, a 42-year-old woman, a 79-year-old man, and another 63-year-old woman in the municipalities of Matamoros, Reynosa, Ciudad Victoria and Tampico.
Infobae (sp) | English.

Delta COVID variant now dominant strain worldwide; U.S. deaths surge.

The Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide, accompanied by a surge of deaths around the United States almost entirely among unvaccinated people, U.S. officials said Friday.
Reuters

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Initially published July 17, 2021.