Mexico registered 5,714 cases and 163 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours

The Ministry of Health reported this Sunday that Mexico adds 5 million 413 thousand 425 cases and 315 thousand 688 deaths from COVID-19

The Ministry of Health reported this Sunday that Mexico adds 5 million 413 thousand 425 cases and 315 thousand 688 deaths from COVID-19 .

In the last 24 hours, the country registered 5,714 infections and 163 deaths from the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus .

As part of the National Vaccination Policy against the SARS-CoV-2 Virus for the Prevention of COVID-19 , a total of 177 million 918 thousand 897 doses against COVID-19 have been applied in Mexico since December 24, 2020 , including the 711 thousand 512 supplied this Saturday.

The Daily Technical Report indicates that 85 million 041 thousand 305 people have been vaccinated. Of that total, 78 million 663 thousand 516, which is equivalent to 93 percent, have a complete scheme, and six million 377 thousand 789, that is, seven percent, received the first biological.

By age, it is reported that 80 million 404 thousand 694 people over 18 years of age have at least one dose, which is equivalent to 90 percent; and four million 636 thousand 611 adolescents from 14 to 17 years old, which represents an advance of 52 percent in this population group.

The report also shows that 23 million 468 thousand 326 people have received the booster vaccine, of which nine million 020 thousand 680 are over 60 years old; 11 million 347 thousand 456, from 40 to 59; and three million 100 thousand 190, from 30 to 39.

The epidemic week opens with a 45 percent reduction in the number of estimated cases compared to the previous period; 73 thousand 193 people presented signs and symptoms in the last 14 days, are considered active cases and are equivalent to 1.3 percent of the total during the pandemic.

The national hospital occupancy is 81 percent lower than that recorded at the peak of the second epidemic wave, in January 2021. In the last 24 hours, the occupancy of general beds decreased one percentage point to 25 percent and that of ventilated beds remained unchanged at 18 percent