Covid-19 outbreak reported in Miss Mexico: 15 of the 32 participants were infected

HIHUAHUA. – During the most recent edition of Miss Mexico held in Chihuahua , 15 models infected with coronavirus were reported among the 32 participants, Carlos Loret de Mola reported through Twitter.

They report a Covid outbreak in # MissMéxico: of the 32 participants, 15 would have tested positive. The ceremony took place in Chihuahua, ”he wrote in a tweet.

The communicator interviewed the Chihuahua Health Secretary Eduardo Fernández Herrera on the radio program “” Así las cosas “” , who explained that the authorities learned of the contagion through an anonymous complaint on June 30.

This is how the staff and the contestants were asked to undergo a rapid antigen test and PCR to verify said information.

In total, 17 positive people came out, of which 15 are Miss Mexico 2021 contestants.

Faced with this outbreak of Covid-19, the organizers modified the program’s itinerary so that the final that would take place on July 3 would be held on July 2.

However, the event was attended by 300 people, since due to the epidemiological traffic light that was in yellow, little capacity is allowed. At the end of the beauty pageant, all the participants returned to their states of origin.

One of the contestants for whom we have the data that was infected was the representative of Chihuahua, Isela Serrano , since through her social networks she announced that she was hospitalized in an emergency.

The winner of “Miss Mexico 2021” was Karina Vidales from Michoacán, who will be the representative of Mexico in Miss World.