[New post] Health experts say COVID’s fifth wave began in early May, may peak this month

mexicoinstitute posted: " 06/08/2022 Source: Mexico News Daily The fifth wave of coronavirus infections began in Mexico in early May, according to experts who spoke with the newspaper El Universal, but the government waited until after the June 5 elections to say anything, " Mexico Institute Health experts say COVID's fifth wave began in early May, may peak this month mexicoinstitute Jun 8 06/08/2022 Source: Mexico News Daily The fifth wave of coronavirus infections began in Mexico in early May, according to experts who spoke with the newspaper El Universal, but the government waited until after the June 5 elections to say anything, said one. Official data published Monday showed that active coronavirus case numbers had increased over 50% in the space of a week and almost 140% in the past two weeks. The Health Ministry reported 8,026 new cases Tuesday, a 377% increase compared to the average number of infections reported daily between May 29 and June 4. Infectious disease specialist Alejandro Macías said the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of the omicron strain – which haven't yet been detected in Mexico – will cause a lot of infections in the fifth wave. "What can we expect? As a lot of people already have immunity because they were already infected or got vaccinated or both, an increase in cases can be expected in Mexico but not a catastrophic situation." READ MORE Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Mexico Institute. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com/2022/06/08/health-experts-say-covids-fifth-wave-began-in-early-may-may-peak-this-month/ Powered by WordPress.com