Zihuatanejo has registered a total of 130 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 23 deaths confirmed from the virus. Local and state health officials are certain the numbers are much higher, and as test results come back this will likely be confirmed. But it isn't so much the actual numbers as the trends that concern health officials because as has often been discussed here, Zihuatanejo's healthcare facilities have been outdated and surpassed for a couple of decades. So the IMSS is already at capacity and the Hospital General is struggling to deal with suspected cases and their other "ordinary" healthcare responsibilities. Not sure what the status of the other health clinics are, but I believe they have also been prepared to accept Covid-19 patients.

Tomorrow is the day we begin our limited reopening for tourism. I believe 30% capacity is the limit for hotels for the time being. Not sure about restaurants. I know they continue practicing and training with the new methods they must use, and I'm pretty confident the hotel and restaurant workers will be able to do their part to minimize contagion so that folks can relax and enjoy themselves, or at least try to. It's going to be a while before we all can truly relax, but we need to make the effort and adjust to the "nueva normalidad" to stay sane.

A lot of people here are counting on each other to do a good job so that our visitors will feel they can return with confidence. Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa and Troncones are certainly ready, but la Barra de Potosí remains closed for now last I heard.