Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - COVID Stats

COVID Stats (reply)

Amiga de Montreal — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 23:18:12 +0000

The fatality rates cannot be compared between countries because there is a large percentage of Covid infections that are asymptomatic (up to 40%?). In countries where you test only the symptomatic people like Mexico your ratio will be higher. I find it very encouraging to see that the hospitals in Zihua are not overwhelmed with Covid cases and had never been since the beginning of the pandemie.

COVID Stats (reply)

Ironwood — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 22:52:36 +0000

As of today Zihuatanejo has registered a cumulative total of 1,523 confirmed cases of Covid-19 (same as yesterday), 119 that have resulted in fatalities, 13 that are active, and approximately 1,291 that have recovered.

Thanks for keeping us up-to-date on the local COVID situation. We're all feeling COVID stats fatigue, but those of us who haven't yet decided whether to travel or not are still interested.

The fatality rate reported for Zihua, at 7.8%, is high in comparison to other jurisdictions, (but lower than that reported for Mexico as a whole).
Using today's numbers from the website worldometers.info, fatalities as a percentage of total reported COVID cases are:
USA 1.96%
Canada 3.18%
Mexico 9.51%
World 2.31%
Zihua 7.81%

This wide range may simply reflect different reporting procedures, which would be a bit comforting. But they could just as well reflect a significantly wider range of success in the treatment of COVID, which is less comforting.

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Talley Ho — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 18:23:29 +0000

Be sure to wag your fingers at us when you see us doing our morning routine.

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Bill Fun — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:31:25 +0000

Looking forward to running on La Ropa first thing before it gets hot next week.

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La Cumbre — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 13:27:25 +0000

Speaking of people exercising, the same here in Ixtapa,. Lots of families walking, young mothers pushing the stroller accompanied by her mother a sister or friend, more people walking, running and riding their bikes using the ciclopista etc.

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ZihuaRob — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 02:40:42 +0000

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As of today Zihuatanejo has registered a cumulative total of 1,523 confirmed cases of Covid-19 (same as yesterday), 119 that have resulted in fatalities, 13 that are active, and approximately 1,291 that have recovered. I'm seeing more foreigners showing up each day, and I'm happy to say that most are indeed wearing facemasks. It's the few that don't that scare us locals. But kudos to those that are showing respect for others. You and your efforts are much appreciated!

It looks like we're going to have a torn up downtown waterfront walkway and main plaza under construction during the Fiestas Navideñas. Major bummer. If it weren't for our local politicians Zihuatanejo would be so much better off! Sorry to say because many of them have been friends and even relatives.

Our absolutely perfect weather continues. No, I don't miss any northern seasons. Our hurricane season officially ended yesterday. We've been left very short on rainfall this year and I expect our local water supply to dry up as it usually does before the next rainy season. Some unseasonable rains would certainly be welcome, and if my memory serves me we often get some during late January or February during these El Niño years. Keeping fingers crossed.

More people than ever are out jogging and getting morning exercise. I can remember over 30 years ago when my wife was practically the ONLY person jogging the beaches in the morning before we were married when I was still courting her and I had to keep chasing her down.