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As of today, since April 18, 2020 Zihuatanejo has registered a cumulative total of 2,402 confirmed cases of Covid-19 (8 more than yesterday), 193 that have resulted in fatalities, 44 that are currently active, and approximately 2,019 that have recovered. Zihuatanejo's rate of occurrence from May 4th to 17th is 33.3 active cases per 100,000.

The yacht that ran aground in the Marina Ixtapa entrance channel about 2 months ago IS STILL THERE. No one was able to haul it off the rocks. Now the fuel has FINALLY been drained from the tanks and the vessel is being cut up and removed, no attempt to salvage it. Pure scrap. Just hope the pollution it causes doesn't kill anything else. It's allegedly already responsible for one massive fish kill in the lagoon.

The Cinemex movie theaters are scheduled to open back up on May 26. I haven't heard anything from the Cinema Flamingo in Ixtapa, a family operation whom I like much more than the big corporate cinema chain. I hope they'll also be able to reopen soon.

Huge waves from a mar de fondo event have been pounding our beaches, even further up the Playa Principal than the photo I posted yesterday. They're expected to peak in a few days. Black flags are flying at Playa El Palmar in Ixtapa. Be careful if you are on the beach fronting open ocean, and even in Zihuatanejo's bay you need to be careful. Expect erosion, especially where there is massive amounts of concrete on the beach.

This photo is unfortunately missing a lot of palm trees.