15 deaths, more than 200 coronavirus infections in Yucatan
ByYucatán Magazine
Residents wearing protective face masks on Tuesday line up at a city-run food distribution site in San José Tzal.Photo: Courtesy
Merida, Yucatan — A 53-year-old woman today succumbed to coronavirus, the 15th COVID-19 patient in the state to die.
The woman had a history of diabetes and hypertension, which greatly harm one’s chances of surviving a coronavirus infection, health officials said.
The death is Yucatan’s fifth since Saturday.
The patient lived with five people, four adults and a child, and two have symptoms. All are in isolation and under strict monitoring by health personnel.
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