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.
The Yucatan Ministry of Health on Tuesday updated the state’s grim statistics:
- Confirmed positive cases: 202, up 3
- Patients recovered: 111, up 10
- Patients at home in stable condition: 45, down 6
- Patients hospitalized in serious condition: 31, down 2
- Deceased: 15, up 1
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