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New cases down to double digits while another 15 die from coronavirus
New coronavirus infections totaled 86 on Tuesday, but were joined by 190 previously uncounted IMSS reports to bring the caseload up by 276. The...
3 Yucatecan fishermen rescued after lost at sea 5 days
After five days adrift, three fishermen were rescued in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico.
The “Junuteca” had sailed from Progreso July 8 and...
Vandals in Chuburná crush and burn sea turtle nest that others had tried to...
Sea turtle eggs on a beach at Chuburná Puerto were found trampled, crushed and then burned in a bonfire, local media reported.
The destroyed...
Coronavirus caseload drops by 19, but deaths continue at a steady pace
Recoveries outnumbered infections by 19 as hospital space was freed up by transferring stabilized patients to a makeshift hospital ward in one of the...
Cancun airport reopens terminal as tourism continues growth
Cancun International Airport will reopen Terminal 2 on Tuesday to keep up with tourist demand, said the management company in charge of the complex.
Grupo...
2nd mayor in Yucatan with COVID-19 comes forward
Bokobá Mayor Ruby Alejandrina Sosa Pérez revealed that she contracted COVID-19 and will be out of circulation while she recovers at home in quarantine....
Yucatan sees 159 new cases, and 171 recoveries, in the last 24 hours
Fifteen COVID-19 patients died, including a 14-year-old patient, Yucatan health authorities said on Sunday as they announced 159 new coronavirus cases. Over 1,000 new...
Funds dry up at AFAD animal shelter, which could close by the end of...
Losing a favorite restaurant to the coronavirus crisis is one thing, but there's something particularly awful about saying goodbye to a shelter to more...
Overflow patients sent to Siglo XXI makeshift hospital starting Monday
The Siglo XXI's main exhibit was converted into a makeshift hospital when beds and equipment were rolled in back in April. Starting Monday, coronavirus...
After Merida man loses his life to COVID, family holds raffle to pay hospital...
The family of a Merida man who died from COVID-19 is now scrambling to pay an 800,000-peso hospital bill.
Esteban Adolfo Carrera spent 18...
191 new coronavirus cases and 16 deaths while hospitalizations dip
For the fourth day in a row, 16 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours were reported by Yucatan health authorities. Another 191 new cases were...
IMSS hospital director resigns after patients turned away
The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) officially announced the resignation of Dr. Carlos Felipe Sarzo Moreno as director of the Benito Juárez García hospital,...
Mexico brings home cremated remains of COVID victims who died in U.S.
Mexico will repatriate some 200 urns containing the cremated remains of coronavirus-infected nationals who died in the United States.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE)...
Progreso pier shines blue to honor health-care workers in Yucatan
"You are our heroes," said Yucatan Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal as he inaugurated a display of blue lights along the arches of Progreso's massive...
Mexico’s health undersecretary finds ‘uncontrolled epidemic’ in Merida
"It is urgent to act in Yucatan," Mexico's health undersecretary said as he declared Merida to be in the midst of an "uncontrolled epidemic."
Coronavirus...
3 workers at legislature test positive, 8 others may be infected including 1 elected...
Merida, Yucatan — A PRI deputy and seven employees in the legislative office building were suspected of being infected by COVID-19 while three employees of...
Yucatan remains at the ‘orange light’ while COVID deaths approach 600
Yucatan remains at the second-highest stage of alert — the orange "traffic signal" — despite rising hospitalizations and 159 new coronavirus infections and 16 fatalities announced...
2 assaulted on beach after confronting Chuburná litterbugs
Two environmentalists were physically and verbally attacked by litterers on the beach at Chuburná, according to local media.
Liliana Z. and Dorian R. told Reporters...
Coronavirus fatalities in Yucatan have been in double digits for 14 days
Another 16 coronavirus fatalities and 165 new infections in 24 hours were reported Wednesday by the Yucatan Health Ministry.
While 72% of the 5,580 people...
Travel restrictions keep Canadian couple from enjoying new life in Cancun
Alex and Alejandra Grecu were supposed to be enjoying their new life in Cancun. Instead, the Canadian couple has spent months stranded in an...
55 businesses suspended for not following contingency regulations
State health inspectors have forced 55 businesses across Yucatan to close after they were found to have ignored coronavirus contingency measures.
In the current wave...
101 deaths in 7 days while 13 more hospital beds are filled
Another 15 coronavirus patients died within the past 24 hours, matching the number of fatalities reported Monday, Yucatan health authorities said. That makes 101...
149 new coronavirus cases as hospitalizations jump; 15 more die
Returning to triple digits, daily new infections jumped by 149 while daily fatalities totaled 15, Yucatan health authorities reported Monday.
Hospitalizations jumped by 11, raising...
Restaurants see little gain from opening doors over the weekend
After getting what they wanted — the right to open their doors on weekends — the head of the local restaurant guild said it...
