A first case of coronavirus contagion was detected in Baja California Sur, Gov. Carlos Mendoza Davis confirmed.
The state representative stated that it is a citizen from England who came to the entity from Miami.
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Through social media, he indicated that the patient is cared for in a private hospital and is stable.
“I inform you that we have recorded the first case of #Covid-19 in #BCS. He is a 48-year-old English visitor who, without symptoms, arrived on the 14th day from Miami to Los Cabos, where he is stable in a private hospital. Let’s strengthen prevention measures: hygiene and estrangement,” he wrote on Twitter.
I report that we have registered the first case of #Covid-19 in #BCS.
He is a 48-year-old English visitor who, without symptoms, arrived on the 14th day from Miami to Los Cabos, where he is stable in a private hospital.
Let’s strengthen prevention measures: hygiene and estrangement.
— Carlos Mendoza Davis (@cmendozadavis) March 21, 2020
In Baja California Sur, there are also three suspected cases.
By the afternoon of March 20, Mexico had confirmed 203 COVID-19 coronavirus contagions, as well as two deaths.
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