translated from Spanish: Manuel Negrete tests positive for COVID-19; is the second mayor in CDMX

The mayor of Coyoacán, Manuel Negrete, tested positive for COVID-19, so he is isolated in his home, where his health status is reported as stable.
Through social media, Negrete announced that he tested positive for coronavirus and that he is “well, at home, following medical recommendations, pending work in the mayor’s office and in constant communication with my team.”

I want to share with you that I tested positive for #Covid19. I am well, at home, following medical recommendations, pending work in the mayor’s office and in constant communication with my team #QuedateEnCasa.
— ManuelNegreteA_22 (@manuelnegretea) May 7, 2020

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Manuel Negrete is the second mayor of Mexico City to get the virus. Patricia Ortiz, mayor of Magdalena Contreras, reported on April 7 that she tested positive for COVID-19.

I want to share that in days past I will take the #COVID19 test; I’ve been home ever since, following the relevant medical recommendations. pic.twitter.com/ToxcCHvDWK
— Paty Ortiz Couturier (@Paty_OrtizC) April 8, 2020

As of this Wednesday, 7,521 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Mexico City, 442 of them in the Mayor Coyoacán, where another 829 have been negative and there are 217 suspects.
In the capital of the country there are 875 confirmed cases active, 4 thousand 125 suspects and 604 deaths have been recorded.
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Original source in Spanish