COVID-19 infections are increasing across Mexico

Thursday, January 6, 2022

COVID-19 infections are increasing across Mexico, especially in two states that are home to major tourism destinations on the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean that were full of activity during the holiday season.

Quintana Roo, where tourists flock to Cancun, Tulum and other spots along the Mayan Riviera, and Baja California Sur, which attracts beachgoers to the twin Pacific resorts that make up Los Cabos, are both experiencing some of their highest infection rates since the start of the pandemic.

During the holidays, the waterfront and beaches in La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur perched on the Sea of Cortez, were packed with tourists.

In Los Cabos, hotels had 75% of their capacity during the week of Christmas, as per the federal Tourism Ministry.
“In December, January, tourism took off,” said Isrrael Coto, manager of a hotel-restaurant in La Ventana, about 20 miles south of La Paz. “People are tired of the confinement.”

Infections went up as well. Baja California Sur witnessed 700 new infections on December 29 compared to a previous high in July.

“This new variant (Omicron) is very contagious, but fortunately it is not requiring hospitalization, nor do we have cases of rising deaths,” said Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer said that recent studies indicate that although there are new variants, the control of vaccines could begin to mitigate the most serious effects of the virus.

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