San Luis Rio Colorado leads Sonora with 147 cases
320 cases in total in Sonora
SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO, Sonora (KYMA, KECY) - Sonoran Health officials report a spike of 15 cases statewide, and San Luis Rio Colorado (SLRC) continues to lead the state in total cases.
With 147 confirmed cases, SLRC makes-up almost half of Sonora's cases.
The latest statistics provided by Sonora's Health Secretary Enrique Clausen Iberri say there are now a total of 35 deaths in the state.
Of these, 14 pertain to SLRC alone.
Iberri says the latest death in SLRC was a 69 year old man. He first experienced respiratory symptoms on April 14 and needed to be hospitalized on April 19, in SLRC's general hospital.
The patient was transferred to a hospital in Mexicali where he was put on a ventilator. Iberri says he regrettably died shortly afterwards.
In his daily press conference, Iberri confirmed five of the 15 new case in Sonora belong to SLRC.
Stick with KYMA for further updates on coronavirus cases in northern Mexico.
