City of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico Jumps to 16 Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Cases

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020

The City of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico Mayor Claudio Bres Garza announced that a total of 16 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases have been reported by the State of Coahuila Department of Health as of April 13, 2020.

Mayor Bres Garza noted that the 16th confirmed positive COVID-19 case is a female nurse at a local hospital. Bres Garza reported that out of the 16 COVID-19 cases a total of four medical doctors have been afflicted with the virus, eight nurses from local hospitals, two hospital workers, and two adult workers at local businesses. All 16 individuals are quarantined at home and recovering from the virus.

The State of Coahuila reported a total of 191 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases as of April 13, 2020, including 104 cases in the City of Monclova with 10 deaths, 24 cases in the City of Saltillo, 23 cases in the City of Torreón, 16 in Piedras Negras, seven in Matamoros with one death, five in the City of Frontera, four in , two in the City of Ramos Arizpe, and one in various cities such as Acuna, Sabinas, and San Buenaventura.

Mexico reported a total of 5,014 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases with a total of 332 deaths and 1,964 people recovered from the virus as of April 13, 2020.