First COVID-19 Fatality Reported in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
The State of Coahuila Department of Health announced that a 44 year old female in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico had passed away as a result of being infected with the COVID-19 virus on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, becoming the first fatality due to Coronavirus in the U.S.-Mexico border city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila.
Piedras Negras, Coahuila is opposite of Eagle Pass, Texas on the U.S.-Mexico border on the Rio Grande River.
The 44 year old female went to the Mexican Institute of Social Security Hospital (IMSS) No. 11 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila on Saturday, April 25, 2020, complaining of COVID-19 symptoms. The female patient was administered the COVID-19 test and forwarded to the State of Coahuila laboratory in Saltillo, Coahuila.
The female patient passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, same date her positive lab test results arrived at the hospital.
The 44 year old female had seven children and demonstrated pre-existing medical conditions of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.
As of April 28, 2020, the City of Piedras Negras, Coahuila has 22 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases reported to date, including four doctors, 11 nurses, and two hospital employees.
Piedras Negras, Coahuila Mayor Claudio Bres Garza lamented the passing of the 44 year old mother of seven children and encouraged all residents to continue exercising social distancing and stay at home restrictions to avoid the community spread of COVID-19 on the border city.
As of April 28, 2020, the State of Coahuila reports a total of 397 positive COVID-19 cases statewide with the City of Monclova having 204 cases, the City of Torreón has 48 cases, the City of Saltillo has 45 cases, Piedras Negras with 22 cases, the City of Frontera has 22 cases, the City of Matamoros has 14 cases, the City of Castanos has 9 cases, the City of Acura has 8 cases, the City of Sabinas has 4 cases, the City of Sacramento has 4 cases, the City of Musquiz has 3 cases, the City of Ramos Arizpe has 3 cases, the City of Cuatro Cienegas has 2 cases, the City of San Buenaventura has 2 cases, and four other cities with one case each.
Of these 397 COVID-19 cases, 22 have passed away in the City of Monclova, 4 in Matamoros, 3 in Acuna, 3 in Torreón, 2 in Saltillo, and one in five cities, including Piedras Negras, as of April 28, 2020.
Piedras Negras’ first fatality due to COVID-19 on April 28, 2020 has been attributed to community spread of the deadly virus.
