COVID-19 traffic light: for the third time in a row all of Mexico stays green

The last state that did not remain at “low risk of contagion” was Queretaro at the beginning of last March

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The Ministry of Health (SSA) updated this Saturday the eighth Epidemiological Traffic Light of Coronavirus (COVID-19) of 2022, which will be in effect from April 18 to May 1.

Through the official website, the Government of Mexico indicated that the country will be colored as follows:

For the sixth time in a row, there will be no “red” state (maximum risk of contagion). The last one had been Aguascalientes three months ago, and it was the only one to fall to that level after another five months (from August 2021 to January).

Nor will there be any entity in “orange” (high risk) or “yellow” (moderate risk). It is worth mentioning that at the beginning of last March only Queretaro was at this last level.

This means that, for the third time in a row, all 32 states in the country will be “green” (low risk).

The four elements evaluated to determine the color of the traffic light in each entity are: the percentage of occupancy of beds in intensive care, percentage of positive cases of coronavirus; trend of beds occupied and trend of positive cases; that is, the expected behavior based on current numbers, and which is calculated by the National Council for Science and Technology (Conacyt).