Overview
- Health secretary Valentín Herrera Alarcón said dengue transmission has reached highland areas previously without cases, including the Altas Montañas region.
- The two babies who died were only months old, were from northern municipalities, and arrived with other ailments, according to state authorities.
- Governor Rocío Nahle’s administration launched the State Campaign to Fight Dengue in Coatzacoalcos, emphasizing descacharrización, pool and river cleaning, and targeted spraying.
- The latest federal cut dated Sept. 25 reports 10,193 confirmed dengue cases and 48 deaths nationwide, with Veracruz leading at 1,766 infections.
- Federal figures indicate more than half of national cases are concentrated in a few states led by Veracruz, followed by Jalisco, Sonora, Michoacán and Sinaloa.