More people have now died as a result of contracting mosquito-borne dengue fever in Jalisco this year than in any other Mexican state, federal health authorities confirmed this week.

Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro this week announced the launch of a new IT project, Red Jalisco, that will bring state-of-the-art, high-speed internet to more than 11,000 locations in the state, including schools, health facilities, government offices and public spaces.

Zapopan Mayor Pablo Lemus has warned citizens that criminals are employing drones to spy on homes in the municipality and target them for burglaries.

This season’s flu shots will arrive in Jalisco two weeks behind schedule, in the second or third week of October, Public Health Director Mario Márquez Amezcua confirmed this week.

While Jalisco health authorities have not detected the presence of a dengue epidemic in Lake Chapala’s north shore corridor, they warn that the area is considered vulnerable to a massive outbreak due to its proximity to metro-area Guadalajara where the so-called “bone-breaker” disease is rampant.

The federal Health Secretary Thursday confirmed 13 deaths from dengue in the state of Jalisco, with another 26 potential fatalities from the disease still under investigation.