The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
During July, Covid-19 infections increased by 653 percent compared to June, according to the Jalisco Health Department (SSJ). June’s figure of 3,712 confirmed cases rose dramatically to 27,936 one month later, data from the state’s Radar System reveals.
Volunteers throw confetti as Zacatecas native Alberto Rincón Ortega, a biotechnology engineer and seven-year resident of Guadalajara, receives the one-millionth vaccine to combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus applied in the state of Jalisco.
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro announced new measures Wednesday to slow down the spread of Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations in the state.
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro disputes data on the federal Health Ministry website showing 17 hospitals in the state to be at their maximum bed capacity for patients diagnosed with Covid-19.
The National Ceramics School located in the crafts center of Tonala has launched a website on which ceramic artisans can advertise at no cost and sell their wares.
An elderly U.S. citizen holding temporary resident immigration status was turned away from Covid-19 vaccination clinic held over the last two weeks at the campus of Chapala’s Technological Institute.
A major makeover began mid-June at the Casa de las Artesanias de Jalisco, housed in an architecturally lauded building adjoining Guadalajara’s Agua Azul Park for the past five decades.
The combination of unvaccinated people, a relaxation of preventive measures such as mask-wearing and social distancing, plus the spread of the contagious Delta variant have caused Covid-19 cases to climb in Jalisco, health experts say.
Five hectares of land tucked into the mountain range above of Jocotepec were targeted in this month’s reforestation program jointly sponsored by the National Forest Commission, Driscoll’s berry farm companies and two NGOs, the Instituto Corazón de la Tierra and Sociedad Amigos del Lago.
