Overview

• Officials have logged about 245 cases, though reports range from 173 to more than 300 as surveillance continues.
• Children, adults and older residents from three neighborhoods overwhelmed the local health center, prompting transfers to the IMSS-Bienestar hospital.
• Laboratory results reported by Gov. Rocío Nahle confirmed Escherichia coli as the cause and excluded cholera.
• State Health Secretary Valentín Herrera is overseeing the response as teams chlorinate municipal water tanks and conduct microbiological testing.
• At least 135 patients have been discharged and others remain under observation, and one death was reported with the governor attributing it to malnutrition after symptoms.