Two Mexicali residents have died due to high temperatures, an official said.
State Epidemiology Chief Néstor Hernández said the fatalities have decreased this year compared to 2015, when 12 people were reported dead under the same circumstances.
However, a State Coroner’s office official said four people have died so far in 2016 in the city.
He said 42 cases have been reported with heat-related issues, of which 23 were impacted by heat stroke, 18 dehydrated and one with solar burnings.
Mexicali’s General Hospital staff has provided services seven residents due to heat stroke and five for dehydration, Hernández said.
Authorities asked residents to keep preventive measures during summer to avoid any complications, especially with children less than 5 years of age and senior citizens.
Hernández said residents must drink abundant water, wash their hands constantly, avoid solar rays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., stop eating food prepared on the streets, wash and disinfect fruits and vegetables, cook fish and seafood thoroughly, dress in light-colored clothes, use hats and sun block and protect doors and windows.
High school registration extended
The special offices opened weeks ago to attend students who pretend to register at public high schools will remain opened until August 12, an official said.
High School and Upper Education Undersecretary Héctor Rivera said the offices opened on July 4 have been working Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
So far, authorities have helped 12,919 students and provided them with orientation, school reassignment or with scholarships to attend private high schools at state cost.
The state has given 85 percent of the 12,600 scholarships available statewide.
Students and parents can call the free hotline 01 800 788-7322.
New spotted rocky mountain fever death toll reported
A state public health official said the number of fatal human cases of spotted rocky mountain fever has reached nine in the year.
State Chief Epidemiologist Néstor Hernández said the number represents a decrease compared to last year, when 18 fatalities were reported by the same date.
The official said the last confirmed fatalities reported were a 59-year- old man from Ejido Cuernavaca in southeastern Mexicali, a 57-year- old man from Ejido López Portillo and a 23-year- old woman from Ciudad Morelos.
The first two were reported at Mexicali’s General Hospital while the woman got help from the Mexican Institute of Social Security.
Secretary of Public Health Guillermo Trejo said recently last year authorities reported 60 confirmed human cases of people sick due to the illness also known as rickettsia.
This year, he added, the state has reported 26 confirmed cases.
Authorities asked residents to fumigate their homes, get rid of abandoned furniture and keep their pets clean, especially dogs.
Interim teachers payment announced
The state of Baja California announced a retroactive payment to teachers who have completed training as well as pending payments to interim teachers.
Undersecretary of Planning and Business with the State Education System Luis Carrazco said the state will pay around $722,222 to teachers who have trained under the Academic Career Program, known in Spanish as Carrera Magisterial.
He also said the state will cover $1.1 million owed to interim teachers whose payment have been owed for lack of documentation or who were in process.
Carrazco said the state’s goal is to cover all money owed to teachers before the next school year begins next month.
