Government claims reopening economy in Puerto Vallarta didn’t cause spike in COVID-19 cases

Without reopening the nightlife and with hotels at 30% of their capacity, Puerto Vallarta reactivated tourism on June 16.

In response, the governor and the Mayor of Puerto Vallarta, Arturo Davalos, said that although infections and deaths increased by COVID-19, they were not accelerated by the reopening.

The governor indicated that in the count from 20 days before the reopening, there were 17 contagions on average daily, after which it increased to 23.

However, those numbers are not accurate. New cases of the coronavirus spurred by the reopening would not be counted . . .