Quintana Roo Reports 282 Dengue Cases, Eight of Them Severe

Cozumel, Quintana Roo — Quintana Roo has accumulated 282 confirmed dengue cases, including eight classified as severe, according to federal epidemiological data covering the first days of September.

The state’s case count also includes 178 non-severe infections and 96 patients showing warning signs. Two people have died from the disease.

With the Aedes aegypti mosquito — the species that transmits the virus — present across the state, the Quintana Roo Health Department says it is continuing work to eliminate the places where the insect breeds. Those efforts focus mainly on containers and objects that collect water in patios, rooftops and other parts of homes.

Health officials reiterated their call for residents to follow a simple four-step routine: wash, cover, turn over and discard any container capable of holding water. The advice carries added urgency after rainfall in various parts of the state.

Authorities also asked residents to let vector-control brigades into their homes during fumigation campaigns, recommending that doors and windows be left open when the spraying vehicles pass by.

Officials further urged the public to keep absorption wells clean and to remove any standing water that could become a breeding ground, part of a broader push to curb mosquito reproduction and slow dengue transmission across the state.