Fifth death revealed during World Cup activities in Mexico City; 38-year-old man died of heart attack

Mexico City authorities have confirmed a fifth death linked to World Cup activities, bringing the total number of fatalities during the tournament's events in the capital to five. The latest incident involves a 38-year-old man who died of a heart attack at a hospital.

Nadine Gasman Zylbermann, the capital's health secretary, clarified that the man fell ill at the Zócalo Fan Fest on the day of the World Cup's inauguration. He walked to the Gregorio Salas hospital, where he later died. Gasman noted that the man had a history of cardiovascular issues and had undergone a medical intervention a month prior.

Initially, this death was not included in the official count because it was considered a medical event that could have occurred anywhere. However, due to its occurrence within the context of World Cup events, officials decided to include it in the overall tally. The other four deaths previously reported occurred during celebrations following the Mexico-Ecuador match on June 30, with three attributed to asphyxiation amid a crowd surge and one to aspiration.

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He was at the Fan Fest, felt unwell, and went to the hospital on foot. He arrived at the hospital, had ventricular fibrillation, and unfortunately passed away. He was a patient who already had cardiovascular antecedents, who had undergone, let's say, an intervention a month before, and unfortunately passed away. It hadn't been included because he is truly a patient for whom this could have happened anywhere, but as it happened in this context, it was decided to include it in this count.