Mexico recorded 290 more deaths from COVID-19 coronavirus, to accumulate a total of 4,000,767 deaths in the country since the start of the epidemic.
In addition, the daily epidemiology report recorded another 462 suspicious deaths that still need to be confirmed or discarded with coronavirus testing.
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So far from the epidemic in Mexico, 45 thousand 32 people have tested positive for COVID-19, of which 10 thousand 238 remain active.
Of these active cases, the highest incidence is in Mexico City and Tabasco, as they record the highest rate per 100 thousand inhabitants.
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705 hospitals of the IRAG Network (Severe Acute Respiratory Infection) reported a national occupancy of 8 thousand 233 beds (36%)
In fan-cooled beds, there is still a 70% arrangement, however in Mexico City, Sinaloa, State of Mexico and Baja California exceed 50% occupancy of these beds.
COVID-19 tests
The director general of Epidemiology, José Luis Alomía, explained that so far 128 thousand tests have been carried out throughout the country.
Of these, 70 thousand 809 were made in state laboratories and 50 thousand 775 in the network of the Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (InDRE)
He also added that 300,000 tests have already been purchased, which add to the 101,000 that have yet to be applied.
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Confirmed cases and daily deaths of COVID-19 in Mexico
Updated information with the Technical Communiqué of the Ministry of Health.
Data since 27 February 2020, when the first case was confirmed in the country.
SOURCE: Ministry of Health
New deaths from COVID-19 in Mexico
Updated information with the Technical Communiqué of the Ministry of Health.
Data since 27 February 2020, when the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the country.
SOURCE: Ministry of Health
Updated information with the Technical Communiqué of the Ministry of Health.
Lethality is the percentage of deaths compared to total COVID-19 infected.
Data since 27 February 2020, when the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the country.
SOURCE: Secretariat of Health + WHO
Daily percentage increase of confirmed cases
Updated information with the Technical Communiqué of the Ministry of Health.
Increase in
compared to the day before
This graph shows the acceleration of the epidemiological curve since March 1.
The first confirmed case in the country was on 27 February 2020.
SOURCE: Ministry of Health
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