Health authorities reported 447 more deaths from CORONAvirus COVID-19, for a total of 9,44 deaths from the disease.
There are also 783 suspected coronavirus deaths, which should be expected from laboratory.
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So far in the epidemic, 81,400 people have tested positive for COVID-19, however 16 thousand 315 remain active cases for developing symptoms in the last 14 days.
Mexico City is right on the crest of the epidemic, according to Salug’s undersecretary, Hugo López-Gatell, and bears the highest disease burden of active cases.
The country’s capital has almost 44 active cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants, when the rate nationwide is 12.8, according to health authorities.
At the daily press conference, Under-Secretary López-Gatell said he has managed to maintain the availability of beds for the care of severe acute respiratory infections, recording an overall occupancy of 39%
Mexico City returns to the list of states with the highest occupancy of beds of general hopitalization with 68%, followed by Guerrero, with 67%.
Meanwhile, Baja California has the most fan bed occupancy, with 67% registering; followed by the State of Mexico, with 62%, and Chiapas, with 58%.
Nationally, occupancy is 35%.
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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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