translated from Spanish: Mexico exceeds 134,000 COVID deaths; lethality is 8%

Health authorities reported 662 more deaths from COVID-19, for a total of 134,368 deaths from the disease.
They also confirmed 7,594 new cases, for a cumulative of one million,541,633 people who have fallen ill since the start of the epidemic.
However, it is estimated that 84 thousand 161 (5%) are active cases, because they have symptoms in the last 14 days.
In terms of hospital occupancy, nationally, it is 57%, while in fan beds, 49%.
Increasing case trends and lethality
According to official estimates, presented at a daily press conference, the percentage of COVID lethality (the probability of dying if the disease is found) increased from 6 to 8% in Mexico.
In addition, the trend of decreased cases was reversed, with estimated cases increased by 4% between weeks 52 and 53 of the epidemic.
In the same period, COVID-19 recoveries were reduced by 6%, and the percentage of positivity, which indicates the number of confirmed cases among suspects, is 44%.

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COVID-19 cases and deaths in Mexico

Updated information to those with the Technical Communiqué of the Ministry of Health.

Data since February 27, 2020, when the first case was confirmed in the country.

Note: On 5 October 2020, the Ministry of Health adjusted the data accumulated up to that point and added to the register 2,789 more deces, compared to the previous day. These are cases by “epidemiological association”, i.e. those confirmed not by laboratory test, but with Viral Respiratory Disease that came into contact with a confirmed case/death.

SOURCE: Ministry of Health

New COVID-19 cases in Mexico

Updated information to those with the Technical Communiqué of the Ministry of Health.

Data since February 27, 2020, when the first case was confirmed in the country.

Note: On 5 October 2020, the Ministry of Health adjusted the data accumulated up to that point and added to the register 2,789 more deces, compared to the previous day. These are cases by “epidemiological association”, i.e. those confirmed not by laboratory test, but with Viral Respiratory Disease that came into contact with a confirmed case/death.

SOURCE: Ministry of Health

Deaths confirmed by COVID-19 in Mexico

Updated information to those with the Technical Communiqué of the Ministry of Health.

*They do not correspond to the day they occurred, but to the day they joined the total death log. Data since February 27, 2020, when the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the country.

Note: On 5 October 2020, the Ministry of Health adjusted the data accumulated up to that point and added to the register 2,789 more deces, compared to the previous day. These are cases by “epidemiological association”, i.e. those confirmed not by laboratory test, but with Viral Respiratory Disease that came into contact with a confirmed case/death.

SOURCE: Ministry of Health

COVID-19 case relationship in Mexico

Updated information to those with the Technical Communiqué of the Ministry of Health.

Data since February 27, 2020, when the first case was confirmed in the country.

Note: On 5 October 2020, the Ministry of Health adjusted the data accumulated up to that point and added to the register 2,789 more deces, compared to the previous day. These are cases by “epidemiological association”, i.e. those confirmed not by laboratory test, but with Viral Respiratory Disease that came into contact with a confirmed case/death.

SOURCE: Ministry of Health

Daily percentage increase in confirmed cases

Updated information to those with the Technical Communiqué of the Ministry of Health.

Increased

compared to the previous day

This graph shows the acceleration of the epidemiological curve from March 1.

The first confirmed case in the country was on February 27, 2020.

Note: On 5 October 2020, the Ministry of Health adjusted the data accumulated up to that point and added to the register 2,789 more deces, compared to the previous day. These are cases by “epidemiological association”, i.e. those confirmed not by laboratory test, but with Viral Respiratory Disease that came into contact with a confirmed case/death.

SOURCE: Ministry of Health

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