Mexico recorded a new coVID-19 coronavirus death high, with 257 deaths, for a total of 2,961 since the epidemic began.
According to the epidemiological report of the Ministry of Health, 29 thousand 616 people have tested positive for coronavirus, but 7, 802 are active patients, as they contracted the disease for the last 14 days.
The incidence of cases at the national level increased to 6.10 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants, but Mexico City is the entity with the highest disease burden when registering a rate of almost 23 cases of COVID-19, per 100 thousand inhabitants; morelos, Yucatan, Tabasco and Quintana Roo follow.
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The Director General of Epidemiology, José Luis Alomía, explained that the Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Network (IRAG) notes that of 681 notifying hospitals, 652 (96%) submitted their report; there are 13,688 beds available and 6,754 occupied (33%).
In terms of bed occupancy, it is 33% nationally. As for fan beds, it is 27%.
The capital of the country is the entity with the least disposal for general hospitalization beds or with a fan.
Nationally, 67% of general hospital beds are available and 33% occupied. In beds with fans, 73% are available and 27% occupied. 3/3 pic.twitter.com/QNJDSarIgd
— Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez (@HLGatell) May 8, 2020
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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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