Mexico: Covid-19 - 658299 cases and 70183 deaths.

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Coronavirus in Mexico today: 3,353 deaths and 33,460 confirmed cases The five cities with the highest transmission intensity in the country are Mexico City, Villahermosa, Canc?n, Culiac?n, and Tijuana
May 10, 2020

The Ministry of Health (SSa) reported this Saturday, May 9, that the accumulated COVID-19 infections are 33,460. Furthermore, since the beginning of the epidemic, Mexico has suffered 3,353 fatalities.

Jos? Luis Alom?a, General Director of Epidemiology, reported that today's evening conference is number 71, and that 48 days have passed since the National Day of Healthy Distance.

On the international scene, confirmed and active cases (from April 26 to May 9) by region, according to the World Health Organization, are concentrated in the Americas: 589,333 cases or 51.2 percent. Europe registers 381,625 cases or 33.2 percent. The total number of confirmed cases worldwide is 3,855,812, but those confirmed in the last 14 days are 1,150,146 or 30 percent. The global case fatality rate remains at 6.9 percent.

In the country there are 8,283 confirmed active cases, which represent the active epidemic in the country. There are 73,801 negative cases, 20,887 suspects, and a total of 128,148 people studied.

Among the confirmed cases accumulated by federative entity of residence as of May 9, most are concentrated in Mexico City with 9,218, the State of Mexico with 5,710, and Baja California with 2,365. The smallest number of cases are in Zacatecas with 140, Durango with 109, and Colima with 38.

The entities with the highest number of active epidemics are Mexico City with 2,152 cases, the State of Mexico with 1,179, and Tabasco with 388. Campeche and Zacatecas with 59, Baja California Sur and Durango with 37, and Colima with 9 are the least.

The incidence rate of active cases in the country per 100,000 inhabitants is 6.48. The highest rates are found in Mexico City, Tabasco, and Morelos. The minors in Durango, Oaxaca, and Colima.

In the distribution of accumulated deaths by date, there are 252 suspicious deaths that may or may not become confirmed. The upward trend hasn't changed since April 25 or 26, Alomy said.

Most of the deaths in the country have been registered in Mexico City, Baja California, and the State of Mexico. The minors in San Luis Potos?, Durango, and Colima.

The confirmed and suspicious cases show what is the trend of the epidemic curve at the national level, “remembering that each of the regions that have been prioritized for having the greatest burden, among all are contributing and adding to this national curve, but each of them it has a temporality, a magnitude, and a different slope ”, reported Alom?a.

The epidemic curve of total cases of COVID-19 in Mexico reports that 1,939 new confirmed cases were registered in the last 24 hours, an increase of 6.1% the previous day.

Regarding occupation and hospital availability as of May 8, the IRAG Network reported that there are 13,917 IRAG beds available and 7,025 (34%) occupied. There are 687 reporting hospitals, but only 660, 96%, notified the system.

The availability of general hospital beds is 27% in Mexico City, 41% in Baja California, and 46% in the State of Mexico. The highest availability is in San Luis Potos? with 95%, Quer?taro with 96%, and Colima with 97 percent. “These are proportions that have been maintained and are given based on how many patients, each day, leave and vacate the bed. Also with the hospital restructuring and expansion works that are being implemented nationwide, "said Alomia.

Among the availability of ventilated beds for critically ill patients, there is 59% occupancy in Mexico City, 52% in the State of Mexico, and 48% in Sinaloa. The lowest percentages are Aguascalientes and Durango with 7%, Jalisco and Zacatecas with 6%, and Tamaulipas, Coahuila, and Sonora with 5 percent.

At the press conference this Friday, Hugo L?pez-Gatell, Undersecretary for Prevention and Health Promotion, reported that the five cities with the highest transmission intensity in the country are Mexico City, Villahermosa in Tabasco, Canc?n in Quintana Roo , Culiac?n in Sinaloa, and Tijuana in Baja California.

L?pez-Gatell stated that in the COVID-19 epidemic and in other diseases of epidemiological interest there is not a single epidemic curve. In small countries where there is "high" population density or physical proximity between cities, for example, the epidemic can be synchronized throughout an entire territory, he reported.

"But in large countries like Mexico, the United States, Brazil, Russia, China, and India, it is as if they were multiple countries in the sense that each city, sometimes each state, synchronizes an epidemic by itself, but the dates are different occurrence compared to others, "he added.

The undersecretary reaffirmed that this dynamic is “very good news” because it allows efforts to be focused on the five cities with the highest transmission intensity.

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Coronavirus in Mexico today: 3,465 dead and 35,022 confirmed cases The Ministry of Health reports daily the progress of COVID-19 in the country at press conferences held at the National Palace
May 11, 2020

The Ministry of Health (SSa) reported this Sunday, May 10, from the National Palace that the cases of coronavirus registered in Mexico are 35,022 and 3,465 deaths.

Dr. Hugo L?pez-Gatell, Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion, read the technical report at the evening press conference number 72, where he indicated the progress of COVID-19 in each state and indicated the most affected entities after 49 days of the implementation of the National Day of Healthy Distance.

Mexico City, the State of Mexico, Tabasco, Veracruz and Baja California are the five entities with the most confirmed cases; those that carry less are Campeche, Zacatecas, Baja California Sur, Durango and Colima.

The incidence rate of active cases in the country per 100,000 inhabitants is 6.48. The highest rates are found in Mexico City, Tabasco, and Morelos. The minors in Durango, Oaxaca, and Colima.

It should be noted that according to the official estimates of the SSa and UNAM, this week should have been the week with the highest transmission of SARS-CoV-2, this means that from the following week, the numbers of new cases They must be smaller compared to those registered in the last days.

Regarding the epidemic curve, health officials indicate that everything is going as expected; however, they do not let their guard down or rule out any other scenario in the face of new outbreaks or new factors that determine some type of change in transmission.

Likewise, L?pez-Gatell urged the population to continue with social isolation to avoid the collapse of medical units throughout the national territory.

Likewise, during yesterday's conference, the public servant indicated the availability of the beds of general hospitals for the treatment of coronavirus and pointed out that of the cities with the most cases, they are not yet outnumbered or with the need to transport patients to other entities to improve the quality of service, since in the national capital there is still an availability of 27%, in the entity governed by Alfredo del Mazo it has 46% and 41% for the border state of Baja California.

Regarding the item of mechanical fans, in CDMX there is still 41%, 48% in Edomex and 52% in Sinaloa.

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Our 73rd evening press conference with the Sub-Secretary of Health, Dr. Hugo L?pez-Gatell Ram?rez just finished. Mexico is reporting, as of 1:00 p.m. today 36,327 cases of Covid-19 an increase of 1,305 or 3.7%. Of those, 8,288 are active cases. The number of deaths increased by 108 (3.15%) to 3,537. Mexico has done 135,116 tests.

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May 12, 2020 Mexico Cases and Deaths
At the 74th evening press conference, Mexico reported 38,324 cases an increase of 1,997 cases or 5.5%. Of these, 8,817 are active cases. As well, there are 22,980 suspected cases. The number of deaths increased by 389 (11%) to 3926 (227d deaths are suspected COVID-19 but not confirmed). Mexico has done 142,204 tests.

Of the beds designated for COVID-19, 34% on a national level are occupied. In Mexico City, 68% are occupied.
Of the beds with a ventilator, 26% on a national level are occupied. In Mexico City, 56% are occupied.

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Coronavirus in Mexico today: 4,220 deaths and 40,186 confirmed cases, L?pez-Gatell announced that the National Day of Sana Distance will end on May 30, although prevention measures against the coronavirus will persist
May 14, 2020

The Ministry of Health (SSa) reported this Wednesday, May 13, that the accumulated COVID-19 infections are 40,186. Furthermore, since the beginning of the epidemic, Mexico has suffered 4,220 fatalities.

Jos? Luis Alom?a, General Director of Epidemiology, reported that today's evening conference is number 75, and that 52 days have passed since the National Day of Healthy Distance.

There are 9,378 active confirmed cases in the country, which represent the active pandemic in the country and with a symptom onset date in the last 14 days, 24,856 suspected cases, 83,455 negative, and a total of 148,497 people studied.

In the map of accumulated confirmed cases it was reported that 31.5 is the cumulative incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants. By federal entity, the majority of registered cases are concentrated in Mexico City with 10,946, the State of Mexico with 6,813, and Baja California with 2,764. The minority is in Zacatecas with 168, Durango with 127, and Colima with 46.

In the distribution of the active epidemic, from April 30 to May 13 the confirmed cases in Mexico City are 2,240, the State of Mexico with 1,244, and Tabasco with 557. The three entities with the lowest number are Baja California Sur with 49, Durango with 36, and Colima with 13.

The incidence rate of active cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Mexico is 7.33. On a population basis, the highest incidence rates of active cases are in Mexico City, Tabasco, and Morelos. The minors are in Oaxaca, Durango, and Colima.

The cumulative death chart by date of death reports that 318 suspected deaths are included. "Your sample is in process, we are waiting for it to be confirmed or discarded, but we also include them to visualize the trend of all these deaths," said Alomia.

The three entities with the highest cumulative death record are Mexico City, Baja California, and the State of Mexico. By contrast, Aguascalientes, Durango, and Colima are the three with the lowest record.

The epidemic curve in the country, according to Alom?a, maintains an upward trend: according to the latest percentages of positivity, presented this Monday, more than half of the 24,856 suspected cases will be confirmed by laboratories as cases of COVID-19.

The cumulative cases curve reports that there are 1,862 new confirmed cases, an increase of 4.9% the previous day.

In hospital occupation and availability, "we can see that the reporting hospitals have increased," reported Alomia. As of May 12, the IRAG Network reported that there are 15,086 IRAG beds available and 7,924 (34%) occupied. Of the 723 reporting hospitals, 699 or 97% did notify the system.

Within the availability of beds for general hospitalization, in Mexico City there is a 70% occupancy, in the State of Mexico 57%, and in Baja California 55%. In ventilated beds, for the most critically ill patients, Sinaloa registers 60% occupancy, Mexico City 57%, and the State of Mexico 53 percent.

On the international scene, there are a total of 4,170,424 confirmed cases worldwide. Of these, 1,152,051 (28%) are confirmed cases in the last 14 days. The global case fatality rate remains at 6.9%, and the active pandemic is concentrated in the Americas with 568,476 cases or 49.3 percent.

Hugo L?pez-Gatell, Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion, announced that the National Sana Distancia Day, started 52 days ago on March 23, will end on May 30, although the preventive measures against the coronavirus will persist.

“We are not going to return to pre-epidemic conditions. We will return to particular conditions, where we must continue with strict health security prevention measures, ”he said.

Olivia L?pez Arellano, Secretary of Health of Mexico City, said in a videoconference that she is still evaluating whether the return to normal activities in the capital may be from June 1. "No measure will be taken in advance, a consensus is made," he said, adding that the decision on the return to normality in the capital is studied and will be made with the Ministry of Health and the sector of the Valley of Mexico.

"There is nothing defined, there is a general proposal from the Ministry of Health, but it is being worked on day by day. A daily evaluation is made of what the possible behavior would be like at the end of the month and the conditions of the called de-escalation, ”said L?pez Arellano.
There is also no set date for returning to school. However, starting in August, students will be required to retake face-to-face classes in basic education schools.

As for universities and high schools, they will not resume face-to-face classes before September. At the moment, no reopening date has been established for nurseries. Corporate and government offices that do not pay attention to the public will also return until August. On the other hand, universities, gyms, bars, and clubs will return until September.

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May 13, 2020 Mexico reports 40,186 cases and 4,220 deaths
At tonight's 7pm press conference, Mexico reported 40,186 cases, an increase of 1,862 or 4.9%. Of these, 9,378 are active cases. As well, there are 24,856 suspected cases.
Deaths increased by 294 or 7.5% to 4220. The number of suspected deaths is 318.

Of the beds designated for COVID-19, 34% on a national level are occupied. In Mexico City, 70% are occupied.
Of the beds with a ventilator, 28% are occupied. In Mexico City, 57% are occupied. Only one state, Sinaloa, reports a higher occupation rate at 60%.

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Thursday May 14, 2020 Mexico reports 42595 case and 4477 deaths
At tonight's 7pm press conference, Mexico reported 42595 cases, an increase of 2409 cases (6%), the first time the increase in cases has exceeded 2000. Of these,10057 are active cases. As well, there are 26746 suspected cases.
Deaths increased by 257 or 6.1% to 4477. The number of suspected deaths is 420.

Of the beds designated for COVID-19 patients, 35% on a national level are occupied. In Mexico City, 73% are occupied.
Of the beds with a ventilator, 29% are occupied. In Mexico City, 58% are occupied. Sinaloa showed a decrease to 55%. Estado de Mexico showed a small decrease as well to 54%.

On Thursdays, the government provides updates on its channels of public communication. Of interest here, the web page www.coronavirus.gob.mx has been viewed by 17.5 million users, the chat bot SusanaDistancia has answered 3 million messages, the app COVID-19MX has 37,000 users, and the information lines have received 34,000 calls (10,000 hang ups).

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Coronavirus in Mexico today: 4,767 deaths and 45,032 confirmed cases, President Andr?s Manuel L?pez Obrador said that this week it is expected to live "the most difficult days" in relation to the pandemic caused by COVID-19
May 16, 2020


The Ministry of Health (SSa) reported this Friday, May 15 that the accumulated COVID-19 infections are 45,032. Furthermore, since the beginning of the epidemic, Mexico has suffered 4,767 fatalities.

During the morning conference this Thursday, President Andr?s Manuel L?pez Obrador said that this week it is expected that "the most difficult days" will be lived in relation to the pandemic caused by COVID-19.

The president stressed that the economic reactivation will begin with the so-called "Municipalities of Hope", which are the localities in which there have been no cases of contagion by COVID-19 and that they will have a review by a specialized sanitary fence to review the evolution of return to activities.

At the beginning, economic activities and schools will return, the latter being the ones that will face the greatest restriction to restart activities.

On the other hand, the head of the Government of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, said in a press conference that the government has always said that there are more deaths caused by COVID-19 than those reported to the authorities, reiterating that the Valley of Mexico Zone is the most affected area in the country since it has the highest number of positive cases registered.

Sheinbaum Pardo also explained that this is an inherent part of any deadly epidemic, since in order to have the exact number of deaths, tests should be applied to those with similar symptoms or, in any case, an evaluation committee is established.

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Friday, May 15, 2020 Mexico reports 45032 cases and 4767 deaths
At tonight's 7pm press conference, the government reported 45032 cases, an increase in cases of 2437 or 5.7%. Of these 10238 are active cases, an increase of 61 since yesterday. As well, there are 29028 suspected cases.
Deaths increased by 290 or 6.5% to 4767. There are 462 suspected deaths.
Mexico has done 163, 691 tests.

Of the hospital beds designated for COVID-19, on a national level 36% are occupied leaving 64% available. In Mexico City, 76% of those beds are occupied.
Of the hospital beds with ventilators, on a national level 30% are occupied. In Mexico City 63% are occupied, the highest rate of occupation.

During the presentation on the situation of Mexican citizens living in other countries, Dr. L?pez-Gatell reported that 337 Mexicans living in the United States have or have had COVID-19 while 827 (594 in the state of New York) have died from the disease. When asked about the discrepancy, he took the opportunity to point out that as in Mexico, other countries in the world also pay more attention to having good data on deaths.

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At tonight's 7pm press conference, the government reported 47144 cases, an increase in cases of 2112 or 4.7%. Of these, 10681 are active cases, an increase of 343. As well, there are 29409 suspected cases.
Deaths increased by 278 or 5.8% to 5045. There are 535 suspected deaths.
Mexico has done 169097 tests.

Of the hospital beds designated for COVID-19, on a national level 37% are occupied leaving 63% available. In Mexico City, 73% of those beds are occupied.


Of the hospital beds with ventilators, on a national level 30% are occupied. Mexico City is in fourth place; 56% of beds with ventilators are occupied.

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Coronavirus in Mexico: 5,177 deaths and 49,219 confirmed cases, the Ministry of Health reports the progress of COVID-19 in Mexico from the National Palace
May 18, 2020

According to the technical report of the Ministry of Health (SSa), until this Sunday, May 17, 49,219 accumulated cases and 5,177 deaths from coronavirus have been confirmed in Mexico.

This was announced by Hugo L?pez-Gatell, undersecretary for health promotion and prevention, at the press conference held at the National Palace.

During the conference led by the SSa Undersecretary, reference was also made to the entities with the most confirmed cases of COVID-19, where Mexico City, Baja California and the State of Mexico are the entities that lead the list; while Zacatecas, Durango, and Colima, are the three with the least record.

Among other advances in Mexico regarding SARS-CoV-2, a group of academics from the Autonomous University of Quer?taro (UAQ) developed an experimental protocol for the detection of coronaviruses, which represents a low-cost alternative test.

In a period between April 1 and May 12, they detected 271 cases of COVID-19. It should be noted that it is a project that was implemented a week after Phase 2 due to coronavirus was decreed in Mexico, in order to contribute to the detection of cases.

Dr. Karina Acevedo Whitehouse indicated for the magazine Proceso that the test in which they work at the UAQ, "because although it is not infallible, we do not have false positives at all, and we have so far 271 reagents that are within 3,000 samples ”.

This news comes a little late for Mexico, because in relation to the massive application of tests, the health authorities explained that it was no longer a priority because the number of infections is massive and the most effective at this time of the pandemic is the National Day of Healthy Distance.

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in Mexico 0.4 tests are applied for every 1,000 inhabitants, thus, the Aztec country is located in the lowest position of the 36 countries belonging to the organization in COVID-19 test application line.

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Sunday, May 17, 2020 Mexico reports 49219 cases and 5177 deaths
At tonight's 7pm press conference, the government reported 49219 cases, an increase in cases of 2075 or 4.4%.
Of these, 11105 are active cases, an increase of 424 since yesterday. As well, there are 27507 suspected cases.


Deaths increased by 132 or 2.6% to 5177. There are 582 suspected deaths.
Mexico has done 172,294 tests.

Of the hospital beds designated for COVID-19, on a national level 38% are occupied leaving 62% available. In Mexico City, 77% of those beds are occupied.

Of the hospital beds with ventilators, on a national level 32% are occupied. In Mexico City, once again in first place, 69% are occupied.

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Monday, May 18, 2020 Mexico reports 51633 cases and 5332 deaths

At tonight's 7pm press conference, the government reported 51633 cases, an increase in cases of 2414 or 4.9%. Of these, 11300 are active cases, an increase of 195 since yesterday. As well, there are 26933 suspected cases.
Deaths increased by 155 or 3% to 5332. There are 656 suspected deaths.
Mexico has done 177133 tests.


A lower percentage than usual of hospitals reported on beds yesterday. 661 or 89% of the 739 COVID hospitals reported on beds.
Of the hospital beds designated for COVID-19, on a national level 39% are occupied leaving 61% available. In Mexico City, 77% of those beds are occupied.


Of the hospital beds with ventilators, on a national level 32% are occupied. In Mexico City 66% are occupied.

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Tuesday May 19, 2020: Mexico reports a high in the number of new cases with 54346 cases and 5666 deaths
At tonight's 7pm press conference, the government reported 54346 cases as of 1:00 this afternoon, an increase of 2713 cases, the highest increase reported to date, or 5.3%. Of these, 11767 are active cases, an increase of 467 since yesterday. As well, there are 29450 suspected cases.
Deaths increased by 334 or 6.3% to 5666. There are 733 suspected deaths.
Mexico has done 185775 tests.

The number of COVID hospitals increased yesterday by 8 to 747. Of those, 716 or 96% reported on beds. On a national level 39% of 23,213 general care beds in COVID hospitals are occupied leaving 61% available. In Mexico City, 74% of general care beds are occupied.

Of the hospital beds with ventilators, on a national level 32% are occupied. In Mexico City 66% are occupied.

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Wednesday May 20, 2020 Mexico reports 56594 cases and 6090 deaths
At tonight's 7pm press conference, the government reported 56594 cases, an increase in cases of 2248 or 4.1%. Of these, 12085 are active cases, an increase of 318 since yesterday. As well, there are 31866 suspected cases.
Deaths increased by 424, a new high, or 7.5% to 6090. There are 726 suspected deaths.
Mexico has done 193589 tests.

97% of COVID hospitals reported on beds. Of the general hospital beds designated for COVID-19, on a national level 39% are occupied leaving 61% available. In Mexico City, 72% of those beds are occupied.


Of the hospital beds with ventilators, on a national level 32% are occupied. In Mexico City 60% are occupied.