The first case of COVID-19 in Mexico was detected on March 1, 2020. By the end of the year, the total number of confirmed infections had surpassed 1.4 million. Meanwhile, the number of deaths related to the disease was nearing 148,000. On May 11, 2025, the number of cases recorded had reached 7.6 million, while the number of deaths amounted to around 335,000. The relevance of the Omicron variant Omicron, a highly contagious COVID-19 variant, was declared of concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) at the end of November 2021. As the pandemic unfolded, it became the variant with the highest share of COVID-19 cases in the world. In Latin America, countries such as Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico were strongly affected. In fact, by 2023 nearly all analyzed sequences within these countries corresponded to an Omicron subvariant. Beyond a health crisis As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed worldwide, the respiratory disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 virus first detected in Wuhan brought considerable economic consequences for countries and households. While Mexico’s gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices declined in 2020 compared to the previous year, a survey conducted among adults during the first months of 2021 showed COVID-19 impacted families mainly through finances and employment, with around one third of households in Mexico reporting an income reduction and the same proportion having at least one household member suffering from the disease.Find the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus pandemic in the world under Statista’s COVID-19 facts and figures site.

As of August 2, 2023, Mexico was the third Latin American country with the highest number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, reaching over 7.6 million patients. By federate entity, Mexico City ranked first in number of confirmed cases, with around 1.9 million infections recorded by September 21, 2023. The State of Mexico followed with 760,699 reported cases of the disease.

The leading cause of death in Mexico in 2020
In 2020, COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in Mexico. The country reported its first fatal case due to the disease in March 2020. Since then, the number of COVID-19 deaths has increased steadily, reaching 334,336 deaths as of August 2, 2023. These figures place Mexico fifth in the total number of deaths related to COVID worldwide and second in Latin America, just after Brazil.

Mexico’s vaccination strategy Mexico began its vaccination campaign at the end of December 2020, an immunization strategy that prioritized healthcare workers and those most at risk of developing severe COVID-19, such as the older population. With more than 223 million vaccines administered as of August 14, 2023, Mexico ranked as the Latin American country with the second highest number of applied vaccines, while slightly over three quarters of its population received at least one vaccine dose against the disease by March 2023.

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Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Jalisco data was reported at 277,335.000 Person in 17 Aug 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 276,948.000 Person for 16 Aug 2022. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Jalisco data is updated daily, averaging 86,289.000 Person from Feb 2020 (Median) to 17 Aug 2022, with 902 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 277,335.000 Person in 17 Aug 2022 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 13 Mar 2020. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Jalisco data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table MX.D001: Ministry of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) (Discontinued). Current day data is released daily between 7PM and 11PM Mexico City Time. Weekend data are updated following Monday morning, Hong Kong Time. Number of Confirmed Cases are based on the state where it is reported.

SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Mexico City data was reported at 1,929,258.000 Person in 17 Aug 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,927,581.000 Person for 16 Aug 2022. SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Mexico City data is updated daily, averaging 758,724.000 Person from Feb 2020 (Median) to 17 Aug 2022, with 902 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,929,258.000 Person in 17 Aug 2022 and a record low of 2.000 Person in 06 Mar 2020. SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Mexico City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table MX.D001: Ministry of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) (Discontinued). Current day data is released daily between 7PM and 11PM Mexico City Time. Weekend data are updated following Monday morning, Hong Kong Time. Number of Confirmed Cases are based on the state where it is reported.

IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico began at the end of February 2020. An essential component of control strategies was to reduce mobility. We aimed to evaluate the impact of mobility on COVID- incidence and mortality rates during the initial months of the pandemic in selected states.MethodsCOVID-19 incidence data were obtained from the Open Data Epidemiology Resource provided by the Mexican government. Mobility data was obtained from the Observatory for COVID-19 in the Americas of the University of Miami. We selected four states according to their compliance with non-pharmaceutical interventions and mobility index. We constructed time series and analyzed change-points for mobility, incidence, and mortality rates. We correlated mobility with incidence and mortality rates for each time interval. Using mixed-effects Poisson models, we evaluated the impact of reductions in mobility on incidence and mortality rates, adjusting all models for medical services and the percentage of the population living in poverty.ResultsAfter the initial decline in mobility experienced in early April, a sustained increase in mobility followed during the rest of the country-wide suspension of non-essential activities and the return to other activities throughout mid-April and May. We identified that a 1% increase in mobility yielded a 5.2 and a 2.9% increase in the risk of COVID-19 incidence and mortality, respectively. Mobility was estimated to contribute 8.5 and 3.8% to the variability in incidence and mortality, respectively. In fully adjusted models, the contribution of mobility to positive COVID-19 incidence and mortality was sustained. When assessing the impact of mobility in each state compared to the state of Baja California, increased mobility conferred an increased risk of incident positive COVID-19 cases in Mexico City, Jalisco, and Nuevo León. However, for COVID-19 mortality, a differential impact of mobility was only observed with Jalisco and Nuevo León compared to Baja California.ConclusionMobility had heterogeneous impacts on COVID-19 rates in different regions of Mexico, indicating that sociodemographic characteristics and regional-level pandemic dynamics modified the impact of reductions in mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions should be regionalized based on local epidemiology for timely response against future pandemics.

Characteristics of the data sets used for the sequential calibration and forecasting of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico and Mexico City (2020).

Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: New data was reported at 0.000 Person in 24 Oct 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Person for 23 Oct 2022. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: New data is updated daily, averaging 4,793.500 Person from Feb 2020 (Median) to 24 Oct 2022, with 970 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60,552.000 Person in 19 Jan 2022 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 24 Oct 2022. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: New data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table MX.D001: Ministry of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) (Discontinued). Current day data is released daily between 7PM and 11PM Mexico City Time. Weekend data are updated following Monday morning, Hong Kong Time. As of Oct 07, cases confirmed by clinical-epidemiological association to COVID-19 are included on the count of Confirmed Cases and Deaths. These cases are suspected cases or those who has symptoms but were unable to have a test or received medical attention before dying.

Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Queretaro data was reported at 175,142.000 Person in 17 Aug 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 174,943.000 Person for 16 Aug 2022. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Queretaro data is updated daily, averaging 69,521.500 Person from Feb 2020 (Median) to 17 Aug 2022, with 902 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 175,142.000 Person in 17 Aug 2022 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 10 Mar 2020. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Queretaro data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table MX.D001: Ministry of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) (Discontinued). Current day data is released daily between 7PM and 11PM Mexico City Time. Weekend data are updated following Monday morning, Hong Kong Time. Number of Confirmed Cases are based on the state where it is reported.

Characteristics of prevalent cases and associated risks of having a positive serological test at baseline in healthcare workers of the two largest COVID-19 referral hospitals in Mexico City, October 2020-June 2021.

Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Oaxaca data was reported at 144,158.000 Person in 17 Aug 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 143,948.000 Person for 16 Aug 2022. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Oaxaca data is updated daily, averaging 46,424.000 Person from Feb 2020 (Median) to 17 Aug 2022, with 902 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 144,158.000 Person in 17 Aug 2022 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 13 Mar 2020. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Oaxaca data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table MX.D001: Ministry of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) (Discontinued). Current day data is released daily between 7PM and 11PM Mexico City Time. Weekend data are updated following Monday morning, Hong Kong Time. Number of Confirmed Cases are based on the state where it is reported.

Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Chiapas data was reported at 42,108.000 Person in 17 Aug 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 41,936.000 Person for 16 Aug 2022. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Chiapas data is updated daily, averaging 10,653.000 Person from Feb 2020 (Median) to 17 Aug 2022, with 902 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 42,108.000 Person in 17 Aug 2022 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 29 Feb 2020. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Chiapas data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table MX.D001: Ministry of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) (Discontinued). Current day data is released daily between 7PM and 11PM Mexico City Time. Weekend data are updated following Monday morning, Hong Kong Time. Number of Confirmed Cases are based on the state where it is reported.

Inputs used for CHIME projections modeled on April 2 and May 7, 2020.

Projections of peak health system needs and susceptible, infected, and recovered individuals.

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the ENCOVID-19 CDMX provides information on the well-being of Mexico City households in four main domains: labor, income, mental health, and food insecurity. It offers timely information to understand the social consequences of the pandemic and the lockdown measures. It is a cross-sectional telephone survey that, in addition to the four main domains and a set of COVID19-related questions, includes key indicators to capture the impact of the pandemic on issues like education, social programs, and crime. This is the third dataset of the project, corresponding to July 2021, collected 15 months after the lockdown began in Mexico. Data collection was performed from July 19 to 31, 2021.

Cox model on risks associated with being an incident case in healthcare workers of the two largest COVID-19 referral hospitals in Mexico City, October 2020-June 2021.

Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Nayarit data was reported at 71,233.000 Person in 17 Aug 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 71,161.000 Person for 16 Aug 2022. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Nayarit data is updated daily, averaging 12,041.000 Person from Feb 2020 (Median) to 17 Aug 2022, with 902 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 71,233.000 Person in 17 Aug 2022 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 20 Mar 2020. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Nayarit data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table MX.D001: Ministry of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) (Discontinued). Current day data is released daily between 7PM and 11PM Mexico City Time. Weekend data are updated following Monday morning, Hong Kong Time. Number of Confirmed Cases are based on the state where it is reported.

Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Morelos data was reported at 84,767.000 Person in 17 Aug 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 84,438.000 Person for 16 Aug 2022. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Morelos data is updated daily, averaging 32,707.500 Person from Feb 2020 (Median) to 17 Aug 2022, with 902 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 84,767.000 Person in 17 Aug 2022 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 19 Mar 2020. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date: Morelos data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table MX.D001: Ministry of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) (Discontinued). Current day data is released daily between 7PM and 11PM Mexico City Time. Weekend data are updated following Monday morning, Hong Kong Time. Number of Confirmed Cases are based on the state where it is reported.

Cumulative mortality estimates obtained from the six models (GLM, Richards model, sub-epidemic model, IHME current projections, IHME universal mask, and IHME mandates easing) at the end of each forecasting period for the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico City (2020).

Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date data was reported at 7,103,339.000 Person in 24 Oct 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 7,103,339.000 Person for 23 Oct 2022. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date data is updated daily, averaging 2,504,600.000 Person from Feb 2020 (Median) to 24 Oct 2022, with 970 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,103,339.000 Person in 24 Oct 2022 and a record low of 3.000 Person in 28 Feb 2020. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: Confirmed Cases: To Date data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table MX.D001: Ministry of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) (Discontinued). Current day data is released daily between 7PM and 11PM Mexico City Time. Weekend data are updated following Monday morning, Hong Kong Time. As of Oct 07, cases confirmed by clinical-epidemiological association to COVID-19 are included on the count of Confirmed Cases and Deaths. These cases are suspected cases or those who has symptoms but were unable to have a test or received medical attention before dying.

Based on a comparison of coronavirus deaths in 210 countries relative to their population, Peru had the most losses to COVID-19 up until July 13, 2022. As of the same date, the virus had infected over 557.8 million people worldwide, and the number of deaths had totaled more than 6.3 million. Note, however, that COVID-19 test rates can vary per country. Additionally, big differences show up between countries when combining the number of deaths against confirmed COVID-19 cases. The source seemingly does not differentiate between "the Wuhan strain" (2019-nCOV) of COVID-19, "the Kent mutation" (B.1.1.7) that appeared in the UK in late 2020, the 2021 Delta variant (B.1.617.2) from India or the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) from South Africa.

The difficulties of death figures

This table aims to provide a complete picture on the topic, but it very much relies on data that has become more difficult to compare. As the coronavirus pandemic developed across the world, countries already used different methods to count fatalities, and they sometimes changed them during the course of the pandemic. On April 16, for example, the Chinese city of Wuhan added a 50 percent increase in their death figures to account for community deaths. These deaths occurred outside of hospitals and went unaccounted for so far. The state of New York did something similar two days before, revising their figures with 3,700 new deaths as they started to include “assumed” coronavirus victims. The United Kingdom started counting deaths in care homes and private households on April 29, adjusting their number with about 5,000 new deaths (which were corrected lowered again by the same amount on August 18). This makes an already difficult comparison even more difficult. Belgium, for example, counts suspected coronavirus deaths in their figures, whereas other countries have not done that (yet). This means two things. First, it could have a big impact on both current as well as future figures. On April 16 already, UK health experts stated that if their numbers were corrected for community deaths like in Wuhan, the UK number would change from 205 to “above 300”. This is exactly what happened two weeks later. Second, it is difficult to pinpoint exactly which countries already have “revised” numbers (like Belgium, Wuhan or New York) and which ones do not. One work-around could be to look at (freely accessible) timelines that track the reported daily increase of deaths in certain countries. Several of these are available on our platform, such as for Belgium, Italy and Sweden. A sudden large increase might be an indicator that the domestic sources changed their methodology.

Where are these numbers coming from?

The numbers shown here were collected by Johns Hopkins University, a source that manually checks the data with domestic health authorities. For the majority of countries, this is from national authorities. In some cases, like China, the United States, Canada or Australia, city reports or other various state authorities were consulted. In this statistic, these separately reported numbers were put together. For more information or other freely accessible content, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.