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.

For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

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.

The dataset tracks the performance of Mexico’s COVID-19 cases. The time period is from the 26th of February 2020 to the 24th of June 2023. The data are sourced from the General Department of Epidemiology of Mexico.

Mexico recorded 334013 Coronavirus Deaths since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Mexico reported 7603871 Coronavirus Cases. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Mexico Coronavirus Deaths.

Mexico COVID-19 clinical data 🦠🇲🇽

This dataset contains the results of real-time PCR testing for COVID-19 in Mexico as reported by the [General Directorate of Epidemiology](https://www.gob.mx/salud/documentos/datos-abiertos-152127).

The official, raw dataset is available in the Official Secretary of Epidemiology website: https://www.gob.mx/salud/documentos/datos-abiertos-152127.

You might also want to download the official column descriptors and the variable definitions - e.g. SEXO=1 -> Female; SEXO=2 -> Male; SEXO=99 -> Undisclosed) - in the following [zip file](http://datosabiertos.salud.gob.mx/gobmx/salud/datos_abiertos/diccionario_datos_covid19.zip). I've maintained the original levels as described in the official dataset, unless otherwise specified.

IMPORTANT: This dataset has been maintained since the original data releases, which weren't tabular, but rather consisted of PDF files, often with many/different inconsistencies which had to be resolved carefully and is annotated in the .R script. More later datasets should be more reliable, but earlier there were a lot of things to figure out like e.g. when the official methodology to assign the region of the case was changed to be based on residence rather than origin). I've added more notes on very early data here: https://github.com/marianarf/covid19_mexico_data.

New Covid cases per month in Mexico, March, 2023 The most recent value is 78242 new Covid cases as of March 2023, an increase compared to the previous value of 77924 new Covid cases. Historically, the average for Mexico from February 2020 to March 2023 is 198464 new Covid cases. The minimum of 5 new Covid cases was recorded in February 2020, while the maximum of 1331434 new Covid cases was reached in January 2022. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

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.

Total Covid cases per million people in Mexico, March, 2023 The most recent value is 59148 cases per million as of March 2023, an increase compared to the previous value of 58535 cases per million. Historically, the average for Mexico from February 2020 to March 2023 is 29120 cases per million. The minimum of 0 cases per million was recorded in February 2020, while the maximum of 59148 cases per million was reached in March 2023. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

As spatial analysis can contribute to the understanding of COVID-19 epidemic, we compiled and georeference data for Mexico. Data were compiled from the National Population Council (CONAPO), Google, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), and the Secretary of Health. The data describe the cases of COVID and characteristics of the population, such as distribution, mobility, and prevalence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. These data were processed to be compatible and georeferenced to a common geographic framework to facilitate spatial analysis in a geographic information system (GIS). The dataset comprises GIS layers (shape and geopackage files), tables (CSV formatted), and R scripts. A complete description was published in the journal Data in Brief (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.106843). From version 4, population data from the 2020 INEGI Population census are incorporated in the data. COVID data was updated to data available on July 1, 2022.

For the historic files from 12 April 2020 check my repo: Covid-19 Mexico public information

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Official posted data from the Mexican Health Department.

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Confirmed cases -> casos_confirmados

Suspicious cases -> casos_sospechosos

Complete information -> covid-19_general_MX

Acknowledgements

Secretaría de Salud - Mexican Gobernment: covid-19_general latest published information

historic covid-19_general

Independent suspicious and confirmed cases files stopped being distributed by the government on April 18th 2020 I'll add them again in case they publish them.

In past 24 hours, Mexico, North America had N/A new cases, N/A deaths and N/A recoveries.

Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: No. of Deaths: 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: No. of Deaths: New data is updated daily, averaging 234.500 Person from Feb 2020 (Median) to 24 Oct 2022, with 970 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,272.000 Person in 01 Jun 2021 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 24 Oct 2022. Mexico SALUD: COVID-19: No. of Deaths: 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.

The perceived risk of getting infected with the coronavirus, officially known as SARS-CoV-2, has been generally increasing in Mexico as the outbreak develops. On February 28, 2020, Mexico confirmed the first cases of COVID-19 in the country. According to a survey, as of the third week of March, 2020, 63.4 percent of Mexican respondents perceived they had a moderate to high risk of developing the disease, up from a share of 50.7 percent as of the third week of February. As of March 25, 2020, 405 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in the country.

For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

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COVID-19 data for Mexico, consist of two main datasets: time_series_confirmed_MX: time series of confirmed cases by state. time_series_deaths_MX: time series of deaths by state The data will be updated every day at the start of Secretaría de Salud conference (18:00), with last information recived at 13:00.
If you want the data in github form: https://github.com/carloscerlira/COVIDMX.

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https://www.gob.mx/salud/archivo/documentos?idiom=es&filter_id=395&filter_origin=archive

As of January 2022, the share of COVID-19 cases corresponding to the Omicron variant in Mexico amounted to over 90 percent of the country's analyzed sequences of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A month earlier, this figure amounted to 60 percent of cases studied in the country. The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 - the virus causing COVID-19 - was designated as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization in November 2021 based on its trasmisibility level.

An increasing amount of cases

In Mexico, the spread of the Omicron variant led the Latin American country to reach over 5.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 by March 2022, with the surge of close to two million cases in a matter of four months. Never before since the start of the pandemic had there been so many cases recorded in such a short period of time in the country. During those months, approximately 30 thousand people died due to complications stemming from the disease, reaching 320 thousand deaths by March 2022.

A relatively low testing rate

Within the Latin American region, Mexico was the fourth country with the largest number of people infected, following Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia. However, the country is considered to have had a relatively low testing rate. According to recent estimates, around 117 thousand tests per million people were reported in Mexico as of March 2022, one of the lowest COVID-19 testing rates among the countries most affected by the pandemic. In contrast, Peru reached over 836 million tests per million population.

Find the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus pandemic in the world under Statista’s COVID-19 facts and figures site.

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.

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Currently the Dirección General de Epidemiología publishes a daily report of people who might be positive case of COVID-19, unfortunately the format is in pdf

I wanted to make this information easy to consume for data analysis and visualization.

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This data set is the daily report about people who might be a positive case of COVID-19, the same data from Coronavirus (COVID-19) -Comunicado Técnico Diario but in .csv format

https://www.gob.mx/salud/documentos/nuevo-coronavirus-2019-ncov-comunicado-tecnico-diario

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to Dirección General de Epidemiología for publishing the daily reports

Project Tycho datasets contain case counts for reported disease conditions for countries around the world. The Project Tycho data curation team extracts these case counts from various reputable sources, typically from national or international health authorities, such as the US Centers for Disease Control or the World Health Organization. These original data sources include both open- and restricted-access sources. For restricted-access sources, the Project Tycho team has obtained permission for redistribution from data contributors. All datasets contain case count data that are identical to counts published in the original source and no counts have been modified in any way by the Project Tycho team, except for aggregation of individual case count data into daily counts when that was the best data available for a disease and location. The Project Tycho team has pre-processed datasets by adding new variables, such as standard disease and location identifiers, that improve data interpretability. We also formatted the data into a standard data format. All geographic locations at the country and admin1 level have been represented at the same geographic level as in the data source, provided an ISO code or codes could be identified, unless the data source specifies that the location is listed at an inaccurate geographical level. For more information about decisions made by the curation team, recommended data processing steps, and the data sources used, please see the README that is included in the dataset download ZIP file.

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