The Mexico Ministry of Health now reports 13,016 confirmed measles cases in 2026 and nearly 20,000 since the outbreak began in January 2025.
In 2026, Jalisco state has reported the most cases with 6885, followed by Mexico City with 1033 and 879 cases in Chiapas state.
Regarding the cumulative total of confirmed cases for 2025–2026, all 32 states have reported measles cases, distributed across 516 municipalities.
The age group with the highest number of cases is the 1–4 year-old group (2,633 cases), followed by the 5–9 year-old group (2,308 cases) and the 25–29 year-old group (2,212 cases).
The highest incidence rate occurs among children under one year of age, at 97.53 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by the 1–4 and 5–9 age groups, with rates of 30.72 and 21.80, respectively.
Regarding fatalities, a total of 49 deaths have been confirmed for the 2025–2026 period (27 in 2025 and 22 in 2026), distributed across 12 states: Chihuahua (21), Zacatecas (7), Jalisco (5), Mexico City (4), Durango (4), Veracruz (2), Michoacán (1), Chiapas (1), Guerrero (1), Sinaloa (1), Sonora (1), and Tlaxcala (1).
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