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Mexico Measles Outbreak: 9,000 Cases & 28 Deaths Reported (2025
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The Ministry of Health confirmed that the outbreak of measles in Mexico has left 31 cumulative deaths and 9,850 confirmed cases until February 16, 2026. Most of the deaths occurred in Chihuahua during 2025, although deaths were recently reported in Jalisco and Durango. The report also details that 25,000,799 likely cases have been reported, of which more than 11,000 were discarded. The rebound is attributed to low vaccination coverage following …
The SSA reports a new confirmed case of measles in Yucatán and that the death toll has risen to 31 in the country.
Claudia Sheinbaum said there are enough vaccines to immunize the population and emphasized that, to date, more than 16 million vaccines have been applied.
Mexico added up to two more deaths from measles. One of the deaths was recorded in Jalisco, which marks the first death in the state during 2026 in the current outbreak that began in 2025. The other death reported in the daily report of the measles outbreak in Mexico, by the federal health authorities, at the end of February 16, 2026, occurred in Durango. With this update, the country accumulates 31 deaths associated with the disease.
Mexico Surpasses 10 Thousand Cases of Measles: States Affected with More Contagions and Deaths Today
The Ministry of Health reported that until February 17, 2026, 10,085 cases of measles were confirmed in the 32 states and 362 municipalities of the country. Only from Friday 13 (9,478 cases) until Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (10,085 cases) there were 607 more cases, according to official figures. Video.
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