Overview

• A 24-year-old man from Playa del Carmen died on July 15 at Hospital General ‘Dr. Jesús Kumate Rodríguez’ in Cancún after five days of hospitalization for septic shock linked to confirmed monkeypox.
• The patient’s Mpox diagnosis was verified by the Quintana Roo Public Health Laboratory, which holds certification from the Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos (InDRE).
• This death marks the first Mpox fatality in Quintana Roo in 2025, bringing this year’s confirmed cases to six.
• Four of the six individuals diagnosed this year have been discharged, with one remaining under medical observation.
• Health officials state that the Cancún hospital is operating normally with no reported risks to staff or other patients under ongoing epidemiological surveillance.