Overview
- Cofepris's prevacation survey classified 284 of 289 monitored beaches (98.3%) as apt for recreational use after testing, while five beaches were declared not apt for swimming.
- The testing campaign collected 2,279 marine samples at 393 verification points between June 15 and July 1 to check waters against a 200 enterococci per 100 ml health threshold.
- The five beaches flagged as not apt are Playa de Tijuana (three sites in Tijuana identified as San Antonio del Mar, Baja Malibú and Playa Blanca), Playa del Cuale in Jalisco, Playa Principal in Oaxaca and José Martí and Tumbao in Veracruz.
- Health authorities say high enterococci levels indicate probable fecal contamination and raise risks of gastroenteritis, ear and eye infections and skin conditions; Cofepris has urged people to avoid water contact at the affected sites.
- State and local governments have begun contingency sanitation work and preventive signage, while travelers are advised to check Cofepris’s Playas MX updates as infrastructure repairs could change beach status during the summer.