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CORONAVIRUS

COVID-19 Update: Thursday, March 4

Posted

Update: 9 a.m. MST Thursday, March 4, 2021 (most recent data has dates in bold)

COVID-19 NEW CASES: ONE-DAY COUNTS

Current: Doña Ana County 56, NM 359; El Paso County 310, Texas 4,781; U.S. 66,714

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March 2: Doña Ana County 38, NM 166; El Paso County 170, Texas 1,637; U.S. 56,672

Feb 25: Doña Ana County 70, NM 448; El Paso County 303, Texas 4,991; U.S. 70,768

Feb 2: Doña Ana County 123 NM 755; El Paso County 530; U.S. 155,629

Jan 5: Doña Ana County 116, NM 936; El Paso County 493; U.S. 196,386

Dec 3: Doña Ana County 113, NM 1,549; El Paso County 551; U.S. 199,988

New Mexico (population: 2.11 million)                        https://cvprovider.nmhealth.org/public-dashboard.html

Mar 3: 185,898 cases (359 new), 2,720,382 tests (6.8634% pos; 7-day aver: 2.68% [Mar 2]), 3,753 died, 150,168 rec, 195 hosp

Vaccine: 609,099 doses administered, 219,853 fully vaccinated (10.4692% of state population), 680,570 registrants

Current: Healthcare workers, long-term care residents, workers in congregate settings; 75 & older, 16 & older with underlying conditions

https://cv.nmhealth.org/covid-vaccine/                     https://cvvaccine.nmhealth.org/public-dashboard.html

Hospital beds (last week): 54% occupied, 5% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 75% occupied, 20% by COVID patients

Mar 1: 185,297 cases (166 new), 2,699,792 tests (6.8634% pos; 7-day aver: 2.8% [Feb 28]), 3,729 died, 147,446 rec, 186 hosp

Vaccine: 590,361 doses administered, 211,825 fully vaccinated (10.087% of state population), 669,549 registrants

Feb 24: 183,781 cases (448 new), 2,642,422 tests (6.9767% pos; 7-day aver: 3.85% [Feb 23]), 3,658 died, 137,250 rec, 251 hosp

Vaccine: 520,029 doses administered, 181,486 fully vaccinated (8.66% of state population), 650,031 registrants

Hospital beds (last week): 54% occupied, 10% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 73% occupied, 25% by COVID patients

Feb 22: 183,023 cases, 2,619,107 tests (6.95% pos; 7-day aver: 3.87% [Feb 21]), 3,635 died, 134,105 rec, 247 hosp

Vaccine: 501,436 doses administered, 172,382 fully vaccinated (8.209% of state population), 643,889 registrants

Hospital beds (last week): 54% occupied, 10% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 73% occupied, 25% by COVID patients

Feb 17: 181,332 cases, 2,567,877 tests, 7.02% pos, 3,562 died, 125,064 rec, 280 hosp

Vaccine: 450,299 doses administered, 143,578 fully vaccinated (6.85% of state population), 630,303 registrants

Hospital beds (last week): 56% occupied, 10% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 77% occupied, 25% by COVID patients

Record high one-day totals: Nov 19: 3,665 cases, Dec 9: 67 deaths, Dec 25: 35,627 tests

Red to Green (all 33 NM counties) https://cv.nmhealth.org/public-health-orders-and-executive-orders/red-to-green

Feb 9-22: red 4 (Doña Ana, Eddy, McKinley, Otero), yellow 19, green 6, turquoise 4          Next update: March 10

Jan 12-25: red 25, yellow 7, green 1 (Harding)             Jan 26-Feb 9: red 14, yellow 15, green 4

Dec 15-28: red 32, yellow 1 (Catron), green 0               Dec 29-Jan 13: red 31, yellow 1 (Union), green 1 (Harding)

NM Dept. of Health Red to Green tiered risk system began Dec. 2, 2020. RED Greater than 8 cases/100,000 AND pos rate above 5%; YELLOW Either greater than 8 cases/100,000 OR pos rate above 5%; GREEN Less than or equal to 8 cases/100,000 AND pos rate below or equal to 5%. TURQUOISE (added Feb 24) No greater than 8 cases/100,000 over four weeks AND pos rate of 5% or less over four weeks.

Doña Ana County (218,836) www.donaanacounty.org/news/covid19        www.las-cruces.org/AlertCenter.aspx

Mar 3: 22,876 cases (56 new), 259,226 tests, 400 died, 18,839 rec; 7-day aver: 20.9/100,000 (4.26% [Mar 2])

Vaccine: 17.8% partially vaccinated, 9.1% fully vaccinated; 42.6% registered for vaccine

Mar 1: 22,787 cases (38 new), 257,722 tests, 395 died, 18,564 rec; 7-day aver: 22.6/100,000 (4.39% [Feb 28])

Vaccine: 16.3% partially vaccinated, 8.4% fully vaccinated; 41.6% registered for vaccine

Feb 24: 22,570 cases (70 new), 250,933 tests, 389 died, 17,181 rec; 7-day aver: 27.2/100,000 (5.83% [Feb 23])

Vaccine: 14.6% partially vaccinated, 7.6% fully vaccinated

Feb 22: 22,455 cases, 250,162 tests, 388 died (1.7% [Feb 21]), 16,858 rec; 7-day aver: 25.8/100,000 (6.59% [Feb 21])

Vaccine: 13.3% partially vaccinated, 6.7% fully vaccinated

Feb 17: 22,134 cases, tests – data incomplete, 376 died, 15,993 rec; 7-day aver: 30.7/100,000 (6.46% [Feb 11])

Vaccine: 12.77% partially vaccinated, 5.7% fully vaccinated

Feb 15: 22,033 cases, 243,274 tests, 375 died, 15,733 rec; 7-day aver: 30.7/100,000 (6.46% [Feb 11])

Vaccine: 26,604 partially or fully vaccinated, 12.2 doses/100 residents

Red to Green (Doña Ana County)                             

Feb 9-22: 27.2/100,000 6.77% pos rate (red)      

Jan 26-Feb 9: 20.9/100,000 4.33% pos rate (yellow)             

Jan 12-25: 39.6 cases/100,000, 9.46% pos rate (red)

Dec 29-Jan 13: 49 cases/100,000, 12.96% pos rate (red)     

Dec 15-28: 43.7 cases/100,000, 12.82% pos rate (red)

Dec 1-14: 56.6 cases/100,000, 12.86% pos rate (red)           

Nov 17-30: 91.8 cases/100,000, 20.3% pos rate (red)      

Texas (29.4 million)       https://dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/AdditionalData.aspx

Mar 3: 2,304,081 cases (4,781 new), 23,292,461 tests (March 2), 43,563 died, 2,450,229 rec, 5,508 hosp

Vaccine: 6,191,550 doses given, 2,182,085 (7.6%) fully vaccinated

Hospital beds (last week): 73% occupied, 10% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 88% occupied, 30% by COVID patients

Mar 1: 2,292,097 cases (1,637 new), 23,093,465 tests (Feb 28), 42,995 died, 2,429,453 rec, 5,611 hosp

Vaccine: 5,572,496 doses given, 1,887,045 (6.57%) fully vaccinated

Hospital beds (last week): 73% occupied, 10% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 88% occupied, 30% by COVID patients

Feb 24: 2,264,763 cases (4,991 new), 22,662,805 tests (Feb 23), 41,980 died, 2,368,008 rec, 6,738 hosp

Hospital beds (last week): 60% occupied, 15% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 86% occupied, 35% by COVID patients

Vaccine: 4,687,786 doses given, 1,489,259 (5.19%) fully vaccinated

Feb 22: 2,251,388 cases, 22,515,443 tests (Feb 21), 41,407 died, 2,331,940 rec, 6,964 hosp

Hospital beds (last week): 60% occupied, 15% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 86% occupied, 35% by COVID patients

Vaccine: 4,711,180 doses given, 1,426,511 (4.97%) fully vaccinated

Feb 17: 2,231,717 cases, 21,999,298 tests (Feb 13 – last update), 40,717 died, 2,268,067 rec, 7,609 hosp

Vaccine: 4,312,301 doses given, 1,249,085 (4.35%) fully vaccinated

El Paso County (844,000)                                           www.epstrong.org/results.php    www.epcovidvaccine.com

Mar 4: 124,812 cases (310 new), 1,067,625 tests (11.69% pos, 7-day aver: 5.19%), 2,132 died, 116,709 rec, 292 hosp (ICU: 125)

Mar 2: 124,162 cases (170 new), 1,049,043 tests (11.84% pos, 7-day aver: 7.55%), 2,086 died, 115,743 rec, 311 hosp (ICU: 115)

Feb 25: 122,774 cases (303 new), 1,033,185 tests (11.88% pos, 7-day aver: 5.83%), 2,036 died, 113,924 rec, 341 hosp (ICU: 128)

Feb 23: 122,066 cases, 1,013,260 tests (12.05% pos, 7-day: 5.98%), 2,014 died, 112,835 rec, 360 hosp (ICU: 136)

Feb 18: 120,556 cases, 998,388 tests (12.08% pos, 7-day: 7.17%), 1,950 died, 110,810 rec, 389 hosp (ICU: 155)

Republic of Mexico (129 million)

Mar 4: 2,104,987 cases (7,793 new), 16,630 per million; 188,044 died

Vaccine: 2,633,580 doses given, 50,145 one day, 589,639 (0.47%) fully vaccinated

Mar 2: 2,089,281 cases (8,343 new), 16,506 per million; 186,152 died

Vaccine: 2,526,863 doses given, 71,768 one day, 567,338 (0.45%) fully vaccinated

Feb 25: 2,060,632 cases (8,642 new), 16,282 per million; 182,815 died

Vaccine: 1,900,784 doses given, 99,628 one day, 475,389 (0.38%) fully vaccinated

Feb 23: 2,043,632 cases, 16,145 per million; 180,536 died; 2,252 new cases (one day)

Vaccine: 1,733,404 doses given, 44,246 one day, 456,217 (0.36%) fully vaccinated

Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua (3.742 million)

Mar 3: 54,864 cases, 5,321 died, 45,558 recovered

Mar 1: 54,543 cases, 5,256 died, 45,280 recovered

Feb 24: 53,267 cases, 5,000 died, 44,175 recovered

Ciudad Juarez (1.54 million)

Mar 3: 28,952 cases, 2,734 died

Mar 1: 28,866 cases, 2,696 died

Feb 24: 28,618 cases, 2,606 died (9.11% percent of cases)

United States (331 million)         

Mar 4: 28,804,121 cases (66,714 new), 87,403/million; 518,079 died

Vaccine: 80,540,474 doses given, 1,908,873 one day, 26,957,804 (8.2%) fully vaccinated

Mar 2: 28,679,618 cases (56,672 new), 87,027/million; 514,404 died

Vaccine: 76,899,987 doses given, 1,663,984 one day, 25,466,405 (7.7%) fully vaccinated

Feb 25: 28,353,260 cases (70,768 new), 86,035/million; 505,642 died

Vaccine: 66,464,947 doses given, 1,432,864 one day, 20,607,261 (6.3%) fully vaccinated

Feb 23: 28,207,329 cases, 85,592 per million; 500,104 died

Vaccine: 64,177,474 doses given, 1,086,840 one day, 19,438,495 (5.9%) fully vaccinated

 

Worldwide (7.795 billion)                      https://news.google.com/covid19/map

Mar 4: 115,128,349 cases (new: no data), 14,806/million; 2,558,059 died

Vaccine: 275,838,140 doses given, 6,336,164 one day, 58,060,173 (0.75%) fully vaccinated

Mar 2: 114,441,348 cases (new: no data), 14,718/million; 2,538,681 died

Vaccine: 249,261,783 doses given, 4,354,035 one day, 53,964,427 (0.69%) fully vaccinated

Feb 25: 112,553,181 cases (new: no data), 14,475/million; 2,497,406 died

Vaccine: 221,802,354 doses given, 4,532,285 one day, 45,549,369 (0.59%) fully vaccinated

Feb 23: 111,720,297 cases, 14,368/million; 2,474,112 died

Vaccine: 212,146,237 doses given, 3,070,660 one day, 40,393,436 (0.52%) fully vaccinated

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