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COVID-19 Update: Tuesday, March 23

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COVID-19 NEW CASES: ONE-DAY COUNTS

Current: Doña Ana County 24, NM 167; El Paso County 124, Texas 1,516; U.S. 55,621

Mar 17: Doña Ana County 77 NM 255; El Paso County 124, Texas 4,034; U.S. 58,856

Mar 15; Doña Ana County 30, NM 185; El Paso County 135, Texas 1,437; U.S. 57,083

Mar 10: Doña Ana County 39, NM 257; El Paso County 134, Texas 3,104; U.S. 58,530

Mar 8: Doña Ana County 23, NM 126; El Paso County 257, Texas 1,084; U.S. 98,513

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

Mar 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

Nov 9: Doña Ana County 146, NM 1,214; El Paso County 899; U.S. 130,441

Update: 9:45 a.m. MDT Tuesday, March 23, 2021 (current data has dates in blue)

NEW MEXICO (population: 2.11 million)  • https://cvprovider.nmhealth.org/public-dashboard.html  • www.togethernm.org

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

Mar 22: 189,893 cases (167 new), 2,926,336 tests, 7-day aver: 2.12%, 3,892 died, 172,520 recovered, 115 hospitalized

Hospital beds (last week): 52% occupied, 0% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 69% occupied, 10% by COVID patients

Mar 17: 188,907 cases (255 new), 2,874,746 tests (6.57% pos; 7-day aver: 2.06% [Mar 16]), 3,872 died, 168,976 rec, 123 hosp

Hospital beds (last week): 52% occupied, 0% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 71% occupied, 10% by COVID patients

Mar 15: 188,488 cases (185 new), 2,860,138 tests (6.59% pos; 7-day aver: 2.03% [Mar 15]), 3,853 died, 167,659 rec, 126 hosp

Hospital beds (last week): 52% occupied, 0% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 71% occupied, 10% by COVID patients

Mar 10: 187,487 cases (257 new), 2,802,883 tests (6.689% pos; 7-day aver: 1.93% [Mar 10]), 3,839 died, 160,142 rec, 134 hosp

Hospital beds (last week): 52% occupied, 0% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 70% occupied, 15% by COVID patients

 

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

Mar 22: 1,045,062 doses given, 23.6% fully vaccinated (38.8% at least one shot), 1,680,605 eligible to receive vaccine

Mar 17: 948,668 doses given, 20.8% fully vaccinated, 1,680,605 eligible to receive vaccine (16 and older)                  

Mar 15: 792,868 doses given, 17.3% fully vaccinated, 1,680,605 eligible to receive vaccine (16 and older)                  

Mar 10: 706,940 doses given, 15.1% fully vaccinated, 714,248 registrants                   

Mar 8: 681,771 doses given, 14.5% fully vaccinated, 701,353 registrants

Mar 3: 609,099 doses given, 219,853 fully vaccinated (10.4692% of state population), 680,570 registrants

 

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

Feb 23-Mar 8: red 1 (Guadalupe), yellow 18, green 7, turquoise 7                                                    

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

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; 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:  8 or fewer cases/100,000 AND pos rate at or below 5%. turquoise (added Feb 24): 8 or fewer cases/100,000 AND pos rate at or below 5% over 4 weeks. Next update: Mar 24.

DONA ANA COUNTY (218,836) • www.donaanacounty.org/news/covid19  • www.las-cruces.org/AlertCenter.aspx

Mar 22: 23,557 cases (24 new), 274,386 tests, 410 died, 21,591 rec; 7-day aver: 17.3/100,000 (4.12%); 14-day aver: 3.53%

Vaccine: 33% partially vaccinated, 18% fully vaccinated; 49.6% registered for vaccine

Mar 17: 23,400 cases (77 new), 274,386 tests, 409 died, 21,135 rec; 7-day aver: 15.1/100,000 (3.16% [Mar 16])

Vaccine: 25.8% partially vaccinated, 13.1% fully vaccinated; 48.1% registered for vaccine

Mar 15: 23,292 cases (30 new), 273,204 tests, 408 died, 20,974 rec; 7-day aver: 15.5/100,000 (3.06% [Mar 15])

Vaccine: 25.8% partially vaccinated, 13.1% fully vaccinated; 47.4% registered for vaccine

Mar 10: 23,131 cases (23 new), 266,862 tests, 408 died, 19,964 rec; 7-day aver: 17.6/100,000 (3.35% [Mar 10])

Vaccine: 20.7% partially vaccinated, 10.4% fully vaccinated; 45.4% registered for vaccine

Mar 8: 23,055 cases (23 new), 265,450 tests, 403 died, 19,609 rec; 7-day aver: 18.3/100,000 (4.22% [Mar 8])

Vaccine: 20.7% partially vaccinated, 10.4% fully vaccinated; 44.3% registered for vaccine

Red to Green (Doña Ana County)                                          

Feb 23-Mar 8: 19/100,000 4.72% pos rate (yellow)                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 22: 2,368,333 cases (1,516 new), 24,891,879 tests (Mar 21), 46,478 died, 2,592,759 recovered, 3,447 hospitalized

Vaccine: 9,611,867 doses given, 3,088,893 (10.76%) fully vaccinated

Hospital beds (last week): 59% occupied, 10% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 81% occupied, 20% by COVID patients

Mar 17: 2,355,666 cases (4,034 new), 24,435,834 tests (Mar 16), 45,879 died, 2,571,218 rec, 3,915 hosp

Vaccine: 8,850,377 doses given, 2,946,045 (10.26%) fully vaccinated

Hospital beds (last week): 61% occupied, 5% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 84% occupied, 20% by COVID patients

Mar 15: 2,346,924 cases (1,437 new), 24,324,576 tests (Mar 14), 45,570 died, 2,560,773 rec, 3,980 hosp

Vaccine: 8,547,673 doses given, 2,871,034 (10%) fully vaccinated

Hospital beds (last week): 61% occupied, 5% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 84% occupied, 20% by COVID patients

Mar 10: 2,330,216 cases (3,104 new), 23,894,111 tests (Mar 9), 44,875 died, 2,526,462 rec, 4,556 hosp

Vaccine: 7,529,655 doses given, 2,541,063 (8.85%) fully vaccinated

Hospital beds (last week): 62% occupied, 5% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 85% occupied, 25% by COVID patients

 

EL PASO COUNTY (963,000)                                         • www.epstrong.org/results.php   • www.epcovidvaccine.com

Mar 22: 128,119 cases (124 new), 1,121,799 tests (11.43% pos, 7-day aver: 8.81%), 2,325 died, 123,015 rec, 212 hosp (ICU 74)

Mar 18: 127,538 cases (135 new), 1,113,994 tests (11.45% pos, 7-day aver: 7.43%), 2,315 died, 121,970 rec, 247 hosp (ICU 89)

Mar 15: 126,981 cases (135 new), 1,093,357 tests (11.52% pos, 7-day aver: 4.63%), 2,254 died, 120,775 rec, 248 hosp (ICU 89)

Mar 10: 125,985 cases (134 new), 1,093,357 tests (11.52% pos, 7-day aver: 4.63%), 2,211 died, 119,400 rec, 258 hosp (ICU 107)

 

MEXICO (130.26 million)

Mar 23: 2,197,160 cases (1,388 new), 17,358 per million; 198,239 died

Vaccine: 5,781,359 doses given, 169,068 one day, 734,463 (0.58%) fully vaccinated

Mar 18: 2,175,462 cases (6,455 new), 17,187 per million; 195,908 died

Vaccine: 4,737,622 doses given, 206,838 one day, 626,881 (0.5%) fully vaccinated

Mar 16: 2,167,729 cases (1,439 new), 17,126 per million; 194,944 died

Vaccine: 4,404,608 doses given, 64,682 one day, 609,8889 (0.48%) fully vaccinated

Mar 11: 2,144,486 cases (6,602 new), 16,942 per million; 192,491 died

Vaccine: 3,488,118 doses given, 387,250 one day, 605,801 (0.48%) fully vaccinated

CUIDAD JUAREZ (1.54 million)

Mar 22: 29,554 cases, 2,796 died

Mar 17: 29,470 cases, 2,782 died

Mar 14: 29,434 cases, 2,782 died

Mar 9: 29,225 cases, 2,769 died

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)

STATE OF CHIHUAHUA (3.742 million)

Mar 22: 57,439 cases, 5,581 died, 49,740 recovered

Mar 17: 56,882 cases, 5,505 died, 48,327 recovered

Mar 14: 56,746 cases, 5,498 died, 47,850 recovered

Mar 9: 55,901 cases, 5,420 died, 46,475 recovered

 

UNITED STATES (331 million)      

Mar 23: 29,898,613 cases (55,621 new), 90,724/million; 542,587 died

Vaccine: 126,509,736 doses given, 2,028,324 one day, 44,910,946 (13.6%) fully vaccinated

Mar 18: 29,632,042 cases (58,856 new), 89,915/million; 537,649 died

Vaccine: 113,037,627 doses given, 2,299,771 one day, 39,989,196 (12.1%) fully vaccinated

Mar 16: 29,518,746 cases (57,083 new), 89,571/million; 535,227 died

Vaccine: 109,081,860 doses given, 2,021,586 one day, 38,335,432 (11.6%) fully vaccinated

Mar 11: 29,247,035 cases (58,530 new), 88,747/million; 528,829 died

Vaccine: 95,721,290 doses given, 2,028,692 one day, 32,094,161 (10%) fully vaccinated

 

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

Mar 23: 123,758,893 cases, 15,916/million; 2,725,167 died

Vaccine: 458,132,045 doses given, 8,805,175 one day, 104,124,037 (1.3%) fully vaccinated

Mar 18: 121,319,246 cases (new: no data), 15,602 per million; 2,682,660 died

Vaccine: 400,216,092 doses given, 8,338,608 one day, 91,609,377 (1.2%) fully vaccinated
Mar 16: 120,176,364 cases (new: no data), 15,455 per million; 2,659,578 died

Vaccine: 381,341,856 doses given, 8,337,585 one day, 85,589,474 (1.1%) fully vaccinated

Mar 11: 118,119,333 cases (new: no data), 15,191 per million; 2,621,944 died

Vaccine: 328,767,217 doses given, 7,589,982 one day, 73,135,790 (0.94%) fully vaccinated


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