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COVID-19 Statistics (Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 updates)
New Mexico 23,500 cases, 677,150 tests (3.47% pos), 718 died, 10,602 recovered, 119 hospitalized. Aug 16: 23,408 cases, 670,573 tests (3.534%), 714 died, 10,481 recovered, 109 hospitalized.
Doña Ana County 2,640 cases, 62,096 tests (4.25% pos), 35 died, 1,232 recovered. Aug 16: 2,630 cases, 61,533 tests (4.3%), 35 died, 1,211 recovered.
Texas 542,950 cases, 4,845,105 tests (11.2063% pos), 10,034 died, 405,817 recovered, 6,200 hospitalized. Aug 16: 535,042 cases, 4,816,487 tests (11.1086%), 9,983 died, 399,572 recovered, 6,267 hospitalized.
El Paso County 18,486 cases, 124,524 tests (14.846% pos), 361 died, 13,593 recovered, 148 hospitalized. Aug 16: 18,335 cases, 121,276 tests (15.12%), 330 died, 13,443 recovered.
Mexico 522,162 cases, 56,757 died, 355,101 recovered. Aug 13: 498,380 cases, 54,666 died, 336,635 recovered
Estado de Chihuahua 9,962 cases, 1,056 died, 4,590 recovered. Aug 16: 9,889 cases, 1,053 died, 4,469 recovered.
Ciudad Juarez 5,292 cases, 724 died. Aug 16: 5,255 cases, 723 died.
United States 5,420,678 cases, 169,986 died, 2,763,139 recovered. Aug 13: 5,217,094 cases, 166,100 died, 2,675,302 recovered.
Canada 122,276 cases, 9,027 died, 108,657 recovered. Aug 13: 121,018 cases, 9,012 died, 107,419 recovered.
Worldwide 21,739,501 cases (2,796/M), 776,241 died, 13,702,873 recovered. Aug 13: 20,624,316 cases (2,652/M), 749,421 died, 12,831,800 recovered.
Population estimates Worldwide 7.8b; United States 330m, New Mexico 2.1m, Doña Ana County 218t; Texas 30m, El Paso County 841t; Mexico 129m, Estado de Chihuahua 3.77m, Ciudad Juarez 1.5m; Canada 38m.
What is COVID-19?
Coronaviruses, which cause diseases in mammals and birds, were first discovered in 1931 among domesticated chickens in North Dakota. The first human coronavirus, discovered in 1965, was isolated in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. At least seven strains of human coronavirus are known to exist. The name comes from the Latin word corona (“crown”) because of protein spikes on the surface of the virus that create a crown-like appearance.
Coronaviruses cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The newest coronavirus causes COVID-19 (COronaVIrus Disease 2019), which was first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough and tiredness; less common are aches and pains, nasal congestion, headache, sore throat, conjunctivitis, diarrhea, loss of taste or smell, skin rash or discoloration of fingers or toes. Symptoms are usually mild and begin gradually. About 80 percent of people who contract COVID-19 recover without hospitalization; about 20 percent become seriously ill and develop difficulty breathing. Older people and those with underlying medical issues are at higher risk of serious illness.
The Spanish Flu pandemic (February 1918-April 1920) was caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus, which also caused the Swine Flu pandemic (January 2009-August 2010).
COVID-19 Timeline
Dec 31, 2019 First cases confirmed in Wuhan, China Jan 21, 2020 First U.S. case confirmed, in Washington State Jan 30 World Health Organization declares global health emergency Feb 29 First U.S. death reported, in Washington State Mar 13 U.S. declares national health emergency Mar 23 New Mexico closes nonessential businesses June 1 New Mexico allows limited indoor dining Jul 13 New Mexico bans indoor dining, limits close-contact businesses to 25% of capacity. (Current public health orders in effect through Friday, Aug. 28.)
COVID-19 Online
World Health Organization www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov
International COVID-19 statistics https://news.google.com/covid19/map?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen
New Mexico Department of Health https://cvprovider.nmhealth.org/public-dashboard.html
New Mexico public health orders https://cv.nmhealth.org/public-health-orders-and-executive-orders/
City of Las Cruces www.las-cruces.org/AlertCenter.aspx and covid19lascruces.com
Doña Ana County/Joint Information Center/local, statewide, national services www.donaanacounty.org
Texas Department of State Health Services www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus
El Paso County COVID-19 statistics http://epstrong.org/results.php
