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Update: 7:45 a.m. MDT Thursday, April 8, 2021 (most current data has date in blue
COVID-19 NEW CASES: ONE-DAY COUNTS
Current: Doña Ana County 38, NM 222; El Paso County 223, Texas 3,285; U.S. 73,200
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Apr 5: Doña Ana County 9, NM 96; El Paso County 202, Texas 837; U.S. 76,594
Apr 1: Doña Ana County 23, NM 277; El Paso County 209, Texas 3,123; U.S. 68,162
Mar 29: Doña Ana County 52, NM 182; El Paso County 87, Texas 1,881; U.S. 70,265
Mar 24: Doña Ana County 59, NM 218; El Paso County 168, Texas 2,758; U.S. 79,440
NEW MEXICO (2.11 million residents) • 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)
Apr 7: 192,989 cases (222 new), 3,058,694 tests, 7-day aver: 2.35%, 3,963 died, 174,409 recovered, 78 hospitalized
Hospital beds (last week): 53% occupied, 5% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 72% occupied, 10% by COVID patients
Apr 5: 192,595 cases (96 new), 3,046,614 tests, 7-day aver: 2.3%, 3,953 died, 174,339 recovered, 85 hospitalized
Hospital beds (last week): 53% occupied, 5% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 72% occupied, 10% by COVID patients
Mar 31: 191,652 cases (277 new), 3,000,869 tests, 7-day aver: 2.21%, 3,937 died, 173,701 recovered, 99 hospitalized
Hospital beds (last week): 52% occupied, 5% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 71% occupied, 10% by COVID patients
Mar 29: 191,230 cases (182 new), 2,985,675 tests, 7-day aver: 2.18%, 3,925 died, 173,497 recovered, 99 hospitalized
Hospital beds (last week): 52% occupied, 5% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 71% occupied, 10% by COVID patients
Vaccine • vaccineNM.org/facts • https://cvvaccine.nmhealth.org/public-dashboard.html
Effective Monday, April 5, all New Mexicans 16+ are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Register: vaccineNM.org
Apr 7: 1,619,115 doses received, 31.7% fully vaccinated (49.4% at least one shot), 1,680,605 eligible to receive vaccine
Apr 5: 1,514,445 doses given, 30.4% fully vaccinated (47.9% at least one shot), 1,680,605 eligible to receive vaccine
Mar 31: 1,217,029 doses given, 27.9% fully vaccinated (45% at least one shot), 1,680,605 eligible to receive vaccine
Mar 29: 1,177,683 doses given, 26.9% fully vaccinated (43.6% at least one shot), 1,680,605 eligible to receive vaccine
Mar 24: 1,070,658 doses given, 24.2% fully vaccinated (39.8% at least one shot), 1,680,605 eligible to receive vaccine
Mar 22: 1,045,062 doses given, 23.6% fully vaccinated (38.8% at least one shot), 1,680,605 eligible to receive vaccine
Red to Green (all 33 NM counties) • https://cv.nmhealth.org/public-health-orders-and-executive-orders/red-to-green
Mar 23-Apr 5: Red 0, Yellow 10, Green 3, Turquoise 20
Mar 9-22: Red 0, Yellow 10, Green 10, Turquoise 13 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: Apr 21.
DONA ANA COUNTY (218,836) • www.donaanacounty.org/news/covid19 • www.las-cruces.org/AlertCenter.aspx
Apr 7: 24,056 cases (38 new), 290,941 tests, 422 died, 21,914 rec; 7-day aver: 13.7/100,000 (3.81%); 14-day aver: 4.29%
Vaccine: 41.7% partially vaccinated, 25.9% fully vaccinated; 54.9% registered for vaccine
Apr 5: 23,994 cases (9 new), 290,232 tests, 422 died, 21,899 rec; 7-day aver: 13.4/100,000 (3.8%); 14-day aver: 4.12%
Vaccine: 41.7% partially vaccinated, 25.9% fully vaccinated; 54% registered for vaccine
Mar 31: 23,848 cases (23 new), 285,899 tests, 421 died, 21,807 rec; 7-day aver: 13.9/100,000 (4.13%); 14-day aver: 3.89%
Vaccine: 39.1% partially vaccinated, 22.7% fully vaccinated; 52.6% registered for vaccine
Mar 29: 23,788 cases (52 new), 284,817 tests, 417 died, 21,767 rec; 7-day aver: 13.2/100,000 (4.05%); 14-day aver: 4.03%
Vaccine: 37.6% partially vaccinated, 21.1% fully vaccinated; 51.8% registered for vaccine
Mar 24: 23,576 cases (52 new), 280,185 tests, 414 died, 21,640 rec; 7-day aver: 16.5/100,000 (3.99%); 14-day aver: 3.54%
Vaccine: 33% partially vaccinated, 18% fully vaccinated; 50.4% registered for vaccine
Red to Green (Doña Ana County)
Mar 23-Apr 5: 11.2/100,000 3.85% pos rate (yellow) Mar 9-22: 15.2/100,000 4.06% pos rate (yellow) 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
Apr 7: 2,423,115 cases (3,285 new), 26,273,311 tests, 47,921 died, 2,662,211 recovered, 2,886 hospitalized
Vaccine: 13,533,392 doses given, 4,906,823 (17.1%) fully vaccinated
Hospital beds (last week): 58% occupied, 5% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 80% occupied, 15% by COVID patients
Apr 5: 2,404,297 cases (837 new), 26,142,475 tests, 47,749 died, 2,651,404 recovered, 2,772 hospitalized
Vaccine: 13,065,244 doses given, 4,668,212 (16.26%) fully vaccinated
Hospital beds (last week): 58% occupied, 5% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 80% occupied, 15% by COVID patients
Mar 31: 2,391,860 cases (3,123 new), 25,536,604 tests, 47,278 died, 2,631,430 recovered, 3,161 hospitalized
Vaccine: 11,604,088 doses given, 3,972,931 (13.84%) fully vaccinated
Hospital beds (last week): 58% occupied, 10% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 82% occupied, 15% by COVID patients
EL PASO COUNTY (963,000) • www.epstrong.org/results.php • www.epcovidvaccine.com
Apr 8: 130,875 cases (224 new), 1,194,223 tests (10.96% pos, 7-day aver: 4.19%), 2,458 died, 125,984 rec, 164 hosp (ICU 56)
Apr 6: 130,457 cases (202 new), 1,174,895 tests (11.1% pos, 7-day aver: 9.16%), 2,433 died, 125,664 rec, 151 hosp (ICU 52)
Apr 1: 129,723 cases (209 new), 1,165,846 tests (11.13% pos, 7-day aver: 4%), 2,408 died, 125,019 rec, 164 hosp (ICU 58)
Mar 29: 129,209 cases (87 new), 1,148,943 tests (11.25% pos, 7-day aver: 5.74%), 2,383 died, 124,702 rec, 180 hosp (ICU 57)
Mar 25: 128,615 cases (168 new), 1,138,203 tests (11.3% pos, 7-day aver: 4.02%), 2,356 died, 123,815 rec, 194 hosp (ICU 68)
MEXICO (130.26 million)
Apr 8: 2,261,879 cases (5,370 new), 17,869 per million; 205,598 died
Vaccine: 10,089,420 doses given, 413,903 one day, 1,472,382 (1.2%) fully vaccinated
Apr 6: 2,251,705 cases (1,247 new), 17,789 per million; 204,399 died
Vaccine: 9,287,405 doses given, 251,405 one day, 1,174,175 (0.93%) fully vaccinated
Apr 1: 2,238,887 cases (5,977 new), 17,688 per million; 203,210 died
Vaccine: 7,851,053 doses given, 446,141 one day, 945,839 (0.75%) fully vaccinated
Mar 30: 2,227,843 cases (1,293 new), 17,601 per million; 201,832 died
Vaccine: 7,081,449 doses given, 165,853 one day, 850,939 (0.67%) fully vaccinated
STATE OF CHIHUAHUA (3.742 million)
Apr 7: 59,325 cases, 5,730 died, 51,168 recovered
Apr 5: 59,143 cases, 5,696 died, 51,017 recovered
Mar 31: 58,594 cases, 5,664 died, 50,608 recovered
Mar 29: 58,364 cases, 5,654 died, 50,533 recovered
Mar 24: 57,661 cases, 5,600 died, 50,075 recovered
CUIDAD JUAREZ (1.54 million)
Apr 7: 29,781 cases, 2,820 died
Apr 5: 29,759 cases, 2,813 died
Mar 31: 29,698 cases, 2,810 died
Mar 29: 29,674 cases, 2,807 died
UNITED STATES (331.5 million)
Apr 8: 30,944,122 cases (73,200 new), 93,896 per million; 558,580 died
Vaccine: 171,476,655 doses given, 2,884,580 one day, 64,422,618 (19.5%) fully vaccinated
Apr 6: 30,808,867 cases (76,594 new), 93,486 per million; 555,109 died
Vaccine: 167,187,795 doses given, 2,134,049 one day, 62,392,065 (18.9%) fully vaccinated
Apr 1: 30,485,280 cases (68,162 new), 92,504 per million; 551,638 died
Vaccine: 150,273,292 doses given, 2,670,947 one day, 54,607,041 (16.6%) fully vaccinated
Mar 30: 30,355,380 cases (70,265 new), 92,110 per million; 549,552 died
Vaccine: 145,812,835 doses given, 2,350,144 one day, 52,614,231 (16%) fully vaccinated
WORLDWIDE (7.795 billion) • https://news.google.com/covid19/map
Apr 8: 132,929,832 cases, 17,095 per million; 2,886,401 died
Vaccine: 709,929,564 doses given, 14,937,793 one day, 153,794,136 (2%) fully vaccinated
Apr 6: 128,944,358 cases, 16,583 per million; 2,816,938 died
Vaccine: 677,781,107 doses given, 12,337,955 one day, 146,809,046 (1.9%) fully vaccinated
Apr 1: 128,944,358 cases, 16,583 per million; 2,816,938 died
Vaccine: 595,923,114 doses given, 16,356,552 one day, 130,255,723 (1.7%) fully vaccinated
Mar 30: 127,730,218 cases, 16,425 per million; 2,793,564 died
Vaccine: 564,561,593 doses given, 11,198,272 one day, 126,616,238 (1.6%) fully vaccinated