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Update: 9:15 a.m. MST Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 (current data has dates in bold)
COVID-19 NEW CASES – ONE-DAY COUNTS
Feb 15 or 16: Doña Ana County 21, New Mexico 200; El Paso County 150; United States 55,552
Feb 10 or 11: Doña Ana County 111, New Mexico 512; El Paso County 350; United States 94,893
Feb 8 or 9: Doña Ana County 41, New Mexico 315; El Paso County 295; United States 92,739
Feb 3 or 4: Doña Ana County 95, New Mexico 670; El Paso County 416; United States 114,234
Feb 1 or 2: Doña Ana County 42, New Mexico 487; El Paso County 296; United States 139,290
Jan 27 or 28: Doña Ana County 123, New Mexico 755; El Paso County 530; United States 155,629
Jan 25 or 26: Doña Ana County 68, New Mexico 494; El Paso County 654; United States 129,527
New Mexico (population: 2.11 million) https://cvprovider.nmhealth.org/public-dashboard.html
Feb 15: 180,761 cases, 2,551,232 tests, 7-day aver: 3.74% [Feb 11], 3,396 died, 121,606 rec, 286 hosp
Hospital beds (last week): 56% occupied, 10% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 79% occupied, 30% by COVID patients
Feb 10: 178,790 cases, 2,458,248 tests, 7-day aver: 4.62%, 3,396 died (1.92% of cases [Feb 10]), 114,976 rec, 379 hosp
Hospital beds (last week): 56% occupied, 10% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 79% occupied, 30% by COVID patients
Feb 8: 177,867 cases, 2,439,850 tests, 7-day aver: 4.52%, 3,396 died (1.91% of cases [Feb 7]), 112,051 rec, 396 hosp
Hospital beds (last week): 56% occupied, 10% by COVID patients; ICU beds: 79% occupied, 30% by COVID patients
Record high one-day totals: Nov 19: 3,665 cases, Dec 9: 67 deaths, Dec 25: 35,627 tests
Vaccine (statewide) https://cvvaccine.nmhealth.org/public-dashboard.html
Feb 15: 437,903 doses administered, 136,990 fully vaccinated (6.5233% of state population), 622,673 registrants
Current: Healthcare workers, long-term care residents, workers in congregate settings; 75 and older, 16 and older with underlying conditions
Feb 10: 365,297 doses administered, 101,080 fully vaccinated (4.814% of state population), 607,061 registrants
Feb 8: 342,088 doses administered, 89,208 fully vaccinated (4.23% of state population), 594,895 registrants
Feb 2: 291,742 doses administered, 67,106 fully vaccinated (3.2% of state population), 571,670 registrants
https://cvvaccine.nmhealth.org/my-registration.html https://cv.nmhealth.org/covid-vaccine/
Red to Green (all 33 New Mexico counties):
Jan 26-Feb 9: red 14, yellow 15, green 4 (Catron, Harding, Sierra, Union)
Jan 12-25: red 25, yellow 7 (Colfax, Grant, Los Alamos, San Miguel, Sierra, Socorro, Union), green 1 (Harding)
Dec 29-Jan 13: red 31, yellow 1 (Union), green 1 (Harding) Dec 15-28: red 32, yellow 1 (Catron), green 0
Doña Ana County (218,836) www.donaanacounty.org/news/covid19 www.las-cruces.org/AlertCenter.aspx
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
Feb 10: 21,760 cases, 236,673 tests, 370 died (1.7% of cases [Feb 10]), 14,977 rec; 7-day aver: 31/100,000 (5.97%)
Vaccine: 24,247 partially or fully vaccinated, 11.2 doses/100 residents
Feb 8: 21,592 cases, 234,234 tests, 365 died (1.68% of cases [Feb 7]), 14,977 rec; 7-day aver: 30.6/100,000 (5.38%)
Vaccine: 21,245 partially or fully vaccinated
Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients (regional, mostly Doña Ana County):
Feb 1: 69, Jan 25: 78, Jan 19: 73, Jan 11: 93, Jan 5: 84, Dec 25: 91 (of 566 beds available)
ICU beds in use by COVID patients (COVID-19 patients/total ICU patients/beds available):
Feb 1: 23/55/121, Jan 25: 23/61/122, Jan 19: 24/60/134, Jan 11: 41/68/126, Jan 5: 31/57/120
Ventilators in use (COVID-19 patients/total ventilators in use/total available):
Feb 1: 13/43/94, Jan 25: 4/33/61, Jan 19: 14/36/58, Jan 11: 23/46/48, Jan 5: 25/43/51
Red to Green (Doña Ana County):
Jan 26-Feb 9: 20.9/100, 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)
N.M. Dept. of Health Red to Green tiered risk system began Dec. 2, 2020. RED Greater than 8 cases/100,000 AND test positivity rate above 5%; YELLOW Either greater than 8 cases/100,000 OR test positivity rate above 5%; GREEN Less than or equal to 8 cases/100,000 AND test positivity rate below or equal to 5%. It enables “local communities to shed burdensome restrictions as soon as public health data show the virus is retreating within their borders,” said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. https://cv.nmhealth.org/public-health-orders-and-executive-orders/red-to-green
Texas (29.4 million) https://dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/AdditionalData.aspx
Feb 15: 2,225,399 cases, 21,999,298 tests (Feb 13), 40,593 died, 2,260,840 rec, 7,824 hosp
Vaccine: 4,090,423 doses given, 1,159,276 (4.04%) fully vaccinated
Feb 10: 2,187,850 cases, 21,452,370 tests (Feb 9), 39,386 died, 2,168,762 rec, 9,165 hosp
Vaccine: 3,291,990 doses given, 842,870 (2.94%) fully vaccinated
Feb 8: 2,166,919 cases, 21,183,213 tests (Feb 7), 38,700 died, 2,104,894 rec, 9,401 hosp
Vaccine: 3,202,062 doses given, 778,784 (2.71%) fully vaccinated
Feb 3: 2,120,299 cases (Feb 2 total tests: 20,497,505), 37,288 died, 2,015,866 rec, 10,827 hosp
Vaccine: 2,525,104 doses given, 526,576 (1.83%) fully vaccinated
El Paso County (844,000) www.epstrong.org/results.php www.epcovidvaccine.com
Feb 16: 119,997 cases, 962,732 tests (12.19% pos, 7-day: 9.61%), 1,885 died, 109,766 rec, 401 hosp
Feb 11: 117,743 cases, 962,732 tests (12.23% pos, 7-day: 7.31%), 1,786 died, 107,231 rec, 392 hosp
Feb 9: 117,370 cases, 949,047 tests (12.37% pos, 7-day: 9.95%), 1,781 died, 80,705 rec, 397 hosp
Feb 4: 114,819 cases, 930,470 tests (12.39% pos, 7-day: 7.84%), 1,717 died, 76,937 rec, 435 hosp
Republic of Mexico (129 million)
Feb 16: 1,995,892 cases, 15,768 per million; 174,657 died; 3,098 new cases (one day)
Vaccine: 749,682 doses given, 23,369 one day
Feb 11: 1,957,889 cases, 15,468 per million; 169,760 died; 11,138 new cases (one day)
Vaccine: 724,707 doses given, 6,527 one day
Feb 9: 1,936,013 cases, 15,295 per million; 166,731 died; 3,868 new cases (one day)
Vaccine: 686,601 doses given, 9,062 one day
Feb 4: 1,886,245 cases, 14,902 per million; 161,240 died; 12,153 new cases (one day)
Vaccine: 686,601 doses given, 9,062 one day
Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua (3.742 million)
Feb 14: 52,362 cases, 4,869 died, 41,715 recovered
Feb 10: 51,956 cases, 4,818 died, 40,633 recovered
Feb 6: 51,338 cases, 4,750 died, 39,777 recovered
Feb 3: 50,629 cases, 4,691 died, 38,030 recovered
Ciudad Juarez (1.54 million)
Feb 14: 28,477 cases, 2,568 died
Feb 10: 28,369 cases, 2,554 died (9.01% of cases)
Feb 8: 28,265 cases, 2,541 died (8.99% of cases)
Feb 3: 27,958 cases, 2,530 died
United States (331 million)
Feb 16: 27,738,668 cases, 84,170 per million; 486,148 died
Vaccine: 52,884,356 doses given, 2,242,472 one day
Feb 11: 27,328,455 cases, 82,925 per million; 471,346 died (1.72% of cases [Feb 10])
Vaccine: 44,769,970 doses given, 1,563,780 one day
Feb 9: 27,137,074 cases, 82,344 per million; 464,921 died (1.72% of cases [Feb 8])
Vaccine: 42,417,617 doses given, 1,206,680 one day
Feb 4: 26,591,118 cases, 80,688 per million; 450,625 died
Vaccine: 33,878,254 doses given, 1,097,394 one day
Worldwide (7.795 billion) https://news.google.com/covid19/map
Feb 16: 109,246,204 cases, 14,049/million; 2,410,455 died)
Vaccine: 177,940,478 doses given, 2,150,821 one day
Feb 11: 107,291,738 cases, 13,798/million; 2,351,972 died (2.18% of cases [Feb 8]), 304,166 new cases (one day)
Vaccine: 134,653,288 doses given, 2,574,208 one day
Feb 9: 106,490,260 cases, 13,695 per million; 2,325,830 died (2.18% of cases [Feb 8])
Vaccine: 134,653,288 doses given, 2,574,208 one day
Feb 4: 104,477,541 cases, 13,436 per million; 2,270,860 died
Vaccine: 107,340,447 doses given, 2,517,357 one day