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COVID-19 Statistics (Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 updates)
New Mexico 22,816 cases, 644,823 tests (3.538% pos), 695 died, 9,744 recovered, 119 hospitalized. Aug 11: 22,643 cases, 640,337 tests (3.536%), 693 died, 9,612 recovered, 134 hospitalized.
Doña Ana County 2,554 cases, 59,183 tests (4.32% pos), 31 died, 1,129 recovered. Aug 11: 2,517 cases, 58,897 tests (4.276%), 31 died, 1,105 recovered.
Regional hospitalizations Aug 11: 24 COVID admissions; 49 of 112 ICU beds, 11 of 82 ventilators in use. Aug 10: 26 admissions, 56 (112) ICU beds, 11 (82) ventilators. Aug 4: 24 admissions; 58 (112) ICU beds, 16 (82) ventilators. ICU bed/ventilator figures include all patients, not just COVID. Hospitals are in Doña Ana, Luna, Catron, Grant, Sierra, Socorro, Lincoln, Hidalgo and Otero counties.
Texas 506,820 cases, 4,549,474 tests (11.14% pos), 9,034 died, 367,354 recovered, 7,028 hospitalized. Aug 11: 500,620 cases, 4,421,806 tests (11.3216%), 8,710 died, 358,312 recovered, 7,216 hospitalized.
El Paso County 17,210 cases, 111,098 tests (15.55% pos), 310 died, 12,551 recovered, 185 hospitalized. Aug 11: 16,936 cases, 105,922 tests (15.989%), 307 died, 12,388 recovered, 208 hospitalized.
Mexico 492,522 cases, 53,929 died, 332,800 recovered. Aug 11: 485,836 cases, 53,003 died, 393,160 recovered.
Estado de Chihuahua 9,405 cases, 1,016 died, 3,923 recovered. Aug 11: 9,313 cases, 990 died, 3,791 recovered.
Ciudad Juarez 5,035 cases, 706 died. Aug 11: 5,010 cases, 699 died.
United States 5,171,191 cases, 164,952 died, 2,632,224 recovered. Aug 11: 5,107,631 cases, 163,215 died, 2,538,700 recovered.
Canada 120,638 cases, 9,004 died, 107,043 recovered. Aug 11: 120,290 cases, 8,988 died, 106,559 recovered.
Worldwide 20,423,897 cases (2,627/M), 744,648 died, 12,631,548 recovered. Aug 11: 20,124,437 cases (2,588/M), 737,285 died, 12,380,410 recovered.
Population Worldwide 7.8B; United States 329.5M, New Mexico 2.1M, Doña Ana County 218T; Texas 29.9M, El Paso County 841T; Mexico 129M, Estado de Chihuahua 3M, Ciudad Juarez 1.5M; Canada 37.74M.
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.
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. Note: 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
