San Juan County reported 27 additional COVID-19 cases this week

FARMINGTON — New Mexico reported 892 new instances of coronavirus within the week ending Sunday, down 9.9% from the earlier week. The earlier week had 990 new instances of the virus that causes COVID-19.

New Mexico ranked twenty fifth among the many states the place coronavirus was spreading the quickest on a per-person foundation, a USA TODAY Community evaluation of Johns Hopkins College information exhibits.

San Juan County reported 27 instances and nil deaths within the newest week, a 42.6% decline. Per week earlier, it had reported 47 instances and three deaths. All through the pandemic it has reported 40,744 instances and 744 deaths.

Throughout New Mexico, instances fell in 17 counties, with the perfect declines in Doña Ana County, with 52 instances from 189 every week earlier; in San Juan County, with 27 instances from 47; and in Hidalgo County, with 0 instances from 10.

In New Mexico, 50 individuals have been reported lifeless of COVID-19 within the week ending Sunday. Within the week earlier than that, 81 individuals have been reported lifeless.

A complete of 519,833 individuals in New Mexico have examined optimistic for the coronavirus for the reason that pandemic started, and seven,410 individuals have died from the illness, Johns Hopkins College information exhibits. In the USA 80,632,301 individuals have examined optimistic and 988,618 individuals have died.

Within the newest week coronavirus instances in the USA decreased 10% from the week earlier than, with 225,931 instances reported. With 0.63% of the nation’s inhabitants, New Mexico had 0.39% of the nation’s instances within the final week. Throughout the nation, 31 states had extra instances within the newest week than they did within the week earlier than.

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New Mexico ranked eighth amongst states in share of individuals receiving a minimum of one shot, with 87.3% of its residents a minimum of partially vaccinated. The nationwide fee is 77.3%, a USA TODAY evaluation of CDC information exhibits. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, that are probably the most utilized in the USA, require two doses administered just a few weeks aside.

Within the week ending Sunday, New Mexico reported administering one other 28,781 vaccine doses, together with 4,480 first doses. Within the earlier week, the state administered 27,433 vaccine doses, together with 4,102 first doses. In all, New Mexico reported it has administered 3,890,994 whole doses.

Inside New Mexico, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person foundation have been in Curry County with 110 instances per 100,000 per week; Cibola County with 101; and McKinley County with 80. The Facilities for Illness Management says excessive ranges of group transmission start at 100 instances per 100,000 per week.

Including probably the most new instances total have been Bernalillo County, with 306 instances; Santa Fe County, with 86 instances; and Sandoval County, with 79. Weekly case counts rose in 9 counties from the earlier week. The worst will increase from the prior week’s tempo have been in Curry, Sandoval and Bernalillo counties.

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New Mexico’s COVID-19 hospital admissions rising

USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital information as of Sunday, April 17.

Possible COVID sufferers admitted within the state:

• Final week: 287
• The week earlier than that: 268
• 4 weeks in the past: 333

Possible COVID sufferers admitted within the nation:

• Final week: 38,545
• The week earlier than that: 37,371
• 4 weeks in the past: 41,914

Hospitals in 22 states reported extra COVID-19 sufferers than every week earlier, whereas hospitals in 15 states had extra COVID-19 sufferers in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 32 states admitted extra COVID-19 sufferers within the newest week than every week prior, the USA TODAY evaluation of U.S. Well being and Human Providers information exhibits.

The USA TODAY Community is publishing localized variations of this story on its information websites throughout the nation, generated with information from Johns Hopkins College and the Facilities for Illness Management. When you’ve got questions concerning the information or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.