COVID-19 Statistics through February 17 / Active cases at 52,706 (lowest since 11/22) / 280 Hospitalizations / 281 New Cases

These are the latest COVID-19 statistics for New Mexico:

Total COVID-19 cases-Total COVID-19 cases-181,332 / New cases 281 / Deaths 3,562 / Recoveries 123,507 / Active COVID-19 cases 52,706 / Current hospitalizations 280 / 0.53% of active cases are currently hospitalized / Tested 2,567,877 / 7.1% Positivity rate / Case Fatality Rate 1.96% / 7 Day Rolling Avg. of new cases 369 (Goal is 168 or lower)

Bernalillo (120), Dona Ana (49), San Juan (22), Sandoval (21), and Santa Fe (10) counties all had more than ten cases.

Socorro and bordering counties: Socorro County 1,199/50 deaths (292 active cases), Catron 82/5 (23 active cases), Cibola 2,696/103 (492 active cases), Lincoln 1,497/15 (514 active cases), Sierra 679/43 (149 active cases), Torrance 626/12 (197 active cases), Valencia 6036/89 (1,561 active cases.) There have been 553 cases in zip code 87801 (City of Socorro.) The number of active cases is unknown.

Those over 70 years old make up 8.11% of all positive cases in NM while accounting for 60% of all deaths in the state. The case fatality rate for those over 70 is 14.60%.

Those under the age of 50 make up 9.57% of the deaths from COVID-19 while making up 69% of all cases. Of those that are under 50 years old only 0.27% have died. Those under 50 with no UMCs make up 2.22% of all deaths in New Mexico.

Three people under the age of 20 that have tested positive for COVID-19 have died. Of positive tests for those under 30 only 0.048% have died. Those under the age of 30 account for 37% of positive cases in the state and 0.90% of all deaths from COVID-19 in New Mexico. Those under 30 with no UMCs present account for 0.14% of all deaths in the state.

New Mexico has the 16th highest deaths per 100,000 (170) among U.S. states and territories. The U.S. 10th in the world in deaths per 1 million.