COVID-19 Statistics through February 24 / Active cases at 42,873 / 251 Hospitalizations / 448 New Cases

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

Total COVID-19 cases-Total COVID-19 cases-183,781 / New cases 448 / Deaths 3,658 / Recoveries 137,250 / Active COVID-19 cases 42,873 / Current hospitalizations 251 / 0.59% of active cases are currently hospitalized / Tested 2,642,422 / 7.0% Positivity rate / Case Fatality Rate 1.99% / 7 Day Rolling Avg. of new cases 356 (Goal is 168 or lower)

Bernalillo (105), Eddy (100), Dona Ana (70), Chaves (19), Otero (17) , Sandoval (14), Santa Fe (14), Sierra (13), San Juan (11), and Cibola (10) counties a had more than ten cases.

Socorro and bordering counties: Socorro County 1,215/50 deaths (244 active cases), Catron 83/5 (22 active cases), Cibola 2,728/104 (384 active cases), Lincoln 1,527/16 (465 active cases), Sierra 698/43 (131 active cases), Torrance 631/12 (137 active cases), Valencia 6112/93 (1,229 active cases.) There have been 568 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 14.77%.

Those under the age of 50 make up 9.24% 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 2.16% 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 0.047% have died. Those under the age of 30 account for 37% of positive cases in the state and 0.87% 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 (175) among U.S. states and territories. The U.S. 9th in the world in deaths per 1 million.