COVID-19 Statistics through February 26 / Active cases at 39,218 / 226 Hospitalizations (lowest since 10/22) / 659 New Cases

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

Total COVID-19 cases-Total COVID-19 cases-184,736 / New cases 659 / Deaths 3,685 / Recoveries 139,593 / Active COVID-19 cases 39,218 / Current hospitalizations 226 / 0.58% of active cases are currently hospitalized / Tested 2,669,565 /6.9% Positivity rate / Case Fatality Rate 1.99% / 7 Day Rolling Avg. of new cases 338 (Goal is 168 or lower)

Bernalillo (209), Dona Ana (58), Sandoval (26), Eddy (25), Santa Fe (16), Otero (15) , McKinley (14), Lea (13), Colfax (10), San Juan (10), and Valencia (10) counties a had more than ten cases.

Socorro and bordering counties: Socorro County 1,216/50 deaths (216 active cases), Catron 83/5 (19 active cases), Cibola 2,731/104 (348 active cases), Lincoln 1,520/16 (449 active cases), Sierra 697/44 (103 active cases), Torrance 635/12 (121 active cases), Valencia 6134/95 (1,102 active cases.) There have been 569 cases in zip code 87801 (City of Socorro.) The number of active cases is unknown.

Those over 70 years old make up 8.10% 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 14.84%.

Those under the age of 50 make up 9.20% 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 2.17% 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 (176) among U.S. states and territories. The U.S. 10th in the world in deaths per 1 million.