THE OVERALL USA SUMMARY - December 3, 2022:
COVID, Flu, and RSV new cases are high; this season is concerning based on many health experts, caution has been advised. Two holidays, Thanksgiving and Veterans Day, in a row means cases and other data may have been under-reported based on past experience.
Covid cases rose in USA, NM, TX, but not in CO and AZ. Covid weekly cases rose to 363,933 this week up from 238,923 covid cases a week; this is still a very active virus. BQ--BF variant growth was slowing. Read on for more details.
Weekly US covid cases and beds and positivity all rose [page 5, 7, 8, 25]
Weekly Influenza cases were 33,997 up 10,000 from the prior week. Use caution. [page 38, 39]
Weekly RSV cases rose in AZ, CO, NM; but TX data undetermined. The US graph shows this year's surge much higher than last year's surge [page 40, 41]
OUR LOCAL GEOGRAPHIC AREA - Grant County Covid data:
Grant County Week on Week cases rose, [page 5, 16, 22]
Silver City and Hurley covid week on week cases rose, Bayard week on week cases leveled [page 17, 18].
Grant County covid hospital admissions fell to 1 in the last 7 days [page 19], but covid-like ED visits rose [page 23].
Covid deaths this week in Grant County 0, Luna 0, Sierra 0, Dona Ana 0 [page 15]
OUR STATE - New Mexico Covid data:
NM week on week cases this week rose, as did hospital bed usage; positivity leveled [page 13, 14, 24]
NEIGHBORING STATES - Covid data:
AZ cases leveled, beds and positivity rose. CO cases fell, beds and positivity rose. TX cases, beds, and positivity rose, [page 9, 10, 11].
HOSPITALS - Covid data:
* US COVID daily hospital admissions (7 day average) rose, beds in use rose, discharges fell [CDC] [page 25]
* COVID inpatient beds in use rose in AZ, CO, NM, and TX [HHS] [page 24]
* Grant County ED COVID like visits rose per HHS (their data lags) [page 20] and per NM DOH [page 23]
* COVID admissions in Grant County were 1 in the last 7 days (per CDC) [page 19]
ACTIVE PATHOGENS - COVID, INFLUENZA, RSV, MONKEYPOX
COVID: US all states [page 7, 34]
* This week: weekly COVID cases = 363,933, admissions = 29,428, deaths = 2,116
* Last week: weekly COVID cases = 238,923, admissions = 24,640, deaths = 2,072
* sub variants BQ.1.1 BQ.1 BF7 64.30% of all variants. Doubled in 29 days, and slowing which is good [page 34]
INFLUENZA: [page 38, 39]
* US Flu this week: weekly: cases = 33997, admissions = 19593, deaths = 99
* US Flu last week: weekly: cases = 23219, admissions = 11269, deaths = 66
RSV: [page 40, 41]
* RSV: USA new cases this week: 11/26/22 (CURRENT) were: 7460 - see graph [page 40]
* RSV: AZ, CO, NM cases rose, TX data may be incomplete
MONKEYPOX: [page 42]
* US Mpox weekly cases: this week: 382 previous week: 115 Cumulative deaths: 19
NOTES AND NEWS:
12/02/22: 'Hospitals are filling up': The U.S. surgeon general warns a surge in viral illnesses is pushing medical facilities to the brink
12/02/22: FDA pulls Covid treatment because it's not effective against dominant variants [CNMC]
12/01/22: Arizona is the only state that has medium/high COVID-19 levels in all its counties [AZ Family]
11/22/22: This year's RSV hospitalization rate for seniors is 10 times higher than usual at this point in the season - CDC
11/15/22: Banner Health in Arizona begins visitor restrictions at hospitals [KTAR]
11/14/22: A surge in pediatric flu, RSV, COVID and other health issues has the University of New Mexico Hospital activating its Emergency Operations Center [KRQE]
11/11/22: Flu cases continue to rage across the US while vaccination rates lag [ABC news, MSN]
11/11/22: California hospitals erect overflow tents amid flu uptick [AP News]
11/04/22: Hospitalization rates for the flu are at their highest level since 2010, according to the CDC.
10/31/22: Cumulative flu hospitalization rate hits 13-year high