THE OVERALL SUMMARY - February 25, 2023
US new cases rose 3%, as had been suggested by recent short term trends rising for 5 weeks [page 5]
Grant County Week on Week cases rose again [page 5, 16, 22]
NM week on week cases rose and positivity rose, but hospital bed usage fell [page 13, 14, 24]
US week on week Covid cases rose.
US COVID week on week average hospital beds in use rose but then trended back down as admissions fell [page 8, 25]
US FLU cases and admissions fell. RSV cases fell.
US covid sub-variant XBB.1.5 is growing in AZ, CO, NM, TX, and the USA [page 27]
THE DETAILS OF COVID, FLU, AND RSV ARE:
COVID: USA as a whole [page 7]
* USA Covid: this week: WEEKLY: cases = 267,907 admissions = 23,681 deaths = 2,383
* USA Covid: last week: WEEKLY: cases = 259,947 admissions = 24,997 deaths = 2,900
INFLUENZA: USA as a whole
* USA FLU weekly case count for 02/18/23 was: 916 which fell [page 39]
RSV: USA as a whole
* USA RSV weekly case count for 02/18/23 was: 635 which fell [page 40]
THE WEEKLY CASE AND ADMISSION CHANGES IN THE USA ARE: [page 7]
* USA weekly new case change: Covid: ROSE Flu: FELL
* USA weekly hospital admissions: Covid: FELL Flu: FELL
* USA hospital beds in use this week: Covid: ROSE
ADDITIONAL USA NOTES:
VACCINATION DATA as well as VARIANT DATA can be seen [page 27]
US COVID week on week average hospital beds in use rose but then trended back down as admissions fell [page 8, 25]
OUR LOCAL GEOGRAPHIC AREA - GRANT COUNTY COVID DATA: GRMC DATA IS SOMEWHAT SPORADIC
GRMC bi-weekly covid ED visit percentages as of 02/14/23 (nmdoh most recent data) UNCHANGED [page 20]
GRMC bi-weekly admissions as of: 02/12/23 (nmdoh most recent data) SAME, was 0 in last 7 days [page 20]
Grant County Week on Week cases rose again [page 5, 16, 22]
Covid Silver City week on week cases rose, Bayard cases rose, and Hurley cases leveling [page 17, 18]
Covid deaths: Grant County 0, Luna 0, Dona Ana 1, Sierra 0, Catron 0, Hidalgo 0 as of: 02/24/23 [page 15]
OUR STATE - NEW MEXICO COVID DATA:
NM week on week cases rose this week, hospital bed usage fell, and positivity rose [page 13, 14, 24]
NEIGHBORING STATES - COVID DATA:
AZ beds rose CO beds rose. TX beds fell [page 24]
AZ case trends down, positivity rose. CO cases fell, positivity rose. TX cases and positivity fell. [page 9, 10, 11, 12]
NOTES AND NEWS IN 2023:
NOTE: AZ case data most recent week is always tentative, use caution.
NOTE: CDC has not shown positivity numbers for the fourth week in a row.
02/21/23: COVID-19 admissions up in 21 states. Cases are now increasing in twenty-four states
02/17/23: Spring may bring a COVID-19 uptick, data suggests
02/13/23: The 20% Medicare cut coming for hospitals, less testing? fuel a covid surge?
01/27/23: FDA pulled its authorization of Evusheld, however Paxlovid, Remdesivir or Molnupiravir still effective
01/25/23: Updated COVID vaccines prevented illness from latest variants -CDC