The COVID, FLU, RSV Report March 11, 2023

Category: Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases
Published: 11 March 2023 11 March 2023

THE OVERALL SUMMARY - March 11, 2023

Overall COVID in the USA improved. Grant County and Silver City cases rose; as did NM also.
US week on week Covid cases fell 25%, and positivity (now resumed) also fell
US COVID week on week 7 day average hospital beds in use fell 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]
NM week on week cases rose 2.4% this week, hospital bed usage rose, and positivity rose [page 13, 14, 24]
Grant County Week on Week cases rose 27.9% [page 5, 16, 22]

OUR LOCAL GEOGRAPHIC AREA - GRANT COUNTY COVID DATA: GRMC DATA IS SPORADIC:

Grant County Week on Week cases rose 27.9% [page 5, 16, 22]
Covid Silver City week on week cases rose 12.6%, Bayard cases fell, and Hurley fell also [page 17, 18]
GRMC bi-weekly covid ED visit percentages as of 02/28/23 (nmdoh most recent data) ROSE [page 20]
GRMC bi-weekly admissions as of: 02/26/23 (nmdoh most recent data) ROSE, was 6 in last 7 days [page 20]

OUR STATE - NEW MEXICO COVID DATA:

NM week on week cases rose 2.4% this week, hospital bed usage rose, and positivity rose [page 13, 14, 24]
NM ages 75 and over are more likely to have breakthrough cases than the 65-74 age group [page 30]
Covid weekly deaths 03/10/23: Grant County 0, Luna 1, Dona Ana 3, Sierra 0, Catron 0, Hidalgo 0 [page 15]
Covid weekly cases 03/10/23: Grant County 31, Luna 5, Dona Ana 107, Sierra 3, Catron 0, Hidalgo 1 [page 15]
NEIGHBORING STATES - COVID DATA:

AZ beds rose, CO beds leveled, TX beds fell [page 24]
AZ cases fell, positivity rose. CO cases fell, positivity fell. TX cases fell, positivity fell. [page 9, 10, 11, 12]

THE NATIONAL DETAILS OF COVID, FLU, AND RSV ARE:

COVID: USA as a whole [page 7]

* USA Covid this week: cases = 170,576 (-24.9%) admissions = 19,985 (-10.9%)
* USA Covid last week: cases = 226,995 admissions = 22,421

INFLUENZA AND RSV: USA as a whole

* USA FLU weekly cases for 03/04/23 fell 34% case count was: 870 [page 39]
* USA RSV weekly cases for 03/04/23 fell 57% case count was: 402 [page 40]

THE NATIONAL WEEKLY CASE AND ADMISSION CHANGES IN THE USA ARE: [page 7]:

* USA weekly new case change: Covid: FELL Flu: FELL
* USA weekly hospital admissions: Covid: FELL Flu: FELL
* USA hospital beds in use this week: Covid: FELL

NOTES AND NEWS:

NOTE: US COVID positivity is back to reporting for states as well as the USA as a whole
NOTE: VACCINATION DATA as well as VARIANT DATA can be seen [page 27]

03/10/23: Little news about the pandemic, mostly about covid sources
02/27/23: A condition called POTS rose after covid, but patients can't find care
02/26/23: COVID-19 admissions up in 21 states. Western states are seeing some of the largest increases.
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?


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