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Category: Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases
Published: 25 March 2023 25 March 2023

THE OVERALL SUMMARY - March 25, 2023

Overall COVID in the USA and Grant County in NM improved.
Silver City NM cases rose but peaks and troughs are getting lower. However, NM cases continued a slow rose.
US week on week Covid cases fell 11.0%, and positivity also fell
US COVID week on week 7 day average hospital beds in use fell, admissions fell [page 8, 25]
US FLU cases and admissions fell. HMPV positivity fell yet still high (but no case counts from CDC). RSV cases fell.
NM week on week cases rose 2.3% this week, hospital bed usage fell, but positivity rose [page 13, 14, 24]
Grant County Week on Week cases fell 8.4% [page 5, 16, 22]

OUR LOCAL GEOGRAPHIC AREA - GRANT COUNTY COVID DATA:

Grant County Week on Week cases fell 8.4% [page 5, 16, 22]
Covid Silver City week on week cases rose 18.7% but peaks and troughs are lowering which is good
Bayard cases rose a bit, and Hurley oscillated. Both have very low case numbers [page 17, 18]
COVID-like GRMC ED visit % were LOWER AT 5.20% down from 5.6% (NMDOH) 03/14/23 [page 20]
COVID-like GRMC ADMISSIONS were LOWER AT 1.8 down from 3.7 (NMDOH) 03/12/23 [page 20]

OUR STATE - NEW MEXICO COVID DATA:

NM week on week cases rose 2.3% this week, hospital bed usage fell, but positivity rose [page 13, 14, 24]
Covid weekly deaths 03/24/23: Grant County 2, Luna 0, Dona Ana -1, Sierra 0, Catron 0, Hidalgo 0 [page 15]
Covid weekly cases 03/24/23: Grant County 23, Luna 7, Dona Ana 71, Sierra 4, Catron 0, Hidalgo 4 [page 15]
NM ages 50-74 are more likely to have breakthrough cases than the over 75 age group 03/13/23 [page 30]

NEIGHBORING STATES - COVID DATA:

AZ beds leveling, CO beds rose, TX beds fell [page 24]
AZ cases fell, positivity fell. 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: [page 7]
* USA Covid this week: cases:133,521 (-11%), admissions:17,115 (-8%) 03/22/23
* USA Covid last week: cases:149,955, admissions:18,515
INFLUENZA, RSV, HMPV: (CDC not showing case numbers for HMPV) [page 38, 39, 40, 41]
* USA FLU weekly cases for 03/18/23 fell 38% case count was: 581 (but data is sometimes revised) [page 39]
* USA RSV weekly cases for 03/18/23 fell 54% case count was: 290 (data often revised) [page 40]
* USA HMPV weekly positivity 29.3% for 03/18/23 fell 4.7% CDC HAD NO CASE COUNT DATA [page 41]
CASE AND ADMISSION CHANGES: [page 7]:
* USA weekly new cases: Covid: FELL Flu: FELL
* USA weekly hospital admissions: Covid: FELL Flu: FELL
* USA weekly hospital beds in use: Covid: FELL

NOTES AND NEWS:

NOTE: VACCINATION DATA as well as VARIANT DATA can be seen [page 27]
* US covid sub-variant XBB.1.5 is growing in AZ, CO, NM, TX, and the USA [page 27]
* US covid sub-variant XB.1.5.1 and XB.1.9.1 has been showing up in TX [page 27]
03/23/23: Potentially deadly fungus Candida Auris spreading in the US [The Hill]
03/20/23: How much of a threat is COVID now?
03/20/23: Isn't COVID-19 or the Flu? Here's What It Might Be (HMPV?)
03/18/23: Long-covid symptoms are less common now than earlier in the pandemic [Washington Poat]
03/13/23: Blood clots occurring post covid
03/13/23: Comparing myocarditis from vaccines versus from covid itself
03/13/23: The winter COVID wave that wasn't: Why the US didn't see a surge
02/27/23: A condition called POTS rose after covid, but patients can't find care