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NEW MEXICO COVID-19 MORTALITY UPDATE February 8, 2021
All data reported here exclude cases who live out-of-state.
Total Deaths Deaths in the Last 14 Days 3,412 109
SECTION 1: DEATH COUNTS
Daily Number of Deaths and 7-day Moving Average
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64/
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27 5/4
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16/
86/
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226/
29 7/6
7/13
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38/
108/
178/
248/
31 9/7
9/14
9/21
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10/1
210
/19
10/2
611
/211
/911
/16
11/2
311
/30
12/7
12/1
412
/21
12/2
81/
41/
111/
181/
25 2/1
Daily
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Date of Death
Daily Deaths 7 per. Mov. Avg. (Daily Deaths)
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Number of Deaths Each Week
3 9 1934
53716561
4451303733
2124293746543535252316 8 1516172024
59
88
153
192184198
248
289
206
170167153
135
106
73
36
0
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3503/
23-3
/29
3/30
-4/5
4/6-
4/12
4/13
-4/1
94/
20-4
/26
4/27
-5/3
5/4-
5/10
5/11
-5/1
75/
18-5
/24
5/25
-5/3
16/
1-6/
76/
8-6/
146/
15-6
/21
6/22
-6/2
86/
29-7
/57/
6-7/
127/
13-7
/19
7/20
-7/2
67/
27-8
/28/
3-8/
98/
10-8
/16
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-8/2
38/
24-8
/30
8/31
-9/6
9/7-
9/13
9/14
-9/2
09/
21-9
/27
9/28
-10/
410
/5-1
0/11
10/1
2-10
/18
10/1
9-10
/25
10/2
6-11
/111
/2-1
1/8
11/9
-11/
1511
/16-
11/2
211
/23-
11/2
911
/30-
12/6
12/7
-12/
1312
/14-
12/2
012
/21-
12/2
712
/28-
1/3
1/4-
1/10
1/11
-1/1
71/
18-1
/24
1/25
-1/3
12/
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Num
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Date of Death
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Number of Deaths Each Week by Long- and Short-term Care Facility Residence
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350
3/23
-3/2
93/
30-4
/54/
6-4/
124/
13-4
/19
4/20
-4/2
64/
27-5
/35/
4-5/
105/
11-5
/17
5/18
-5/2
45/
25-5
/31
6/1-
6/7
6/8-
6/14
6/15
-6/2
16/
22-6
/28
6/29
-7/5
7/6-
7/12
7/13
-7/1
97/
20-7
/26
7/27
-8/2
8/3-
8/9
8/10
-8/1
68/
17-8
/23
8/24
-8/3
08/
31-9
/69/
7-9/
139/
14-9
/20
9/21
-9/2
79/
28-1
0/4
10/5
-10/
1110
/12-
10/1
810
/19-
10/2
510
/26-
11/1
11/2
-11/
811
/9-1
1/15
11/1
6-11
/22
11/2
3-11
/29
11/3
0-12
/612
/7-1
2/13
12/1
4-12
/20
12/2
1-12
/27
12/2
8-1/
31/
4-1/
101/
11-1
/17
1/18
-1/2
41/
25-1
/31
2/1-
2/7
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Num
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Date of Death
Not Long-term or Short-term Care Long-term or Short-term Care Facility (27% of deaths)
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Number of Deaths by Age Group Each Month
Age Group (years) Mar'20 Apr'20 May'20 Jun'20 Jul'20 Aug'20 Sep'20 Oct'20 Nov'20 Dec'20 Jan'21 Feb'21 Total
0-17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 18-44 1 14 15 9 14 16 9 13 40 50 33 1 215 45-64 0 23 64 42 44 29 15 43 158 216 125 12 771 65-74 1 24 49 26 40 19 14 37 206 229 135 11 791 75+ 4 85 130 50 77 63 28 89 376 481 239 12 1634
Total 6 146 258 127 175 127 66 182 781 976 532 36 3412
0
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400
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600
M A R ' 2 0 A P R ' 2 0 M A Y ' 2 0 J U N ' 2 0 J U L ' 2 0 A U G ' 2 0 S E P ' 2 0 O C T ' 2 0 N O V ' 2 0 D E C ' 2 0 J A N ' 2 1 F E B ' 2 1
NU
MBE
R O
F DE
ATHS
0-17 18-44 45-64 65-74 75+
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Number of Deaths by Gender Each Month
Gender Mar'20 Apr'20 May'20 Jun'20 Jul'20 Aug'20 Sep'20 Oct'20 Nov'20 Dec'20 Jan'21 Feb'21 Total Male 3 79 137 73 100 67 40 98 448 555 292 20 1912
Female 3 67 121 54 75 60 26 84 333 421 240 16 1500 Total 6 146 258 127 175 127 66 182 781 976 532 36 3412
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
M A R ' 2 0 A P R ' 2 0 M A Y ' 2 0 J U N ' 2 0 J U L ' 2 0 A U G ' 2 0 S E P ' 2 0 O C T ' 2 0 N O V ' 2 0 D E C ' 2 0 J A N ' 2 1 F E B ' 2 1
NU
MBE
R O
F DE
ATHS
Male Female
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Number of Deaths by Race/Ethnicity Each Month
Race/Ethnicity Mar'20 Apr'20 May'20 Jun'20 Jul'20 Aug'20 Sep'20 Oct'20 Nov'20 Dec'20 Jan'21 Feb'21 Total American Indian/ Alaska Native
0 74 162 82 69 41 17 29 143 221 138 12 988
Asian/Pacific Islander
1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 5 7 7 0 26
Black/African American
0 2 1 0 4 2 1 5 9 14 7 2 47
Hispanic or Latino
2 22 40 22 62 48 31 93 376 405 220 8 1329
White 3 48 55 22 40 36 15 51 242 325 151 11 999 Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4 9 3 23 Total 6 146 258 127 175 127 66 182 781 976 532 36 3412
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400
450
M A R ' 2 0 A P R ' 2 0 M A Y ' 2 0 J U N ' 2 0 J U L ' 2 0 A U G ' 2 0 S E P ' 2 0 O C T ' 2 0 N O V ' 2 0 D E C ' 2 0 J A N ' 2 1 F E B ' 2 1
NU
MBE
R O
F DE
ATHS
American Indian/ Alaska Native Asian/Pacific Islander Black/African American
Hispanic or Latino White
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Percentage of Deaths by Race/Ethnicity and Age Group
12%
0%4% 6% 2%
32%
15%
26% 24%
11%
24%
35%
32%25%
19%
31%
50%
38%45%
68%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
AIAN(n=988)
Asian/PI(n=26)
Black/AfAm(n=47)
Hispanic(n=1329)
White(n=999)
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f Dea
ths
Race/Ethnicity
75+
65-74
45-64
18-44
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Number of deaths by New Mexico County of residence each month
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50
100
150
200
250
300
M A R ' 2 0 A P R ' 2 0 M A Y ' 2 0 J U N ' 2 0 J U L ' 2 0 A U G ' 2 0 S E P ' 2 0 O C T ' 2 0 N O V ' 2 0 D E C ' 2 0 J A N ' 2 1 F E B ' 2 1
NU
MBE
R O
F DE
ATHS
Bernalillo San Juan McKinley Dona Ana Santa Fe Sandoval Cibola Chaves Eddy
Valencia Lea Colfax Curry Rio Arriba Grant Luna Roosevelt Otero
Sierra Lincoln Socorro Torrance Guadalupe San Miguel Taos Mora Los Alamos
Hidalgo Catron Quay Union De Baca Harding
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Number of deaths by New Mexico County of residence each month – continued
County of Residence Mar'20 Apr'20 May'20 Jun'20 Jul'20 Aug'20 Sep'20 Oct'20 Nov'20 Dec'20 Jan'21 Feb'21 Total
Bernalillo 4 35 43 12 40 36 15 46 186 246 127 5 795 San Juan 0 57 75 38 16 8 3 4 42 74 75 8 400 McKinley 0 27 106 48 51 21 9 4 33 73 48 4 424 Dona Ana 0 1 3 7 21 20 8 38 134 90 39 4 365 Santa Fe 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 11 30 41 35 0 124 Sandoval 1 14 12 3 10 3 0 8 42 59 30 2 184 Cibola 0 3 4 9 3 3 0 2 28 27 23 0 102 Chaves 0 1 2 0 3 0 6 7 34 57 21 1 132 Eddy 1 0 0 0 4 1 8 14 30 26 18 1 103 Valencia 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 28 39 14 0 88 Lea 0 0 0 0 7 11 8 8 35 43 13 4 129 Colfax 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 19 12 0 39 Curry 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 7 14 23 10 0 61 Rio Arriba 0 0 1 0 4 9 1 0 12 21 9 0 57 Grant 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 14 9 1 31 Luna 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 5 25 14 8 2 61 Roosevelt 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 7 11 15 8 0 45 Otero 0 0 4 3 4 2 0 2 15 15 5 0 50 Sierra 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 9 28 4 0 44 Lincoln 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 4 1 4 0 15 Socorro 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 8 16 15 3 0 48 Torrance 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 1 12 Guadalupe 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 3 0 9 San Miguel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 1 9 Taos 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 27 11 2 2 47 Mora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 6 Los Alamos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 Hidalgo 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 9 Catron 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 Quay 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 8 Union 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 8 De Baca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 6 146 258 127 175 127 66 182 781 976 532 36 3412
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Number of Deaths by Underlying Conditions Each Month
Underlying Conditions Mar'20 Apr'20 May'20 Jun'20 Jul'20 Aug'20 Sep'20 Oct'20 Nov'20 Dec'20 Jan'21 Feb'21 Total
Hypertension 0 16 31 37 99 58 32 93 382 417 231 21 1417
Diabetes 2 36 80 54 82 48 26 66 310 347 187 14 1252 Cardiovascular Disease 1 55 98 45 72 39 23 69 271 275 145 9 1102
Chronic Lung Disease 2 33 58 18 45 24 16 32 156 170 72 7 633
Chronic Kidney Disease 1 14 32 17 33 20 13 39 171 210 82 5 637
Obesity 0 8 19 16 29 21 7 19 125 120 69 5 438 Chronic Liver Disease 0 5 8 15 13 13 11 20 46 53 25 6 215
Immuno-compromised 0 6 17 6 8 5 3 8 22 39 10 2 126
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M A R ' 2 0 A P R ' 2 0 M A Y ' 2 0 J U N ' 2 0 J U L ' 2 0 A U G ' 2 0 S E P ' 2 0 O C T ' 2 0 N O V ' 2 0 D E C ' 2 0 J A N ' 2 1 F E B ' 2 1
NU
MBE
R O
F DE
ATHS
Cardiovascular Disease Diabetes Hypertension Chronic Lung Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease Obesity Chronic Liver Disease Immuno-compromised
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Percentage and Number of Deaths Each Month by Number of Underlying Conditions Reported
Number of Underlying Conditions
Mar'20 Apr'20 May'20 Jun'20 Jul'20 Aug'20 Sep'20 Oct'20 Nov'20 Dec'20 Jan'21 Feb'21 Total
None 3 57 72 31 28 28 9 28 167 272 161 6 862 One 2 34 79 32 36 29 17 52 178 217 123 9 808 Two 0 33 69 29 35 35 19 44 178 207 115 9 773 Three or more 1 22 38 35 76 35 21 58 258 280 133 12 969 Total 6 146 258 127 175 127 66 182 781 976 532 36 3412
50%39%
28% 24%16%
22%14% 15%
21%28% 30%
17%
33%
23%
31%25%
21%
23%26%
29%23%
22%23%
25%
0%
23% 27%
23%
20%
28%29% 24% 23%
21%22%
25%
17% 15% 15%28%
43%
28% 32% 32% 33% 29% 25%33%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
M A R ' 2 0 A P R ' 2 0 M A Y ' 2 0 J U N ' 2 0 J U L ' 2 0 A U G ' 2 0 S E P ' 2 0 O C T ' 2 0 N O V ' 2 0 D E C ' 2 0 J A N ' 2 1 F E B ' 2 1
NU
MBE
R O
F DE
ATHS
None One Two Three or more
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Percentage of Deaths by Underlying Condition and Age Group
3% 5% 3% 4% 5%18% 17%
9%
21%27%
15%20%
24%
42% 41%
26%
28%
30%
23%23%
28%
27%23%
27%
48%38%
59%53%
43%
13%19%
38%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Hypertension(n=1417)
Diabetes(n=1252)
CardiovascularDisease
(n=1102)
Chronic Lung Disease(n=633)
Chronic KidneyDisease(n=637)
Obesity(n=438)
Chronic LiverDisease(n=215)
Immunocompromised
(n=126)
Perc
enta
ge 75+
65-74
45-64
18-44
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Number and percent of deaths by Test Result and Cause of Death on the Death Certificate
Positive COVID-19 Test Result* COVID-19 Cause/Contributor of Death on Death Certificate Number of Deaths Percent
Yes Yes 3015 88.4% Yes No 80 2.3% Yes Pending 261 7.6% No Yes 56 1.6% Total 3412 100.0%
* Positive RT-PCR or Rapid Test
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Number and percent of deaths by underlying cause of death on the death certificate
Underlying Cause Number of Deaths* Percent COVID-19 2706 92.8% Cardiovascular Disease 56 1.9% Other 59 2.0% Alzheimer's or Dementia 35 1.2%
Cancer 18 0.6% Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 16 0.5% Chronic lower respiratory disease 10 0.3% Chronic Kidney Disease 4 0.1% Diabetes 9 0.3% Influenza & pneumonia 2 0.1% Total 2915 100.0% *Excludes 497 (15%) deaths which have not yet been coded by the National Center for Health Statistics.
COVID-1992.8%
Cardiovascular Disease1.9%
Other2.0%
Alzheimer's or Dementia1.2%
Cancer0.6%
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis0.5%
Chronic lower respiratory disease
0.3%
Chronic Kidney Disease0.1%
Diabetes0.3%
Influenza & pneumonia0.1%
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SECTION 2: MORTALITY RATES
Mortality Rate per 100,000 Population by Age Group
0.8
60.4
160.2
103.4
431.5
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500
0-17 18-44 45-64 65-74 75+
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Age-adjusted Mortality Rate per 100,000 Population by Gender
160.9
103.5
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140
160
180
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Age-adjusted Mortality rate per 100,000 Population by Race/Ethnicity
Age-adjusted Mortality rate among AI/AN by Month of 1st Positive Test
574.3
70.2112.3 137.7
66.5
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
AI/AN Asian/PI Black/AfAm Hispanic White
Deat
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3.2
84.2 86.3
38.530.7
12.9 9.0
35.6
118.9107.3
44.5
1.60
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Mar'20 Apr'20 May'20 Jun'20 Jul'20 Aug'20 Sep'20 Oct'20 Nov'20 Dec'20 Jan'21 Feb'21
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Age-adjusted Mortality Rate per 100,000 Population by New Mexico County
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Age-adjusted Mortality Rate per 100,000 Population by County (last 14 days)
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SECTION 3: CASE FATALITY RATES
Case Fatality Rate by Age Group
0.0% 0.3%1.7%
6.3%
18.0%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
20%
0-17 18-44 45-64 65-74 75+
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Age-adjusted* Case Fatality Case Fatality Rate by Month of 1st Positive Test
4.0%
6.1%
4.7%
3.6%3.1%
2.5% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4% 2.5%2.0%
0.9%
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
Mar'20 Apr'20 May'20 Jun'20 Jul'20 Aug'20 Sep'20 Oct'20 Nov'20 Dec'20 Jan'21 Feb'21
Perc
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*Age-adjusted case fatality rates are adjusted to the current distribution of U.S. COVID-19 cases. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographics
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Age-adjusted* Case Fatality Rate by Gender
3.4%
2.1%
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
3.0%
3.5%
4.0%
Male Female
Perc
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*Age-adjusted case fatality rates are adjusted to the current distribution of U.S. COVID-19 cases. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographics
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Age-adjusted* Case Fatality Rate by Race/Ethnicity
Age-adjusted* Case Fatality Rate Among AI/AN, by Month of 1st Positive Test
574.3
70.2112.3 137.7
66.5
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
AI/AN Asian/PI Black/AfAm Hispanic White
Deat
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00 p
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3.2
84.2 86.3
38.530.7
12.9 9.0
35.6
118.9107.3
44.5
1.60
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Mar'20 Apr'20 May'20 Jun'20 Jul'20 Aug'20 Sep'20 Oct'20 Nov'20 Dec'20 Jan'21 Feb'21
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Case Fatality Rate by Race/Ethnicity and Age Group
0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90+AI/AN 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 1.3% 2.0% 3.7% 8.3% 17.3% 27.1% 38.0%Hispanic 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.6% 1.6% 4.4% 12.0% 24.1% 35.1%White 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4% 1.3% 3.2% 9.4% 24.3% 32.8%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
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Age Group (Years)
AI/AN
Hispanic
White
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Age-adjusted* Case Fatality Rate by Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Age-adjusted* Case Fatality Rate Among AI/AN, by Month of 1st Positive Test and Gender
6.1%
3.5%
2.5%1.9%
3.7%3.1%
3.7%
2.4%
3.4%
2.0%
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
AI/AN Asian/PI Black/AfAm Hispanic White
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de
ath
11.3%
2.1%
10.2%
4.6%
8.1%
4.7% 5.1%5.7%
7.0%
4.0%
10.3%
4.2%
6.4%
4.1%
6.1%
2.6%
5.4%
3.3%
5.2%
2.8%
4.2%
2.4% 2.4%
0.0%0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F
Mar'20 Apr'20 May'20 Jun'20 Jul'20 Aug'20 Sep'20 Oct'20 Nov'20 Dec'20 Jan'21 Feb'21
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Age-adjusted* Case Fatality Rate by Gender, Underlying Conditions, and Hospitalization Status
4.2%2.4%
0.2% 0.1%0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Male Female Male Female
Pre-existing Conditions No Pre-existing Conditions
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Not Hospitalized
28.2%
21.1%
4.4% 2.8%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Male Female Male Female
Pre-existing Conditions No Pre-existing Conditions
Hospitalized
*Age-adjusted case fatality rates are adjusted to the current distribution of U.S. COVID-19 cases. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographics
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Data Sources
• COVID-19 data: New Mexico Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NM-EDSS), Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bureau, Epidemiology and Response Division, New Mexico Department of Health.
• Mortality data: Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Epidemiology and Response Division, New Mexico Department of Health. • Population Estimates: University of New Mexico, Geospatial and Population Studies (GPS) Program. • Age-adjustment: US 2000 Standard Population Weights for mortality rates. US COVID-19 cases for case fatality rates.
Data Notes
• The data reported in this weekly update may not match the daily numbers that are reported in the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) press releases and/or the NMDOH COVID-19 data dashboard. This may be due to variation in the date and time of data extraction from NM-EDSS, corrections after quality assurance review, and differences in the exclusion criteria.
• New Mexico Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NM-EDSS). Disease incidence data are derived from reports of notifiable infectious diseases. NMDOH relies on health care providers, laboratories, hospitals, clinics, institutions and individuals to report suspected and confirmed notifiable infectious diseases in accordance with New Mexico Administrative Code 7.4.3.13. Under-reporting can occur due to of lack of awareness about reporting requirements or lack of compliance with those requirements. Not all cases of infectious diseases can be detected for various reasons including lack of access to health care services, lack of laboratory testing or concerns about confidentiality. Specific and standardized national case definitions are used to classify disease reports by case status.
• New Mexico COVID-19 Related Deaths. Following the standardized surveillance case definition published by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, COVID-19 related deaths in NM include 1) deaths of confirmed cases, which have a documented positive RT-PCR test or rapid test for SARS-CoV-2; and 2) deaths based on vital records criteria in the absence of confirmatory laboratory evidence, which is a death certificate that lists COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. Death certificates may list multiple causes of death, with one single cause identified as the underlying cause of death defined as the condition that began the chain of events that ultimately led to the person’s death. Death certificates may also list significant conditions contributing to death, defined as a condition or circumstance that contributed to the cause of death but did not result in the underlying cause nor participated in the causal pathway to the final or immediate cause of death. NM only includes natural deaths, and excludes intentional and unintentional injury deaths among confirmed cases.
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• New Mexico Population Estimates. All population estimates apply to July 1 of 2019. Estimates include decimal fractions. The sum of population subgroup estimates may not exactly equal the overall state population estimate due to rounding error. Population estimates for previous years are occasionally revised as new information becomes available. When publishing trend data, always be sure that your rates for earlier years match current rates on NM-IBIS that have been calculated with the most up-to-date population estimates.
• Race/ethnicity. Race and ethnicity are reported as a single variable, race/ethnicity, according to the selection of the case. Any case who is Hispanic is in the Hispanic category and all other races are non-Hispanic.
• Mortality rate per 100,000 population. A basic measure of disease-specific hospitalization frequency is a rate, which takes into account the number of deaths and the population size. It is helpful in making public health decisions for a given population, relative to another population regardless of size.
• Age-adjusted mortality or case fatality rate per 100,000 population. The age-distribution of a population (the number of people in particular age categories) can change over time and can be different in different geographic areas. The use of age-adjusted rates permits a valid comparison among populations. It ensures that the differences in deaths from one population to another are not due to differences in the age distribution of the populations being compared.