Three additional COVID-19-related deaths push Doña Ana County total past 50

Las Cruces Sun-News

LAS CRUCES - Doña Ana County on Wednesday registered 17 more COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths related to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the disease.

Since the first death reported on April 23, the state Department of Health has recorded 51 COVID-19-related deaths in the county.

The vast majority of those deaths have been residents at least 60 years old who were hospitalized. Most had underlying medical conditions, according to the DOH. Chronic underlying conditions are tracked because they may increase the likelihood of dying from COVID-19 disease.

The youngest to die was a woman in her 40s, and the oldest was a woman who had hit the century mark. Sixteen of the residents who died were living in congregate housing facilities, such as nursing homes.

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The county's 17 cases Wednesday were the most of any county in the state. Still, the number of cases is dropping from its peak in mid-July. Here are the number of cases by the week ending these dates:

March 22: 10
March 29: 7
April 5: 13
April 12: 20
April 19: 20
April 26: 48
May 3: 42
May 10: 73
May 17: 91
May 24: 120
May 31: 60
June 7: 108
June 14: 96
June 21: 69
June 28: 176
July 5: 241
July 12: 291
July 19: 317
July 26: 287
Aug. 2: 238
Aug. 9: 242
Aug. 16: 186
Aug. 23: 89
Aug. 30: 105
Sept. 6: 136
(through) Sept. 9: 25

In Doña Ana County, about 55 percent of the 2,972 patients who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered. A little more than 4 percent of all tests have come back positive.

More than 72 percent of COVID-19 cases in the county are in residents under the age of 50. However, only one person below the age of 50 has died.

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New Mexico recorded 92 additional new cases and 6 additional deaths Wednesday, bringing the statewide numbers 26,268 cases and 813 deaths.

Lucas Peerman can be reached at 575-541-5446, lpeerman@lcsun-news.com or @LittleGuyInATie on Twitter.

COVID-19-related deaths in Dona Ana County

Reported April 23

A man in his 50s who was hospitalized (1)

Reported May 2

A man in his 60s who was hospitalized and had underlying medical conditions. He was a patient at Central Desert Behavioral Health in Albuquerque. (2)

Reported May 29

A man in his 90s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (3)

Reported June 11

A man in his 60s who was hospitalized. (4)
A man in his 80s who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Jim Wood Home in Hatch. (5)

Reported June 12

A man in his 60s who was hospitalized. (6)

Reported June 23

A man in his 70s who was hospitalized. (7)
A woman in her 80s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (8)

Reported June 28

A man in his 50s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (9)

Reported July 3

A woman in her 90s who was a resident of the Jim Wood Home in Hatch. (10)

Reported July 8

A man in his 80s who was hospitalized. (11)

Reported July 15

A man in his 70s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (12)

Reported July 18

A woman in her 90s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. She was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Las Cruces. (13)

Reported July 20

A man in his 70s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (14)

Reported July 23

A man in his 60s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (15)

Reported July 24

A man in his 60s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (16)

Reported July 27

A woman in her 100s who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Las Cruces. (17)

Reported July 28

A woman in her 60s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (18)
A woman in her 70s who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Las Cruces. (19)

Reported July 31

A woman in her 70s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (20)
A woman in her 80s who was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Las Cruces. (21)

Reported Aug. 1

A man in his 50s who was hospitalized. (22)
A man in his 80s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. He was a resident of Welbrook Senior Living in Las Cruces. (23)

Reported Aug. 3

A man in his 60s who had underlying conditions. (24)

Reported Aug. 5

A woman in her 60s who was hospitalized. (25)
A woman in her 70s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (26)
A man in his 80s who was hospitalized. (27)

Reported Aug. 7

A woman in her 50s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (28)
A man in his 70s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (29)
A man in his 80s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. He was a resident of Welbrook Senior Living in Las Cruces. (30)

Reported Aug. 10

A woman in her 60s who had underlying conditions. (31)

Reported Aug. 14

A man in his 90s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. He was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Las Cruces. (32)

Reported Aug. 15

A man in his 60s who had underlying conditions. (33)
A man in his 70s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (34)
A man in his 90s who had underlying conditions. (35)

Reported Aug. 18

A man in his 90s who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Las Cruces. (36)

Reported Aug. 20

A man in his 70s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (37)

Reported Aug. 22

A woman in her 80s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (38)

Reported Aug. 25

A man in his 50s who had underlying conditions. (39)
A man in his 70s who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Las Cruces. (40)

Reported Aug. 27

A woman in her 70s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. She was a resident of the Welbrook Senior Living facility in Las Cruces. (41)

Reported Aug. 31

A woman in her 40s. (42)
A woman in her 60s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (43)

Reported Sept. 2

A man in his 60s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. (44)

Reported Sept. 3

A woman in her 70s who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Las Cruces. (45)

Reported Sept. 5

A man in his 70s who had underlying conditions and was a resident of Heritage Assisted Living in Las Cruces. (46)
A man in his 90s who had underlying conditions. (47)

Reported Sept. 6

A man in his 90s who was hospitalized. (48)

Reported Sept. 8

A man in his 70s who had underlying conditions. (49)
A woman in her 80s who was hospitalized. (50)
A man in his 90s who was hospitalized and was a resident of Welbrook Senior Living in Las Cruces. (51)

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