NM announces 5 more deaths, pushing total to 104 (50% of cases are Native Americans)

The Albuquerque Journal ^ | April 27, 2020 | Dan McKay

[CedarDave]

SANTA FE – New Mexico crossed a grim threshold Monday – more than 100 dead in the coronavirus outbreak, just 35 days after the first fatality in Artesia.

The death toll reached 104 on Monday as the state announced five more deaths, all men, ranging in age from their 60s to their 80s.

For the most part, New Mexico’s 104 virus victims were older adults with underlying medical conditions – such as diabetes or heart problems. At least 34 lived in group care facilities, where virus outbreaks have proved deadly and difficult to contain.

But otherwise healthy New Mexicans in their 30s through 60s also have died, some without first having been hospitalized, according to demographic data released by the state.

One-third of New Mexico’s counties have endured at least one death in the outbreak. But the burden is especially heavy in San Juan and McKinley counties – in the northwestern part of the state – where the Navajo Nation has been hit hard.

Through Monday, the death rate in San Juan County – about 30 virus fatalities for every 100,000 people – was six times higher than the state as a whole. New Mexico’s death rate was just under 5.

The overwhelming bulk of the new cases – 79 of the 101 – came from McKinley and San Juan counties.

Altogether, the state now has confirmed 2,823 cases of the virus since the first positive tests emerged March 11. Health officials said the number of actual infections is likely higher because not everyone with the virus has actually been tested or had their results come in.

About 49.8% of the reported cases so far are among Native Americans, though they make up just 11% of the population overall.

[CedarDave]

Go to this link to see cases by county:
https://cvprovider.nmhealth.org/public-dashboard.html

With 50 percent of all reported cases as Native Americans in the northwest and north central part of the state. and the majority of the others in the Rio Grande corridor (Santa Fe, ABQ metro, Socorro and Las Cruces), why the heck is the rest of the state in lock-down?? The original reason was to provide hospital bed space for CV patients, but that has not occurred. Governor Lujan-Grisham, open up the rest of the state by county to provide relief to the small business owners whose livelihood is being destroyed unnecessarily!

[CedarDave]

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[Buckeye McFrog]

I figured this was the case when Debbie Scarves kept prattling on about “indigenous communities” in the pressers.

[Professional]

What percentage of NM population is 100 people? And what is the percentage of people in NM that have had their financial lives destroyed or severely harmed?

And would any of the efforts that resulted in said economic harm have saved any of the 100 lives?

[Reily]

And probably drinking problems!

[BookmanTheJanitor]

But otherwise healthy New Mexicans in their 30s through 60s also have died

How many?

[Redwood71]

Does this mean they should shelter-in-hogan?

rwood

[Gay State Conservative]

Yup,50% are Indians.Thanks for pointing that out.

Of course during Impeachment 2.0 will feature Article 3: "The President,through deliberate,and wanton,neglect,allowed people of color to die at a disgraceful rate".

[livius]

Diabetes, which seems to be a major factor in surviving or not, has always been totally out of control among the Indian population. It has been suggested that this is because their systems were originally adapted to a rather spare diet and that they have still not adapted to the introduction of European foods (and alcohol). But whatever the cause of their diabetes, their high rate of it probably accounts for their higher numbers.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Couldn’t find precise data, but the bulk (~60%) of cases occur in the 30-70 age range. The more cases, the more likelyhood of some fatalities. I’d wager that the younger fatals are in the Native American population. Many f the fatalities they’ve reported on were older with existing conditions, and like everywhere there was a assisted living facility that was hit hard.

[captain_dave]

100 people as a percentage of NM population is, one could say, “near absolute zero”

[apostoli]

“2,823 cases of the virus since the first positive tests emerged March 11”

# of cases don’t mean SQUAT. They keep showing this online and for the news each nite... it’s garbage.

“Cases” count even those that ‘had’ the virus, developed anti-bodies, limited symptoms BUTT are now not only immune, but NOT shedding any virus to others.

it’s all hype and crap.

[Professional]

Yep, but for that number... “A Grim Threshold”. Good grief I hate the media.

[apostoli]

“100 people as a percentage of NM population is, one could say, “near absolute zero””

Precisely. AND you almost certainly have to have an underlying co-morbid disease happening in real time.

Protect the retirement homes, native american outposts and then LETs GET THIS STATE OPEN!

[IYAS9YAS]

But otherwise healthy New Mexicans in their 30s through 60s also have died, some without first having been hospitalized, according to demographic data released by the state.

Gonna have to call bovine excrement on this. All the younger (under 60) cases I’ve seen reported on have an underlying condition noted in the blurb. Doesn’t give the actual condition, but denotes one existed. Will see if I can find any situation where a normal, healthy person, under 60, with no underlying health issue died.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

While this is bad, it should be remembered that the Yellow Fever epidemic in 1870s Memphis took over 5000 people out of a population of 50,000. That is one in ten died from the fever.

[CedarDave]

NM deaths by age groups:

[CedarDave]

See my #17.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Thanks Dave.

[JWNM]

The numbers that the state is reporting are disingenuous. They are including positive tests and deaths in the pueblos and on the Navajo reservation. They are sovereign nations. That is somewhat like reporting numbers in Canada because they are on the same continent.