New Mexico's daily coronavirus count surges past 1,200

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New Mexico’s daily count of coronavirus cases eclipsed 1,200 on Thursday, including
more than 600 infections in rural Lea County in the state’s far southeast corner.
(That’s the Republican part of the state and the least vaccinated)

“The pandemic currently is a pandemic among the unvaccinated,” David Morgan, a spokesman for the state Department of Health, said in an email. “Vaccination rates are rising in parts of southeastern New Mexico, but more need to be vaccinated to make a significant difference in case numbers in that part of the state.”

As of Thursday, less than half of eligible residents in Chaves, Lea and Eddy counties were fully vaccinated, according to the state’s vaccination dashboard.

The number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in New Mexico rose to 293, up from 258 on Wednesday.

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/coronavirus/new-mexico-s-daily-coronavirus-count-surges-past-1-200/article_4c0f1e3c-fbb6-11eb-b081-9700c82fbf49.html

[Hugin]

1. I feel so owned.