As of Monday, there have been a total of 4,233 COVID-19 cases reported in Socorro County since the pandemic began.

The latest data released by the Center for Disease Control showed that the number of new

COVID-19 cases in Socorro County for the seven-day period ending July 31 was 44.

There were two new hospital admissions reported in Socorro County in the seven-day period and one reported death.

In Socorro County, 93 people have died from the novel coronavirus.

There were 231 tests conducted in the county over the seven-day period. Socorro County’s positivity rate stood at 24.53 percent on Friday, July 29.

According to the CDC website, 11,618 people in Socorro County are fully vaccinated, which is 69.8 percent of the county’s population. 53.3 percent have received at least one booster.

In the 65-and-older age group, 84.8 percent have completed the two-dose series, and 72.1 percent have received at least one booster.

Statewide, 82.1 percent of New Mexicans 18-and-over have completed the initial two-dose series, with 55.3 percent receiving a booster.

The seven-day positivity rate statewide is 20-24.9 percent.

Fifty-five New Mexicans died from the coronavirus in the last seven days and the death toll since the pandemic began has reached 8,257.

Current hospitalizations statewide total 138, with nine patients on ventilators.

The latest 7-day metric shows 6,637 new cases statewide. Total cases in New Mexico are 593,256 since the pandemic began.

El Defensor Chieftain