This Is The County In The Albuquerque, NM Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Albuquerque NM

25 July, 2021

12:44 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Albuquerque 2021-07-25 Though vaccine distribution is well underway across the United States, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the population. To date, there have been 33,741,500 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Albuquerque metropolitan area, located in New Mexico, a total of 79,853 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 8,775 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 10,313 cases per 100,000 people. Even though Albuquerque has fewer COVID-19 infections per capita than the national average, there are parts of the metro area that appear to be higher risk than others. The broader Albuquerque metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Valencia County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 6,981 infections in Valencia County, or 9,191 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Valencia County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Albuquerque area, it also has more deaths attributable to the virus per capita than the metro area as a whole. There have been a total of 157 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Valencia County, compared to 148 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Albuquerque metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 20, 2021. These are all the counties in New Mexico where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it's still getting worse). Can't see the article's infographic? Click here to view the original story.This story was originally published by 24/7 Wall St., a news organization that produces real-time business commentary and data-driven reporting for state and local markets across the country.