From December 23, 2022
Community Level Risk Remains at LOW as Reported Case Transmission Rates Sharply Decline
For the week ending December 21, the Community Level remained at LOW for Los Alamos County, as it did for the three other counties (Taos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe) which collectively comprise the regional Health Services Area (HSA) over which CDC hospitalization metrics are calculated. Reported cases in the county declined week to week from 10 to 5 cases, which translates to a 50% decline in the county incidence rate from 52 to 26 cases per 100,000. Rates also declined in the three neighboring HSA counties. For the week ending December 21, Los Alamos County had the lowest reported case incidence rate among all counties in New Mexico with populations greater than 5,000 persons. The 4-county HSA hospitalization rate declined at a more moderate pace from 7.5 to 6.2 new admissions per 100,000. As a disease indicator, COVID-19 hospitalization generally lags reported case incidence by several weeks.
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