New Mexico Results
Cases of COVID-19 : In the five New Mexico counties with active oil and gas production sites , the number of observed cumulative COVID-19 cases was also higher than expected in three counties and lower than expected in two ( Figure 5 ). In New Mexico , people aged 20-49 years and Native Americans were experiencing a disproportionately greater incidence of COVID-19 ( Figures 6 and 7 ).
Adjustment for race impacted the number of estimated expected cases more than adjustment for age , particularsly in San Juan County which has a large Native American
Figure 5 population . As shown in Table 4 , race-adjusted SIRs for Lea , Eddy , and San Juan counties are 1.64 ( 95 % CI1.56 , 1.71 ), 1.45 ( 95 % CI 1.36 .
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1.54 ) and 1.13 ( 95 % CI 1.10 , 1.17 ). These SIRs are greater than one and indicate higher than expected numbers of cumulative COVID-19 cases . In Rio Arriba and Sandoval counties , race-adjusted SIRs are 0.51 ( 95 % CI 0.46 , 0.56 ) and 0.66 ( 0.63 , 0.70 ). These SIRs are less than one and indicate lower than expected numbers of cumulative COVID-19 cases . >>
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San Juan Sandoval Rio Arriba Lea Eddy
New Mexico Cases
Distribu ) on of Race / Ethnicity for New Mexico
0 % 25 % 50 % 75 % 100 %
White - Non Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Na ) ve Black or African American
Table 4 : Standardized COVID-19 Incidence Ra : os for New Mexico Coun : es with Ac : ve Oil and Gas Produc : on 1
County |
SIR ( 95 % CI ) |
SIR ( 95 % CI ) |
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|
Adjusted for Age |
CI = Confidence Interval SIR = Standardized Incidence Ra4o 1Compared to New Mexico popula4on
SIR ( 95 % CI ) Adjusted for Race
San Juan 1.71 ( 1.65 , 1.77 ) 1.66 ( 1.60 , 1.71 ) 1.13 ( 1.10 , 1.17 ) Eddy 1.13 ( 1.06 , 1.20 ) 1.09 ( 1.02 , 1.16 ) 1.45 ( 1.36 , 1.54 ) Lea 1.47 ( 1.40 , 1.54 ) 1.41 ( 1.34 , 1.48 ) 1.64 ( 1.56 , 1.71 ) Rio Arriba 0.68 ( 0.62 , 0.75 ) 0.68 ( 0.62 , 0.75 ) 0.51 ( 0.46 , 0.56 ) Sandoval 0.67 ( 0.63 , 0.70 ) 0.65 ( 0.62 , 0.69 ) 0.66 ( 0.63 , 0.70 )
Hispanic , All Races Asian Unknown
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