SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 565 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
159 new cases in Bernalillo County
18 new cases in Chaves County
12 new cases in Cibola County
2 new cases in Colfax County
6 new cases in Curry County
1 new case in De Baca County
94 new cases in Doña Ana County
26 new cases in Eddy County
11 new cases in Grant County
1 new case in Guadalupe County
3 new cases in Hidalgo County
14 new cases in Lea County
2 new cases in Lincoln County
4 new cases in Los Alamos County
21 new cases in Luna County
23 new cases in McKinley County
1 new case in Mora County
19 new cases in Otero County
1 new case in Quay County
15 new cases in Rio Arriba County
5 new cases in Roosevelt County
28 new cases in Sandoval County
25 new cases in San Juan County
4 new cases in San Miguel County
30 new cases in Santa Fe County
4 new cases in Socorro County
9 new cases in Taos County
3 new cases in Torrance County
15 new cases in Valencia County
1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Cibola County Correctional Center
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
7 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility
The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Feb. 4 are:
87121 – 32
88030 – 21
87105 – 16
87114 – 15
87123 – 15
87109 – 14
87124 – 14
87507 – 14
88021 – 14
88310 – 14
The Department of Health on Thursday reported seventeen additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
• A female in her 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 60s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 50s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 90s from Grant County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 50s from Guadalupe County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 70s from Luna County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A female in her 40s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Sandoval County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A second male in his 60s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and was a resident of the Genesis Rio Rancho Center in Rio Rancho.
• A male in his 60s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and was a resident of the Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bloomfield.
• A female in her 50s from Santa Fe County.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 3,355.
Previously reported numbers included six cases that have been identified as duplicates (two in Bernalillo County, two in Luna County, one in Santa Fe County, and one in Valencia County) – these have now been corrected. An unpublished correction was made to the daily report, thus upon further investigation, one death previously reported on 1/31 in Bernalillo County was found not to be COVID-related. This has been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 176,211 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 49,845
Catron County: 71
Chaves County: 8,297
Cibola County: 2,615
Colfax County: 673
Curry County: 4,766
De Baca County: 129
Doña Ana County: 21,364
Eddy County: 6,078
Grant County: 1,315
Guadalupe County: 339
Harding County: 8
Hidalgo County: 328
Lea County: 7,879
Lincoln County: 1,456
Los Alamos County: 456
Luna County: 2,978
McKinley County: 11,662
Mora County: 150
Otero County: 2,943
Quay County: 401
Rio Arriba County: 3,251
Roosevelt County: 1,782
Sandoval County: 10,283
San Juan County: 13,097
San Miguel County: 1,143
Santa Fe County: 9,255
Sierra County: 672
Socorro County: 1,153
Taos County: 1,463
Torrance County: 606
Union County: 212
Valencia County: 5,875
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
As of today, there are 445 individuals hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19. This number may include individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 out of state but are currently hospitalized in New Mexico. This number does not include New Mexicans who tested positive for COVID-19 and may have been transferred to a hospital out of state.
As of today, there are 108,144 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health.
The Department of Health has identified at least one positive COVID-19 case in residents and/or staff in the past 28 days at the following long-term care facilities in Eddy County: Artesia Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Artesia, Good Life Senior Living in Carlsbad and Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad.
The Department of Health has detected community spread in the state of New Mexico and is investigating cases with no known exposure. The agency reports that given the infectious nature of the virus it is likely other residents are infected but yet to be tested or confirmed positive. To that end, all New Mexicans have been instructed to stay home except for outings absolutely necessary for health, safety and welfare. These additional restrictions have been enacted to aggressively minimize person-to-person contact and ensure spread is mitigated. New Mexicans are strongly urged to limit travel to only what is necessary for health, safety and welfare.
The New Mexico Department of Health has active investigations into the positive patients, which includes contact-tracing and swabs of symptomatic individuals who have had contact with the positive cases.
Every New Mexican must work together to stem the spread of COVID-19. Stay home, especially if you are sick. Wear a mask or face covering when in public and around others.
New Mexicans who report symptoms of COVID-19 infection, such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and/or loss of taste or smell should call their health care provider or the NMDOH COVID-19 hotline immediately (1-855-600-3453).
