SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 318 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
90 new cases in Bernalillo County
1 new case in Catron County
13 new cases in Chaves County
2 new cases in Curry County
63 new cases in Doña Ana County
11 new cases in Eddy County
7 new cases in Grant County
7 new cases in Guadalupe County
6 new cases in Lea County
10 new cases in Lincoln County
1 new case in Los Alamos County
3 new cases in Luna County
19 new cases in McKinley County
1 new case in Mora County
18 new cases in Otero County
3 new cases in Rio Arriba County
4 new cases in Roosevelt County
13 new cases in Sandoval County
9 new cases in San Juan County
6 new cases in San Miguel County
22 new cases in Santa Fe County
2 new cases in Sierra County
2 new cases in Socorro County
4 new cases in Valencia County
1 new case 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 Friday, Feb. 19 are:
88001 – 14
87114 – 12
88011 – 11
87108 – 9
87111 – 9
87507 – 9
88310 – 9
87123 – 8
87124 – 8
87121 – 7
The Department of Health on Friday reported nineteen additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
• A female in her 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the Advanced Health Care facility in Albuquerque.
• A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County.
• A second male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the Sugar Hollow Assisted Living facility in Albuquerque.
• A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was a resident of the Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque.
• A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 80s from Eddy County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 70s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 50s from McKinley County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from McKinley County.
• A female in her 50s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bloomfield.
• A male in his 60s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 80s from San Juan County. The individual was a resident of the Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bloomfield.
• A second male in his 80s from San Juan County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 90s from Santa Fe County. The individual was a resident of the Kingston Residence of Santa Fe.
• A male in his 70s from Taos County. The individual was hospitalized.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 3,599.
Daily case counts and test numbers are raw data based on information the state receives today – meaning data that has not yet been scrutinized to identify potential duplicates or late-arriving positives or negatives. By contrast, the Red Yellow Green county-level analysis provides a highly accurate picture for a two-week period of time.
Previously reported numbers included four cases that have been identified as duplicates (two in Bernalillo County, one in Cibola County, one in Santa Fe County); two cases that were not lab confirmed (one in Bernalillo County, one in Doña Ana County); and one in Guadalupe County that has been determined to be an out-of-state resident– these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 182,050 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 51,644
Catron County: 83
Chaves County: 8,542
Cibola County: 2,709
Colfax County: 692
Curry County: 4,857
De Baca County: 131
Doña Ana County: 22,292
Eddy County: 6,265
Grant County: 1,449
Guadalupe County: 347
Harding County: 8
Hidalgo County: 342
Lea County: 7,978
Lincoln County: 1,510
Los Alamos County: 469
Luna County: 3,054
McKinley County: 11,930
Mora County: 153
Otero County: 3,156
Quay County: 415
Rio Arriba County: 3,366
Roosevelt County: 1,826
Sandoval County: 10,704
San Juan County: 13,398
San Miguel County: 1,208
Santa Fe County: 9,496
Sierra County: 682
Socorro County: 1,202
Taos County: 1,494
Torrance County: 627
Union County: 214
Valencia County: 6,046
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
As of today, there are 278 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 128,299 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).
