SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 448 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
105 new cases in Bernalillo County
19 new cases in Chaves County
10 new cases in Cibola County
3 new cases in Colfax County
4 new cases in Curry County
1 new case in De Baca County
70 new cases in Doña Ana County
100 new cases in Eddy County
1 new case in Grant County
1 new case in Hidalgo County
7 new cases in Lea County
7 new cases in Lincoln County
1 new case in Los Alamos County
4 new cases in Luna County
3 new cases in McKinley County
7 new cases in Mora County
17 new cases in Otero County
8 new cases in Rio Arriba County
4 new cases in Roosevelt County
14 new cases in Sandoval County
11 new cases in San Juan County
4 new cases in San Miguel County
14 new cases in Santa Fe County
13 new cases in Sierra County
4 new cases in Socorro County
6 new cases in Taos County
1 new case in Torrance County
1 new case in Union County
6 new cases in Valencia County
2 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 Wednesday, Feb. 24 are:
88210 – 69
88220 – 23
87105 – 16
87114 – 13
88005 – 12
88012 – 12
88001 – 11
88310 – 11
88201 – 10
87120 – 9
The Department of Health on Wednesday reported fourteen additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
• A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County.
• A male in his 70s from Cibola County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society in Grants.
• A male in his 50s from Lea County.
• A female in her 80s from Lincoln County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 70s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 80s from Rio Arriba County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A female in her 70s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 80s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 60s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 80s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 90s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 70s from Valencia County. The individual had underlying conditions.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 3,658.
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 two cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County and one in Doña Ana County)– these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 183,781 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 52,129
Catron County: 83
Chaves County: 8,590
Cibola County: 2,728
Colfax County: 699
Curry County: 4,898
De Baca County: 132
Doña Ana County: 22,570
Eddy County: 6,404
Grant County: 1,462
Guadalupe County: 349
Harding County: 8
Hidalgo County: 346
Lea County: 8,009
Lincoln County: 1,527
Los Alamos County: 476
Luna County: 3,083
McKinley County: 11,989
Mora County: 161
Otero County: 3,247
Quay County: 418
Rio Arriba County: 3,388
Roosevelt County: 1,835
Sandoval County: 10,802
San Juan County: 13,488
San Miguel County: 1,222
Santa Fe County: 9,545
Sierra County: 698
Socorro County: 1,215
Taos County: 1,509
Torrance County: 631
Union County: 237
Valencia County: 6,112
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
As of today, there are 251 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 137,250 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).
