SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Monday announced 166 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
55 new cases in Bernalillo County
8 new cases in Cibola County
1 new case in Colfax County
3 new cases in Curry County
38 new cases in Doña Ana County
5 new cases in Eddy County
4 new cases in Grant County
7 new cases in Lea County
4 new cases in Luna County
2 new cases in McKinley County
5 new cases in Otero County
3 new cases in Rio Arriba County
10 new cases in Sandoval County
8 new cases in San Juan County
2 new cases in San Miguel County
2 new cases in Santa Fe County
1 new case in Sierra County
1 new case in Socorro County
1 new case in Taos County
1 new case in Torrance County
5 new cases in Valencia County
The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Monday, Mar. 1 are:
87105 – 10
87120 – 10
88007 – 7
88081 – 7
87114 – 6
88021 – 6
87107 – 5
87123 – 5
88011 – 5
88220 – 5
The Department of Health on Monday reported thirteen additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
• A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell.
• A male in his 70s from Cibola County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 70s from Colfax County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Raton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Raton.
• A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Las Cruces.
• A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 90s from Doña Ana County.
• A male in his 60s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 70s from Lea County.
• A female in her 40s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 50s from McKinley County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 80s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 80s from Rio Arriba County.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 3,729.
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 include one case in Doña Ana County that has been identified as a duplicate – this has now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 185,297 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 52,582
Catron County: 83
Chaves County: 8,624
Cibola County: 2,747
Colfax County: 702
Curry County: 4,923
De Baca County: 132
Doña Ana County: 22,787
Eddy County: 6,463
Grant County: 1,496
Guadalupe County: 361
Harding County: 8
Hidalgo County: 349
Lea County: 8,041
Lincoln County: 1,543
Los Alamos County: 482
Luna County: 3,099
McKinley County: 12,036
Mora County: 161
Otero County: 3,317
Quay County: 420
Rio Arriba County: 3,408
Roosevelt County: 1,839
Sandoval County: 10,853
San Juan County: 13,529
San Miguel County: 1,230
Santa Fe County: 9,591
Sierra County: 699
Socorro County: 1,222
Taos County: 1,536
Torrance County: 643
Union County: 237
Valencia County: 6,158
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
As of today, there are 186 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 147,446 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).