SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 247 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
100 new cases in Bernalillo County
7 new cases in Chaves County
1 new case in Cibola County
4 new cases in Curry County
36 new cases in Doña Ana County
7 new cases in Eddy County
3 new cases in Grant County
1 new case in Guadalupe County
5 new cases in Lea County
1 new case in Lincoln County
1 new case in Los Alamos County
8 new cases in McKinley County
16 new cases in Otero County
2 new cases in Rio Arriba County
1 new case in Roosevelt County
18 new cases in Sandoval County
12 new cases in San Juan County
3 new cases in San Miguel County
9 new cases in Santa Fe County
1 new case in Sierra County
2 new cases in Socorro County
1 new case in Torrance County
7 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 Tuesday, Mar. 2 are:
87114 – 16
87120 – 16
87121 – 12
87124 – 12
87107 – 10
88021 – 10
87105 – 7
88001 – 7
87031 – 6
87109 – 6
The Department of Health on Tuesday reported eleven additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
• A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 40s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 90s from Eddy County. The individual was a resident of the Good Life Senior Living facility in Carlsbad.
• A female in her 70s from Grant County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 80s from Luna County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 50s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 70s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 40s from San Juan County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Valencia County. The individual had underlying conditions.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 3,740.
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 Doña Ana County, one in Roosevelt County) – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 185,542 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 52,682
Catron County: 83
Chaves County: 8,631
Cibola County: 2,748
Colfax County: 702
Curry County: 4,927
De Baca County: 132
Doña Ana County: 22,822
Eddy County: 6,471
Grant County: 1,499
Guadalupe County: 362
Harding County: 8
Hidalgo County: 349
Lea County: 8,045
Lincoln County: 1,544
Los Alamos County: 483
Luna County: 3,099
McKinley County: 12,044
Mora County: 161
Otero County: 3,333
Quay County: 420
Rio Arriba County: 3,410
Roosevelt County: 1,839
Sandoval County: 10,871
San Juan County: 13,541
San Miguel County: 1,233
Santa Fe County: 9,600
Sierra County: 700
Socorro County: 1,224
Taos County: 1,536
Torrance County: 644
Union County: 237
Valencia County: 6,165
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
As of today, there are 199 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 148,641 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).
