SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 174 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
75 new cases in Bernalillo County
2 new cases in Chaves County
1 new case in Cibola County
1 new case in Curry County
20 new cases in Doña Ana County
8 new cases in Eddy County
1 new case in Guadalupe County
1 new case in Lea County
1 new case in Los Alamos County
7 new cases in Luna County
3 new cases in McKinley County
5 new cases in Otero County
1 new case in Quay County
4 new cases in Rio Arriba County
17 new cases in Sandoval County
9 new cases in San Juan County
6 new cases in Santa Fe County
3 new cases in Sierra County
1 new case in Socorro County
1 new case in Torrance County
7 new cases in Valencia County
The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Mar. 23 are:
87105 – 11
87121 – 11
87144 – 10
87114 – 8
87002 – 7
87111 – 7
87120 – 7
87123 – 7
88030 – 7
87110 – 5
The Department of Health on Tuesday reported eleven additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
• A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County.
• A male in his 80s from Curry County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 90s from Curry County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 50s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A female in her 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A female in her 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 80s from Eddy County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 80s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A female in her 70s from Rio Arriba County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Roosevelt County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 3,903.
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 three cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County, one in Chaves County, one in Doña Ana County) – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 190,064 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 54,192
Catron County: 83
Chaves County: 8,708
Cibola County: 2,807
Colfax County: 718
Curry County: 5,011
De Baca County: 133
Doña Ana County: 23,576
Eddy County: 6,627
Grant County: 1,590
Guadalupe County: 367
Harding County: 9
Hidalgo County: 351
Lea County: 8,173
Lincoln County: 1,577
Los Alamos County: 495
Luna County: 3,201
McKinley County: 12,113
Mora County: 168
Otero County: 3,567
Quay County: 426
Rio Arriba County: 3,449
Roosevelt County: 1,858
Sandoval County: 11,211
San Juan County: 13,655
San Miguel County: 1,311
Santa Fe County: 9,788
Sierra County: 713
Socorro County: 1,234
Taos County: 1,599
Torrance County: 672
Union County: 244
Valencia County: 6,339
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
As of today, there are 127 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 172,924 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: 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).
