SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 181 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
81 new cases in Bernalillo County
3 new cases in Chaves County
4 new cases in Cibola County
3 new cases in Curry County
25 new cases in Doña Ana County
5 new cases in Eddy County
3 new cases in Grant County
3 new cases in Lea County
1 new case in Lincoln County
1 new case in Luna County
2 new cases in McKinley County
4 new cases in Otero County
5 new cases in Rio Arriba County
13 new cases in Sandoval County
8 new cases in San Juan County
2 new cases in San Miguel County
6 new cases in Santa Fe County
2 new cases in Sierra County
1 new case in Socorro County
1 new case in Torrance County
1 new case in Union County
7 new cases in Valencia County
The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Apr. 6 are:
87120 – 17
87026 – 9
87114 – 9
87106 – 7
87112 – 7
87144 – 7
87121 – 6
88012 – 6
87107 – 5
87105 – 4
The Department of Health on Tuesday reported eight additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
• A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County.
• A second female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 70s from Cibola County. The individual was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Grants.
• A male in his 60s from Curry County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 80s from Valencia County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Senior Living Systems in Los Lunas.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 3,960.
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 (two in Bernalillo County, one in Cibola County) – these have now been corrected. One death reported on Jan. 6 of a male in his 60s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized was found to have been previously reported on Dec. 16 and has been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 192,773 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 55,145
Catron County: 84
Chaves County: 8,759
Cibola County: 2,827
Colfax County: 724
Curry County: 5,050
De Baca County: 134
Doña Ana County: 24,019
Eddy County: 6,684
Grant County: 1,638
Guadalupe County: 376
Harding County: 9
Hidalgo County: 355
Lea County: 8,237
Lincoln County: 1,596
Los Alamos County: 503
Luna County: 3,246
McKinley County: 12,146
Mora County: 169
Otero County: 3,671
Quay County: 427
Rio Arriba County: 3,492
Roosevelt County: 1,870
Sandoval County: 11,474
San Juan County: 13,839
San Miguel County: 1,319
Santa Fe County: 9,903
Sierra County: 714
Socorro County: 1,247
Taos County: 1,621
Torrance County: 685
Union County: 246
Valencia County: 6,459
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
As of today, there are 82 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 174,338 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: 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).
