SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 264 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
97 new cases in Bernalillo County
9 new cases in Chaves County
1 new case in Cibola County
4 new cases in Curry County
29 new cases in Doña Ana County
13 new cases in Eddy County
1 new case in Grant County
1 new case in Harding County
4 new cases in Lea County
3 new cases in Luna County
8 new cases in McKinley County
11 new cases in Otero County
2 new cases in Quay County
2 new cases in Rio Arriba County
16 new cases in Sandoval County
22 new cases in San Juan County
4 new cases in San Miguel County
11 new cases in Santa Fe County
5 new cases in Socorro County
6 new cases in Taos County
15 new cases in Valencia County
The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Friday, Apr. 16 are:
87121 – 21
87031 – 14
87120 – 14
87114 – 11
87124 – 10
87402 – 8
87105 – 7
88005 – 7
88012 – 7
88220 – 7
The Department of Health on Friday reported four additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
• A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Cibola County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) facility in Albuquerque.
• A male in his 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 50s from Rio Arriba County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 4,001.
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 and one case in Bernalillo County that was not lab confirmed – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 194,868 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 55,897
Catron County: 88
Chaves County: 8,807
Cibola County: 2,852
Colfax County: 735
Curry County: 5,061
De Baca County: 136
Doña Ana County: 24,293
Eddy County: 6,730
Grant County: 1,669
Guadalupe County: 376
Harding County: 10
Hidalgo County: 359
Lea County: 8,263
Lincoln County: 1,608
Los Alamos County: 508
Luna County: 3,268
McKinley County: 12,186
Mora County: 169
Otero County: 3,724
Quay County: 430
Rio Arriba County: 3,539
Roosevelt County: 1,876
Sandoval County: 11,665
San Juan County: 14,056
San Miguel County: 1,334
Santa Fe County: 9,980
Sierra County: 722
Socorro County: 1,288
Taos County: 1,644
Torrance County: 689
Union County: 246
Valencia County: 6,550
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
As of today, there are 116 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 176,357 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).
