New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 181 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
78 new cases in Bernalillo County
2 new cases in Chaves County
1 new case in Cibola County
5 new cases in Curry County
7 new cases in Doña Ana County
6 new cases in Eddy County
2 new cases in Grant County
1 new case in Guadalupe County
3 new cases in Lea County
1 new case in Luna County
2 new cases in McKinley County
5 new cases in Otero County
3 new cases in Quay County
3 new cases in Roosevelt County
8 new cases in Sandoval County
31 new cases in San Juan County
1 new case in San Miguel County
8 new cases in Santa Fe County
4 new cases in Sierra County
2 new cases in Socorro County
1 new case in Taos County
2 new cases in Torrance County
5 new cases in Valencia County
The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Apr. 27 are:
87114 – 13
87401 – 11
87105 – 8
87121 – 8
87410 – 8
87111 – 7
87108 – 6
87123 – 6
87124 – 6
87109 – 5
The Department of Health on Tuesday reported twelve additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
• A female in her 50s from Curry County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A second male in his 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 70s from Doña Ana County.
• A female in her 90s from Doña Ana County.
• A female in her 80s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 80s from Lea County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 80s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 60s from Luna County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Roosevelt County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 50s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 4,039.
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 twenty-eight cases that have been identified as duplicates (eight in Bernalillo County, three in Chaves County, three in Curry County, seven in Doña Ana County, five in Sandoval County, one at the Roswell Correctional Center, one at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County) – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 196,997 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 56,626
Catron County: 90
Chaves County: 8,885
Cibola County: 2,863
Colfax County: 746
Curry County: 5,100
De Baca County: 139
Doña Ana County: 24,514
Eddy County: 6,788
Grant County: 1,688
Guadalupe County: 377
Harding County: 10
Hidalgo County: 359
Lea County: 8,267
Lincoln County: 1,644
Los Alamos County: 516
Luna County: 3,298
McKinley County: 12,218
Mora County: 169
Otero County: 3,769
Quay County: 445
Rio Arriba County: 3,569
Roosevelt County: 1,886
Sandoval County: 11,814
San Juan County: 14,400
San Miguel County: 1,342
Santa Fe County: 10,083
Sierra County: 744
Socorro County: 1,307
Taos County: 1,654
Torrance County: 711
Union County: 250
Valencia County: 6,614
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
As of today, there are 130 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 177,930 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).
