SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 285 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
80 new cases in Bernalillo County
6 new cases in Chaves County
2 new cases in Cibola County
1 new case in Colfax County
7 new cases in Curry County
2 new cases in De Baca County
19 new cases in Doña Ana County
7 new cases in Eddy County
2 new cases in Grant County
8 new cases in Guadalupe County
3 new cases in Lea County
4 new cases in Lincoln County
6 new cases in Luna County
8 new cases in McKinley County
4 new cases in Otero County
5 new cases in Quay County
4 new cases in Rio Arriba County
8 new cases in Roosevelt County
7 new cases in Sandoval County
55 new cases in San Juan County
2 new cases in San Miguel County
17 new cases in Santa Fe County
4 new cases in Sierra County
3 new cases in Taos County
7 new cases in Torrance County
14 new cases in Valencia County
The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Friday, May. 7 are:
87401 – 23
87121 – 14
87031 – 11
87413 – 11
87410 – 10
87120 – 9
87112 – 7
87507 – 7
88130 – 7
87105 – 6
The Department of Health on Friday reported nine additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
• A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was a resident of the Willow Wood Assisted Living in Albuquerque.
• A female in her 70s from Chaves County.
• A male in his 90s from Cibola County. The individual was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Grants.
• A female in her 90s from Grant County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 50s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 50s from Luna County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 80s from McKinley County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 40s from Sandoval County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 90s from Sandoval County. The individual was a resident of The Retreat Healthcare facility in Rio Rancho.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 4,098.
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 Bernalillo County, one in Rio Arriba County); three cases that were not lab-confirmed (one in Bernalillo County, one in Cibola County, one in Sierra County); and one in Bernalillo County that has been determined to be an out-of-state resident – these have now been corrected. One case previously reported in Bernalillo County has been determined to be among NMCD inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility and is now reported as such. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 199,333 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 57,427
Catron County: 92
Chaves County: 8,940
Cibola County: 2,866
Colfax County: 757
Curry County: 5,154
De Baca County: 148
Doña Ana County: 24,696
Eddy County: 6,832
Grant County: 1,706
Guadalupe County: 389
Harding County: 10
Hidalgo County: 361
Lea County: 8,276
Lincoln County: 1,683
Los Alamos County: 524
Luna County: 3,324
McKinley County: 12,259
Mora County: 170
Otero County: 3,867
Quay County: 485
Rio Arriba County: 3,604
Roosevelt County: 1,945
Sandoval County: 11,926
San Juan County: 14,805
San Miguel County: 1,351
Santa Fe County: 10,201
Sierra County: 757
Socorro County: 1,312
Taos County: 1,662
Torrance County: 745
Union County: 248
Valencia County: 6,696
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
As of today, there are 145 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 184,263 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).
