SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 137 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
56 new cases in Bernalillo County
1 new case in Chaves County
4 new cases in Cibola County
2 new cases in Colfax County
6 new cases in Curry County
3 new cases in Doña Ana County
12 new cases in Guadalupe County
2 new cases in Lea County
1 new case in Lincoln County
3 new cases in McKinley County
2 new cases in Otero County
4 new cases in Quay County
3 new cases in Rio Arriba County
4 new cases in Roosevelt County
7 new cases in Sandoval County
13 new cases in San Juan County
7 new cases in Santa Fe 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, May. 11 are:
88435 – 12
87121 – 10
87120 – 8
87106 – 6
87401 – 6
87113 – 5
87114 – 5
88101 – 5
87002 – 4
87124 – 4
The Department of Health on Tuesday reported three additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
Three recent deaths:
• A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the Sandia Ridge Center in Albuquerque.
• A female in her 70s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 4,108.
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 one case in Grant County that has been identified as a duplicate – this has now been corrected. One death reported on Jan. 17 of a female in her 70s from Santa Fe County who was hospitalized was found to have been previously reported on Jan. 15 and has been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 200,037 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 57,638
Catron County: 93
Chaves County: 8,959
Cibola County: 2,873
Colfax County: 760
Curry County: 5,183
De Baca County: 155
Doña Ana County: 24,726
Eddy County: 6,836
Grant County: 1,707
Guadalupe County: 403
Harding County: 10
Hidalgo County: 361
Lea County: 8,285
Lincoln County: 1,697
Los Alamos County: 525
Luna County: 3,331
McKinley County: 12,276
Mora County: 170
Otero County: 3,898
Quay County: 495
Rio Arriba County: 3,604
Roosevelt County: 1,954
Sandoval County: 11,962
San Juan County: 14,973
San Miguel County: 1,352
Santa Fe County: 10,240
Sierra County: 760
Socorro County: 1,313
Taos County: 1,667
Torrance County: 751
Union County: 248
Valencia County: 6,717
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
As of today, there are 141 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 185,249 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).
