SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 160 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
53 new cases in Bernalillo County
1 new case in Catron County
7 new cases in Chaves County
1 new case in Cibola County
6 new cases in Colfax County
1 new case in Curry County
12 new cases in Doña Ana County
3 new cases in Eddy County
2 new cases in Grant County
1 new case in Harding County
1 new case in Lea County
1 new case in Los Alamos County
1 new case in Luna County
6 new cases in McKinley County
3 new cases in Otero County
10 new cases in Rio Arriba County
4 new cases in Roosevelt County
6 new cases in Sandoval County
12 new cases in San Juan County
16 new cases in Santa Fe County
1 new case in Sierra County
2 new cases in Taos County
2 new cases in Torrance County
7 new cases in Valencia County
1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center
The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, May. 19 are:
87121 – 11
87740 – 6
87015 – 5
87112 – 5
87114 – 5
87120 – 5
87410 – 5
87031 – 4
87105 – 4
87108 – 4
The Department of Health on Wednesday reported four additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
• A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the Genesis Healthcare Uptown facility in Albuquerque.
• A male in his 50s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 70s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 60s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 4,122.
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 in Bernalillo County that were not lab confirmed; four cases have been determined to be out-of-state residents (two in Bernalillo County, two in McKinley County) – these have now been corrected. Four case previously reported in Doña Ana has been determined to be among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center and is now reported as such. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 201,489 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 58,080
Catron County: 94
Chaves County: 8,988
Cibola County: 2,884
Colfax County: 770
Curry County: 5,231
De Baca County: 167
Doña Ana County: 24,782
Eddy County: 6,856
Grant County: 1,717
Guadalupe County: 408
Harding County: 11
Hidalgo County: 363
Lea County: 8,298
Lincoln County: 1,720
Los Alamos County: 528
Luna County: 3,352
McKinley County: 12,323
Mora County: 171
Otero County: 3,964
Quay County: 513
Rio Arriba County: 3,613
Roosevelt County: 1,985
Sandoval County: 12,024
San Juan County: 15,212
San Miguel County: 1,355
Santa Fe County: 10,379
Sierra County: 774
Socorro County: 1,318
Taos County: 1,675
Torrance County: 795
Union County: 250
Valencia County: 6,764
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
As of today, there are 156 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 186,901 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).
