SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 154 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
24 new cases in Bernalillo County
3 new cases in Catron County
24 new cases in Chaves County
1 new case in Colfax County
5 new cases in Curry County
33 new cases in Doña Ana County
13 new cases in Eddy County
1 new case in Grant County
19 new cases in Lea County
10 new cases in McKinley County
2 new cases in Otero County
1 new case in Rio Arriba County
3 new cases in Roosevelt County
1 new case in Sandoval County
5 new cases in San Juan County
1 new case in San Miguel County
5 new cases in Santa Fe County
1 new case in Socorro County
1 new case in Taos County
1 new case in Valencia County
The Department of Health on Wednesday reported three additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19. They are:
• A female in her 100s from San Juan County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of BeeHive Homes of Farmington.
• A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque.
• A male in his 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 790.
Previously reported numbers included one case in Chaves County that has been identified as a duplicate and one case in Bernalillo County that was identified as an out-of-state resident – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 25,612 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 5,861
Catron County: 8
Chaves County: 754
Cibola County: 398
Colfax County: 20
Curry County: 680
Doña Ana County: 2,892
Eddy County: 513
Grant County: 84
Guadalupe County: 32
Harding County: 2
Hidalgo County: 98
Lea County: 1,151
Lincoln County: 171
Los Alamos County: 27
Luna County: 316
McKinley County: 4,223
Mora County: 6
Otero County: 224
Quay County: 62
Rio Arriba County: 359
Roosevelt County: 204
Sandoval County: 1,255
San Juan County: 3,199
San Miguel County: 83
Santa Fe County: 828
Sierra County: 38
Socorro County: 78
Taos County: 116
Torrance County: 63
Union County: 31
Valencia County: 515
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
The Department of Health currently reports the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the following facilities:
• Cibola County Correctional Center: 324
• Otero County Prison Facility: 281
• Otero County Processing Center: 159
• Torrance County Detention Facility: 44
The Department of Health currently reports the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals held by the New Mexico Corrections Department at the following facilities:
• Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 29
• Lea County Correctional Facility: 4
• Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 1
• Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 1
• Otero County Prison Facility: 473
• Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 1
• Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 4
As of today, there are 71 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 13,180 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: Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Artesia and 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).