SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 110 additional COVID-19 cases and 3 deaths. As of today, there are 69 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. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
The Department of Health on Tuesday reported three additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now at 854. Previously reported numbers included one case in Otero County that has been identified as a duplicate and two cases that have been identified as out-of-state residents (one in McKinley County, one in San Juan County) – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 27,790 COVID-19 cases: Bernalillo County: 6,247 Catron County: 9 Chaves County: 1,044 Cibola County: 406 Colfax County: 27 Curry County: 744 De Baca County: 1 Doña Ana County: 3,165 Eddy County: 713 Grant County: 110 Guadalupe County: 34 Harding County: 2 Hidalgo County: 99 Lea County: 1,342 Lincoln County: 189 Los Alamos County: 31 Luna County: 409 McKinley County: 4,300 Mora County: 7 Otero County: 247 Quay County: 73 Rio Arriba County: 386 Roosevelt County: 270 Sandoval County: 1,315 San Juan County: 3,276 San Miguel County: 103 Santa Fe County: 960 Sierra County: 43 Socorro County: 91 Taos County: 131 Torrance County: 66 Union County: 31 Valencia County: 558 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:
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:
As of today, there are 15,586 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:
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). The Department of Health strongly encourages the following groups to get tested:
New Mexicans who have non-health-related questions or concerns can also call 833-551-0518 or visit newmexico.gov, which is being updated regularly as a one-stop source for information for families, workers and others affected by and seeking more information about COVID-19.
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