SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 1,150 additional COVID-19 cases and 44 more deaths. The 7-day positivity rate is 9.4%. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
· 387 new cases in Bernalillo County
· 2 new cases in Catron County
· 57 new cases in Chaves County
· 6 new cases in Cibola County
· 3 new cases in Colfax County
· 31 new cases in Curry County
· 121 new cases in Doña Ana County
· 31 new cases in Eddy County
· 28 new cases in Grant County
· 1 new case in Guadalupe County
· 1 new case in Harding County
· 1 new case in Hidalgo County
· 33 new cases in Lea County
· 11 new cases in Lincoln County
· 6 new cases in Los Alamos County
· 9 new cases in Luna County
· 21 new cases in McKinley County
· 2 new cases in Mora County
· 14 new cases in Otero County
· 11 new cases in Quay County
· 30 new cases in Rio Arriba County
· 37 new cases in Roosevelt County
· 86 new cases in Sandoval County
· 43 new cases in San Juan County
· 12 new cases in San Miguel County
· 88 new cases in Santa Fe County
· 10 new cases in Sierra County
· 13 new cases in Socorro County
· 8 new cases in Taos County
· 3 new cases in Torrance County
· 3 new cases in Union County
· 39 new cases in Valencia County
· 2 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Federal Prison Facility
The Department of Health on Thursday reported forty-four additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
Twenty-five recent deaths:
· A female in her 30s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
· A second male in his 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
· A second female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A second male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A female in her 60s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.
· A male in his 40s from Eddy County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 70s from Luna County. The individual had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 80s from Mora County. The individual had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 70s from Roosevelt County. The individual was hospitalized.
· A female in her 60s from Sandoval County. The individual had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 80s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 60s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A second male in his 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
· A male in his 80s from San Juan County. The individual had underlying conditions.
· A female in her 70s from Socorro County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 90s from Taos County.
· A male in his 60s from Torrance County. The individual was hospitalized.
· A female in her 50s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 70s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
Nineteen* deaths > 30 days:
· A female in her 30s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 30s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A female in her 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
· A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
· A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A second male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
· A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A second female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
· A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A second male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 50s from Cibola County.
· A male in his 60s from Colfax County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 40s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 40s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized.
· A male in his 60s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized.
· A female in her 80s from Otero County. The individual had underlying conditions.
· A male in his 30s from Sandoval County. The individual had underlying conditions.
· A female in her 30s from Torrance County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 5,745.
*COVID related deaths are reported when a death certificate has been issued and some death certificates are delayed due to insufficient information.
The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Dec. 23 are:
· 87121 – 57
· 87105 – 44
· 87124 – 38
· 87114 – 37
· 88130 – 33
· 87144 – 31
· 87111 – 30
· 88201 – 30
· 88101 – 29
· 87507 – 27
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. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 342,649 COVID-19 cases:
· Bernalillo County: 96,225
· Catron County: 283
· Chaves County: 15,014
· Cibola County: 4,376
· Colfax County: 1,697
· Curry County: 8,654
· De Baca County: 391
· Doña Ana County: 40,025
· Eddy County: 12,433
· Grant County: 4,178
· Guadalupe County: 696
· Harding County: 56
· Hidalgo County: 677
· Lea County: 14,608
· Lincoln County: 3,662
· Los Alamos County: 1,003
· Luna County: 4,844
· McKinley County: 17,383
· Mora County: 460
· Otero County: 8,962
· Quay County: 1,551
· Rio Arriba County: 6,202
· Roosevelt County: 3,448
· Sandoval County: 20,661
· San Juan County: 28,128
· San Miguel County: 3,347
· Santa Fe County: 16,366
· Sierra County: 1,468
· Socorro County: 2,497
· Taos County: 3,200
· Torrance County: 1,856
· Union County: 508
· Valencia County: 12,427
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: 455
· Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 584
· Otero County Processing Center: 645
· Torrance County Detention Facility: 356
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: 387
· Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 258
· Lea County Correctional Facility: 765
· Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 214
· Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 131
· Otero County Prison Facility: 543
· Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 233
· Roswell Correctional Center: 230
· Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 238
· Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 245
· Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 79
As of today, there are 546 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 295,977 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:
· Advanced Health Care in Albuquerque
· Aspen Ridge Lodge Retirement in Los Alamos
· Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Artesia
· Atria Vista Del Rio in Albuquerque
· Avamere at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque
· Avamere in Rio Rancho
· Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
· BeeHive Homes Alamogordo
· BeeHive Homes in Clovis
· BeeHive Homes Edgewood facility
· Bloomfield Nursing and Rehab Center in Bloomfield
· Blue Horizon Assisted Living In Las Cruces
· The Bridge of Farmington in Farmington
· Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo
· Casa de Carino in Albuquerque
· Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
· Casa Real Genesis in Santa Fe
· Casa Sandia in Albuquerque
· Desert Peaks Assisting Living and Memory Care in Las Cruces
· Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara
· Genesis Healthcare Uptown in Albuquerque
· Genesis McKinley Care Center in Gallup
· Good Life Senior Living and Memory Care in Los Lunas
· Good Samaritan Society – Betty Dare in Alamogordo
· Good Samaritan Society – Manzano del Sol Village in Albuquerque
· Haciendas of Grace Village in Las Cruces
· Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
· Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
· Life Care Farmington
· Little Sisters of the Poor in Gallup
· The Meadows Home at the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas
· Mimbres Memorial Nursing Home in Deming
· Mission Arch Center in Roswell
· New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
· Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) in Albuquerque
· Princeton Place in Albuquerque
· The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
· The Retreat Healthcare in Rio Rancho
· The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
· Sandia View Cottonwood Assisted Living in Albuquerque
· Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
· Sombrillo Nursing Home in Los Alamos
· South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
· Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque
· Sugar Hollow Assisted Living Community in Albuquerque
· Taos Living Center in Taos
· The Suites at Rio Vista in Rio Rancho
· Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell
· Sunshine Assisted Living in Tucumcari
· Vida Encantada Nursing & Rehabilitation in Las Vegas
· The Village at Alameda in Albuquerque
· Village at Northrise – Morningside in Las Cruces
· The Watermark at Cherry Hills in Albuquerque
· The Woodmark at Uptown in Albuquerque
· White Sands Healthcare in Hobbs
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. Wear a mask when in public and around others. If you are sick, stay home as much as possible
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
· Symptomatic people displaying the COVID-19 symptoms of 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
· Asymptomatic people who are close contacts or household members of people in their infectious period who have already tested positive for the coronavirus
· Asymptomatic people who live or work in congregate settings such as long-term care facilities and group homes
· Patients who are scheduled for surgery and whose provider has advised them to get tested before a procedure
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.