SANTA FE – New Mexico state officials on Wednesday announced 1,357 additional COVID-19 cases and 25 more deaths. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
- 376 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Catron County
- 81 new cases in Chaves County
- 24 new cases in Cibola County
- 7 new cases in Colfax County
- 64 new cases in Curry County
- 1 new case in De Baca County
- 174 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 51 new cases in Eddy County
- 28 new cases in Grant County
- 3 new cases in Guadalupe County
- 5 new cases in Hidalgo County
- 28 new cases in Lea County
- 38 new cases in Lincoln County
- 2 new cases in Los Alamos County
- 22 new cases in Luna County
- 22 new cases in McKinley County
- 1 new case in Mora County
- 13 new cases in Otero County
- 11 new cases in Quay County
- 31 new cases in Rio Arriba County
- 32 new cases in Roosevelt County
- 96 new cases in Sandoval County
- 71 new cases in San Juan County
- 24 new cases in San Miguel County
- 57 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 7 new cases in Sierra County
- 16 new cases in Socorro County
- 3 new cases in Taos County
- 5 new cases in Torrance County
- 4 new cases in Union County
- 58 new cases in Valencia County
- 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
The Department of Health on Wednesday reported twenty-five additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
Twenty-four recent deaths:
- A female in her 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 30s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A second male in his 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A second male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 70s from Curry County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Village at Northrise - Desert Willow facility in Las Cruces.
- A male in his 70s from Lincoln County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 70s from Rio Arriba County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 70s from Roosevelt County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A male in his 50s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A male in his 50s 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 and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 80s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the Casa Real Facility in Santa Fe.
- A male in his 30s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 30s from Torrance County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 80s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A male in his 40s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
One* deaths > 30 days:
- A female in her 80s from Luna County. The individual was hospitalized and was a resident of the Willow Manor Residential Care Center in Deming.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 5,516.
*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 Wednesday, Dec. 15 are:
- 88101 - 61
- 87121 - 46
- 87031 - 44
- 88220 - 43
- 87114 - 41
- 88001 - 40
- 87124 - 38
- 87144 - 38
- 88201 - 34
- 87105 - 31
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 334,324 COVID-19 cases:
- Bernalillo County: 93,472
- Catron County: 274
- Chaves County: 14,625
- Cibola County: 4,307
- Colfax County: 1,664
- Curry County: 8,418
- De Baca County: 375
- Doña Ana County: 39,046
- Eddy County: 12,213
- Grant County: 3,987
- Guadalupe County: 688
- Harding County: 55
- Hidalgo County: 661
- Lea County: 14,392
- Lincoln County: 3,602
- Los Alamos County: 977
- Luna County: 4,774
- McKinley County: 17,233
- Mora County: 444
- Otero County: 8,824
- Quay County: 1,502
- Rio Arriba County: 6,070
- Roosevelt County: 3,319
- Sandoval County: 20,135
- San Juan County: 27,750
- San Miguel County: 3,249
- Santa Fe County: 15,835
- Sierra County: 1,427
- Socorro County: 2,397
- Taos County: 3,130
- Torrance County: 1,794
- Union County: 488
- Valencia County: 11,865
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: 573
- Otero County Processing Center: 639
- 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: 375
- 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: 542
- 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: 244
- Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 79
As of today, there are 613 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 285,052 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
- Aztec Healthcare in Aztec
- BeeHive Homes Alamogordo
- BeeHive Homes in Clovis
- BeeHive Homes in Roswell
- Bloomfield Nursing and Rehab Center in Bloomfield
- Blue Horizon Assisted Living In Las Cruces
- The Bridge of Farmington in Farmington
- Calibre Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
- Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo
- Casa de Carino in Albuquerque
- Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell
- Casa Real Genesis in Santa Fe
- Casa Sandia in Albuquerque
- Cedar Ridge Inn in Farmington
- Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara
- Genesis Healthcare Uptown in Albuquerque
- Genesis McKinley Care Center in Gallup
- Good Samaritan Society – Betty Dare in Alamogordo
- Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces
- Good Samaritan Society – Manzano del Sol Village in Albuquerque
- Haciendas at Grace Village in Las Cruces
- Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
- Las Cruces Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center of Cascadia (Welbrook Senior Living) in Las Cruces
- Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
- Life Care Farmington
- Little Sisters of the Poor in Gallup
- Mimbres Memorial Nursing Home in Deming
- Miners Colfax Medical Center in Raton
- Mission Arch Center in Roswell
- The Neighborhood Health Care in Rio Rancho
- 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
- Sandia Ridge Genesis 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
- Sugar Hollow Assisted Living Community in Albuquerque
- Sunshine Assisted Living in Tucumcari
- Vida Encantada Nursing & Rehabilitation in Las Vegas
- Village at Northrise - Desert Willow 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 the 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.
Information from the New Mexico Department of Health.