Healthcare workers in Santa Fe County, the first group that became eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, have had the largest percentage of people fully vaccinated: 45%, with 75% having had at least one shot.
The data comes from a new state website tracking vaccinations by phases; the data in this story comes from early afternoon on March 12; figures on the dashboard update as vaccinations progress.
For people 75 years and older, in Phase 1b, 58% are at least partially vaccinated; 23% fully. In total, close to 11,000 people in that age category in Santa Fe County have registered for the vaccine.
Among educators—who were prioritized last week by the health department—63.7% have had at least one shot and 14% are fully vaccinated.
In the largest qualifying group in Phase1B, people with chronic conditions, 31% are at least partially vaccinated and 9.6% have had both shots. While there have been some vaccinations among groups not yet eligible, those are smaller by comparison: 17% of frontline essential workers have had at least one shot and those in later phases anywhere from 5 to 11.8%.
The figures only reflect vaccines among people registered through the state health department's registration website. The state estimates that accounts for approximately 60% of all vaccinations, with about 40% taking place through other providers.
Statewide, of the 722,507 people who have registered for a vaccine, 42% have had at least one shot and nearly 21% have been fully vaccinated. However, of those registrants, close to 70% fall into current eligibility groups and, taken together, close to 56% of members of Phase1A and the current groups in eligible in Phase 1B have had at least one shot.
According to the portal, registrants are counted in the first category for which they are eligible.
New Mexico health officials today reported 268 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 187,984. The health department has designated 163,180 of those cases as recovered.
Bernalillo County had 95 new cases, followed by Doña Ana County with 38 and Otero County with 23. Santa Fe County had 11 new cases.
The state also announced six additional deaths from five counties; there have now been 3,849 fatalities.
As of today, 124 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.*
New cases
- 95 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 2 new cases in Chaves County
- 8 new cases in Cibola County
- 2 new cases in Colfax County
- 1 new case in Curry County
- 1 new case in De Baca County
- 38 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 4 new cases in Eddy County
- 10 new cases in Grant County
- 2 new cases in Lea County
- 7 new cases in Lincoln County
- 1 new case in Los Alamos County
- 1 new case in Luna County
- 1 new case in McKinley County
- 1 new case in Mora County
- 23 new cases in Otero County
- 1 new case in Rio Arriba County
- 17 new cases in Sandoval County
- 7 new cases in San Juan County
- 10 new cases in San Miguel County
- 11 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 3 new cases in Socorro County
- 11 new cases in Taos County
- 2 new cases in Torrance County
- 7 new cases in Valencia County
- 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
- 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County
New fatalities
- A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized
- A male in his 80s from Eddy County
- A female in her 80s from McKinley County who was hospitalized
- A female in her 90s from Otero County who had underlying conditions
- A female in her 60s from Sandoval County who had underlying conditions
- A male in his 70s from Sandoval County
Congregate facilities
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 facilities:
- Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- The Aristocrat Assisted Living Center in Alamogordo
- BeeHive Homes Edgewood
- BeeHive Homes Farmington
- BeeHive Homes Taylor Ranch in Albuquerque
- Calibre Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
- Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo
- Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
- Clovis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis
- Good Life Senior Living in Carlsbad
- Good Samaritan Society – Betty Dare in Alamogordo
- Ladera Center in Albuquerque
- Laguna Rainbow Care Center in Casa Blanca
- Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
- La Posada Assisted Living in Las Cruces
- Mission Arch Center in Roswell
- MorningStar Assisted Living and Memory Care of Albuquerque
- The Neighborhood in Rio Rancho Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
- Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) in Albuquerque
- Pacifica Senior Living in Santa Fe
- Princeton Place in Albuquerque
- The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
- Santa Fe Care Center in Santa Fe
- Senior Living Systems in Los Lunas
- Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Los Alamos
- Vida Encantada Nursing & Rehabilitation in Las Vegas
- Welbrook Senior Living in Las Cruces
- The Woodmark at Uptown in Albuquerque
Statewide cases
According to a health department news release, previously reported numbers included three cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County, one in Luna County and one in Otero County); and one in Bernalillo County that has been determined to be an out-of-state resident—these have now been corrected. One death reported on March 3 of a male in his 60s from Chaves County, who was a resident of Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell was hospitalized and had underlying conditions, was found to have been previously reported on Nov. 10, has been corrected. One death reported on Jan. 15 of a male in his 80s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions was found to have been previously reported on Oct. 3 and has been corrected. County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
- Bernalillo County: 53,490
- Catron County: 83
- Chaves County: 8,677
- Cibola County: 2,784
- Colfax County: 712
- Curry County: 4,968
- De Baca County: 133
- Doña Ana County: 23,205
- Eddy County: 6,554
- Grant County: 1,553
- Guadalupe County: 365
- Harding County: 8
- Hidalgo County: 350
- Lea County: 8,109
- Lincoln County: 1,571
- Los Alamos County: 488
- Luna County: 3,134
- McKinley County: 12,091
- Mora County: 166
- Otero County: 3,470
- Quay County: 425
- Rio Arriba County: 3,440
- Roosevelt County: 1,845
- Sandoval County: 11,027
- San Juan County: 13,611
- San Miguel County: 1,267
- Santa Fe County: 9,709
- Sierra County: 704
- Socorro County: 1,231
- Taos County: 1,580
- Torrance County: 660
- Union County: 244
- Valencia County: 6,250
Cases among people being held by federal agencies
- Cibola County Correctional Center: 445
- Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 443
- Otero County Processing Center: 197
- Torrance County Detention Facility: 47
Cases among people being held by the New Mexico Department of Corrections
- Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 291
- Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 251
- Lea County Correctional Facility: 751
- Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 167
- Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 126
- Otero County Prison Facility: 472
- Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 215
- Roswell Correctional Center: 229
- Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 220
- Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 151
- Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 75
*Per the health department, hospitalization figures include people who were tested elsewhere but are hospitalized in New Mexico, but don't include people who were tested here but are hospitalized out of state.
