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COVID-19 Map
New Mexico health officials today reported 285 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 199,333. The health department has designated 184,263 of those cases as recovered.
Bernalillo County had 80 new cases, followed by San Juan County with 55 and Doña Ana County with 19. Santa Fe County had 17 new cases. Seven of Santa Fe County’s new cases were in the 87507 ZIP code, which ranked eighth in the state today for the most new cases.
The state also announced nine additional deaths. Earlier this week, Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase said the Office of the Medical Investigator has been working through a backlog of cases and COVID-19 deaths reported now may, in fact, be months old. There have now been 4,098 total fatalities.
As of today, 145 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.*
Currently, 59.4% of New Mexicans have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 47.1% are fully vaccinated. In Santa Fe County, 69.2% have had at least one dose and 50.1 % are fully inoculated. McKinley County leads the state with 63.6% of its residents fully vaccinated.
Earlier this week, Health Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins said DOH would be focusing vaccination efforts on youth. Currently, 30.8% of 16 to 17-year-olds have had at least one dose; 9.1% are fully vaccinated. On the other end of the spectrum, in Roosevelt County, 23.4% of residents have been fully vaccinated.
New cases
- 80 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 6 new cases in Chaves County
- 2 new cases in Cibola County
- 1 new case in Colfax County
- 7 new cases in Curry County
- 2 new cases in De Baca County
- 19 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 7 new cases in Eddy County
- 2 new cases in Grant County
- 8 new cases in Guadalupe County
- 3 new cases in Lea County
- 4 new cases in Lincoln County
- 6 new cases in Luna County
- 8 new cases in McKinley County
- 4 new cases in Otero County
- 5 new cases in Quay County
- 4 new cases in Rio Arriba County
- 8 new cases in Roosevelt County
- 7 new cases in Sandoval County
- 55 new cases in San Juan County
- 2 new cases in San Miguel County
- 17 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 4 new cases in Sierra County
- 3 new cases in Taos County
- 7 new cases in Torrance County
- 14 new cases in Valencia County
New fatalities
- A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County who was a resident of the Willow Wood Assisted Living in Albuquerque
- A female in her 70s from Chaves County
- A male in his 90s from Cibola County who was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Grants
- A female in her 90s from Grant County who was hospitalized
- A male in his 50s from Lea County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A male in his 50s from Luna County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A female in her 80s from McKinley County who had underlying conditions
- A male in his 40s from Sandoval County who had underlying conditions
- A female in her 90s from Sandoval County who was a resident of The Retreat Healthcare facility in Rio Rancho
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
- Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
- Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen
- Brookdale Santa Fe
- Brookdale Valencia in Albuquerque
- Canyon Transitional Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
- Desert Peaks Assisting Living and Memory Care in Las Cruces
- Genesis Healthcare Uptown in Albuquerque
- Genesis Silver City Care Center in Silver City
- Good Samaritan Society – Betty Dare in Alamogordo
- Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
- The Meadows Home at the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas
- New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
- The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
- The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
- Sunset Vista Senior Living Center in Silver City
- Welbrook Senior Living in Las Cruces
Statewide cases
According to a health department news release, previously reported numbers included two cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County and one in Rio Arriba County); three cases that were not lab-confirmed (one in Bernalillo County, one in Cibola County and one in Sierra County); and one in Bernalillo County that has been determined to be an out-of-state resident—these have now been corrected. In addition, one case previously reported in Bernalillo County has been determined to be among state inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility and is now reported as such. County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
- Bernalillo County: 57,427
- Catron County: 92
- Chaves County: 8,940
- Cibola County: 2,866
- Colfax County: 757
- Curry County: 5,154
- De Baca County: 148
- Doña Ana County: 24,696
- Eddy County: 6,832
- Grant County: 1,706
- Guadalupe County: 389
- Harding County: 10
- Hidalgo County: 361
- Lea County: 8,276
- Lincoln County: 1,683
- Los Alamos County: 524
- Luna County: 3,324
- McKinley County: 12,259
- Mora County: 170
- Otero County: 3,867
- Quay County: 485
- Rio Arriba County: 3,604
- Roosevelt County: 1,945
- Sandoval County: 11,926
- San Juan County: 14,805
- San Miguel County: 1,351
- Santa Fe County: 10,201
- Sierra County: 757
- Socorro County: 1,312
- Taos County: 1,662
- Torrance County: 745
- Union County: 248
- Valencia County: 6,696
Cases among people being held by federal agencies
- Cibola County Correctional Center: 445
- Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 444
- Otero County Processing Center: 198
- 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: 298
- Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 251
- Lea County Correctional Facility: 762
- Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 167
- Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 128
- Otero County Prison Facility: 473
- Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 218
- Roswell Correctional Center: 229
- Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 229
- 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.
