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New Mexico health officials today reported 94 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 203,823. The health department has designated 191,358 of those cases as recovered.
Bernalillo County had 29 new cases, followed by Santa Fe County with 11, nine of which were from the Southside 87507 ZIP code, which ranked first in the state today for the most new cases. San Juan County had nine new cases.
The health department’s weekly epidemiology report looking at geographical trends shows higher daily case rates in Colfax, Guadalupe Rio Arriba, San Juan and Torrance counties, with Guadalupe County showing a 38.8 average daily case rate per 100,000. The state’s red-to-green county-level framework sets daily case rates over a 14-day period at 10 or fewer as a target, although Guadalupe County, like all of New Mexico’s counties, is currently operating under the least restrictive measures and won’t be re-evaluated until the end of June. By that point, state officials aim to reach a 60% full vaccination rate and end the county-level evaluations.
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NM DOH Geographical Trends, June 7
Currently, 66.5% of New Mexicans have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 57.1% are fully vaccinated. In Santa Fe County, 75.2% have had at least one dose and 65.2% are fully inoculated. Los Alamos County currently leads the state, with 80.1% of residents fully vaccinated, while Roosevelt County has the fewest: 27.3%.
According to a news release from the governor’s office, as of the end of the day June 8, 372,774 vaccinated New Mexicans have opted in to the Vax 2 the Max Sweepstakes since it was first announced on June 1. The Early Childhood Education and Care Department today also announced that KinderCare and Learning Care Group—the latter operates 14 La Petite Academy locations in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Bernalillo and Santa Fe—will both offer free child care to all parents and caregivers getting vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus or recovering from vaccination from now until July 4. The free child care is part of a nationwide vaccine incentive program.
The state today also reported five additional deaths, three of which were recent and two of which were from Santa Fe County, bringing the total number of fatalities in the county to 149, according to SFR’s records (the health department’s dashboard currently lists 147, the total as of the county’s last reported death on May 25, but likely had just not been updated as of press time). Statewide, there have now been 4,292 deaths.
As of today, 100 people are hospitalized with COVID-19—11 more than yesterday.*
New cases
- 29 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 4 new cases in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Colfax County
- 2 new cases in Curry County
- 8 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 3 new cases in Eddy County
- 1 new case in Guadalupe County
- 2 new cases in Lea County
- 1 new case in Lincoln County
- 1 new case in Luna County
- 1 new case in McKinley County
- 4 new cases in Otero County
- 4 new cases in Rio Arriba County
- 1 new case in Roosevelt County
- 4 new cases in Sandoval County
- 9 new cases in San Juan County
- 1 new case in San Miguel County
- 11 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 2 new cases in Taos County
- 5 new cases in Valencia County
New fatalities
- A male in his 50s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A male in his 50s from Santa Fe County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A male in his 70s from Santa Fe County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
Newly reported fatalities more than 30 days old
- A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions
- A female in her 40s from Rio Arriba County who had underlying conditions
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:
- The Aristocrat Assisted Living Center in Alamogordo
- Aztec Healthcare in Aztec
- BeeHive Homes Clovis
- BeeHive Homes Farmington
- BeeHive Homes Portales
- Genesis Rio Rancho Center
- Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces
- Homes with a Heart Assisted Living - Raven House in Albuquerque
- Laguna Rainbow Care Center in Casa Blanca
- Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
- The Neighborhood in Rio Rancho Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
- New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
- Princeton Place in Albuquerque
- Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup
- The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
- Retirement Ranches in Clovis
- The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
- Sierra Health Care Center in Truth or Consequences
- Sierra Hills Assisted Living in Truth or Consequences
- Sombrillo Nursing Home in Los Alamos
- Sugar Hollow Assisted Living Community in Albuquerque
- Sunset Vista Senior Living Center in Silver City
- The Village at Alameda in Albuquerque
Statewide cases
According to a health department news release, previously reported numbers included 14 cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County, one in Catron County, one in Colfax County, two in Eddy County, one in Lea County, two in Luna County, two in Rio Arriba County and four in San Juan County); three cases that were not lab confirmed (two in Bernalillo County and one in Cibola County); and one in Luna County that has been determined to be an out-of-state resident—these have now been corrected. County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
- Bernalillo County: 58,678
- Catron County: 95
- Chaves County: 9,039
- Cibola County: 2,893
- Colfax County: 793
- Curry County: 5,262
- De Baca County: 172
- Doña Ana County: 24,953
- Eddy County: 6,905
- Grant County: 1,735
- Guadalupe County: 446
- Harding County: 12
- Hidalgo County: 364
- Lea County: 8,371
- Lincoln County: 1,756
- Los Alamos County: 532
- Luna County: 3,360
- McKinley County: 12,354
- Mora County: 173
- Otero County: 4,033
- Quay County: 520
- Rio Arriba County: 3,712
- Roosevelt County: 2,017
- Sandoval County: 12,166
- San Juan County: 15,556
- San Miguel County: 1,384
- Santa Fe County: 10,501
- Sierra County: 780
- Socorro County: 1,323
- Taos County: 1,690
- Torrance County: 863
- Union County: 258
- Valencia County: 6,844
Cases among people being held by federal agencies
- Cibola County Correctional Center: 445
- Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 447
- Otero County Processing Center: 248
- Torrance County Detention Facility: 157
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: 253
- 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: 219
- Roswell Correctional Center: 229
- Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 231
- 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.
