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COVID-19
New Mexico health officials today reported 82 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 205,215. The health department has designated 193,878 of those cases as recovered.
Bernalillo County had 25 new cases, followed by Santa Fe County with 10 and Doña Ana County with eight. Two Santa Fe County ZIP codes appeared on the state’s top 10 list of ZIP codes with the most new cases today: The Tesuque/Pojoaque 87506 area ranked fourth with four cases, and 87508, which includes Eldorado and Seton Village, ranked 10th with three.
The state also announced two additional deaths; there have now been 4,334 fatalities.
As of today, 68 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.*
Currently, 69% of New Mexicans have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 60.6% are fully vaccinated. In Santa Fe County, 77.4% have had at least one dose and 68.2% are fully inoculated.
New cases
- 25 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Cibola County
- 2 new cases in Curry County
- 8 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 1 new case in Eddy County
- 1 new case in Guadalupe County
- 1 new case in Luna County
- 3 new cases in McKinley County
- 1 new case in Mora County
- 2 new cases in Otero County
- 3 new cases in Rio Arriba County
- 1 new case in Roosevelt County
- 2 new cases in Sandoval County
- 6 new cases in San Juan County
- 1 new case in San Miguel County
- 10 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 3 new cases in Socorro County
- 9 new cases in Valencia County
- 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
New fatalities
- A female in her 50s from Colfax County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A male in his 70s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and 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:
- Aztec Healthcare in Aztec
- BeeHive Homes Farmington
- Cedar Ridge Inn in Farmington
- Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces
- Laguna Rainbow Care Center in Casa Blanca
- The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
- Sierra Hill Assisted Living in Truth or Consequences
- Sombrillo Nursing Home in Los Alamos
- Sugar Hollow Assisted Living Community in Albuquerque
Statewide cases
According to a health department news release, previously reported numbers included one case that has been identified as a duplicate in Torrance County; this has been corrected. Three cases were determined to be among inmates at the Otero County Federal Prison Facility and are 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: 59,024
- Catron County: 98
- Chaves County: 9,066
- Cibola County: 2,903
- Colfax County: 799
- Curry County: 5,323
- De Baca County: 178
- Doña Ana County: 25,089
- Eddy County: 6,942
- Grant County: 1,748
- Guadalupe County: 466
- Harding County: 13
- Hidalgo County: 366
- Lea County: 8,446
- Lincoln County: 1,763
- Los Alamos County: 537
- Luna County: 3,377
- McKinley County: 12,374
- Mora County: 174
- Otero County: 4,069
- Quay County: 537
- Rio Arriba County: 3,769
- Roosevelt County: 2,030
- Sandoval County: 12,234
- San Juan County: 15,691
- San Miguel County: 1,404
- Santa Fe County: 10,591
- Sierra County: 781
- Socorro County: 1,328
- Taos County: 1,712
- Torrance County: 884
- Union County: 259
- Valencia County: 6,900
Cases among people being held by federal agencies
- Cibola County Correctional Center: 445
- Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 447
- Otero County Processing Center: 257
- Torrance County Detention Facility: 204
Cases among people being held by the New Mexico Department of Corrections
- Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 299
- 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.
