As New Mexicans turned out for what could end up being record-high participation on Election Day, the state hit a much grimmer record with a new high for daily COVID-19 cases: 1,141.
Doña Ana County led the state with new cases: 270, followed closely by Bernalillo County with 262 and 108 new cases in Chaves County. Santa Fe County had the fourth highest number of new cases: 97 of them, a new record here.
The state also announced nine additional deaths from eight counties, including a woman in her 90s from Santa Fe County and a woman in her 30s from Otero County; there have now been 1,045 fatalities.
As of today, 401 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, 19 more than yesterday and also a record high.* According to a news release, as of today, 76% of general beds and 67% of ICU beds across New Mexico hospitals are occupied at New Mexico hospitals with COVID and non-COVID patients.
The state environment department earlier this afternoon released its current list of the 117 businesses and organizations on the newly created "watchlist" for having more than two rapid responses within a 14-day period. That list includes six Santa Fe establishments: Cafe Fina; the state Department of Transportation at 7315 Cerrillos Road; Smith's at 2308 Cerrillos Road; and the State Employees Credit Union at 813 St. Michael's Drive each have had two rapid responses.
Netflix' production of The Harder They Fall, filming on the Midtown campus, has had three; and Chaparral Materials at 5946 Agua Fria Street has had five. Under new state rules, businesses with four or more rapid responses within a 14-day period face a 14-day closure, however no businesses are listed by the state as having been closed as of yet. SFR has an inquiry into the environment department regarding the protocol.
New cases
- 262 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 108 new cases in Chaves County
- 19 new cases in Cibola County
- 2 new cases in Colfax County
- 27 new cases in Curry County
- 270 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 19 new cases in Eddy County
- 6 new cases in Grant County
- 85 new cases in Lea County
- 7 new cases in Lincoln County
- 3 new cases in Los Alamos County
- 36 new cases in Luna County
- 23 new cases in McKinley County
- 11 new cases in Otero County
- 1 new case in Quay County
- 9 new cases in Rio Arriba County
- 19 new cases in Roosevelt County
- 37 new cases in Sandoval County
- 24 new cases in San Juan County
- 3 new cases in San Miguel County
- 97 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 1 new case in Sierra County
- 4 new cases in Socorro County
- 1 new case in Taos County
- 1 new case in Torrance County
- 1 new case in Union County
- 24 new cases in Valencia County
- 4 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County
- 37 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County
New fatalities
- A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized, had underlying conditions and was a resident of the South Valley Care Center facility in Albuquerque
- A female in her 80s from Chaves County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A female in her 50s from Cibola County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Adobe Assisted Living facility in Las Cruces
- A male in his 40s from Lea County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A female in her 30s from Otero County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A male in his 70s from Otero County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A female in her 90s from Santa Fe County who was hospitalized, had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Kingston Residence of Santa Fe facility
- A female in her 50s from Socorro 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:
- Adobe Assisted Living in Las Cruces
- Advantage Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
- Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- The Aldea House – Heaven Sent LLC in Albuquerque
- Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation
- Atria Vista Del Rio in Albuquerque
- Avamere at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque
- Aztec Healthcare in Aztec
- Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
- BeeHive Homes Deming
- BeeHive Homes Farmington
- BeeHive Homes Volcano Cliffs in Albuquerque
- Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen
- Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bloomfield
- Brookdale Santa Fe
- Brookdale Valencia Albuquerque
- Calibre Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
- Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
- Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces
- Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell
- Casa Real in Santa Fe
- Clovis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis
- Colfax Long Term Care Center in Colfax
- Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hobbs
- El Castillo in Santa Fe
- Fairwinds Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
- Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara
- Good Life Senior Living in Artesia
- Good Life Senior Living in Carlsbad
- Good Life Senior Living in Lovington
- Good Samaritan Manzano Del Sol Independent Senior Living in Albuquerque
- Good Samaritan Society Betty Dare in Alamogordo
- Good Samaritan Society Grants
- Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces
- Haciendas of Grace Village in Las Cruces
- Ladera Center in Albuquerque
- Laguna Rainbow Care Center in Casa Blanca
- Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
- Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
- La Vida Llena Assisted Living in Albuquerque
- The Legacy at Santa Fe
- Lotus Care Homes Galaxia in Albuquerque
- Life Care Center in Farmington
- Lovington Healthcare in Lovington
- Kingston Residence of Santa Fe
- Mescalero Care Center in Mescalero
- The Montebello on Academy in Albuquerque
- The Neighborhood in Rio Rancho
- New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
- North Ridge Care Center in Albuquerque
- Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) in Albuquerque
- Palmilla Senior Living in Albuquerque
- Princeton Place in Albuquerque
- Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup
- The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
- Retirement Ranches in Clovis
- Retreat Healthcare in Rio Rancho
- The Rio Las Estancias in Albuquerque
- Rio Rancho Center
- Sandia Ridge Center in Albuquerque
- Sandia Senior Suites in Albuquerque
- Sandia View West in Rio Rancho
- Silver City Care Center in Silver City
- Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
- Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation in Los Alamos
- South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
- St. Anthony Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis
- The Suites Rio Vista in Rio Rancho
- Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell
- Taos Living Center
- Uptown Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
- Village Retirement Community in Roswell
- Vista Hermosa in Santa Fe
- The Watermark at Cherry Hills in Albuquerque
- Welbrook Senior Living Las Cruces
- Westwind House Assisted Living in Albuquerque
- Wheatfields Senior Living Community in Clovis
- White Sands Healthcare in Hobb
Statewide cases
According to a state news release, previously reported numbers included three cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County, one in Chaves County and one in Cibola County) and two cases that have been identified as out-of-state residents (one in Bernalillo County and one in San Juan County); 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: 12,362
- Catron County: 10
- Chaves County: 2,287
- Cibola County: 694
- Colfax County: 48
- Curry County: 1,730
- De Baca County: 3
- Doña Ana County: 7,299
- Eddy County: 1,610
- Grant County: 215
- Guadalupe County: 47
- Harding County: 1
- Hidalgo County: 127
- Lea County: 2,318
- Lincoln County: 405
- Los Alamos County: 53
- Luna County: 1,215
- McKinley County: 4,822
- Mora County: 15
- Otero County: 589
- Quay County: 114
- Rio Arriba County: 558
- Roosevelt County: 532
- Sandoval County: 2,202
- San Juan County: 3,914
- San Miguel County: 203
- Santa Fe County: 2,058
- Sierra County: 138
- Socorro County: 282
- Taos County: 273
- Torrance County: 120
- Union County: 46
- Valencia County: 1,120
Cases among people being held by federal agencies
- Cibola County Correctional Center: 348
- Otero County Prison Facility: 396
- Otero County Processing Center: 191
- Torrance County Detention Facility: 44
Cases among people being held by the New Mexico Department of Corrections
- Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 155
- Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 1
- Lea County Correctional Facility: 112
- Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 9
- Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 1
- Otero County Prison Facility: 472
- Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 41
- Roswell Correctional Center: 1
- Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 55
- Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 4
*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.
