New Mexico health officials today reported 1,266 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 57,547.
Bernalillo County had 307 new cases, followed by Doña Ana County with 222. Sandoval County had 100 new cases, followed by Santa Fe County with 90. That brings the total number of cases here to 2,608 so far, with 916 designated as recovered by the health department.
The new numbers arrive as Santa Fe Public Schools announced a return to remote-only learning on Nov. 20, less than a month after kicking off its hybrid plan. According to the state's COVID-19 dashboard, Santa Fe County currently has 22.5 cases per 100,000 population, when the threshold for holding some in-person learning was set by the state at fewer than 8 per 100,000. Santa Fe's test positivity rate also has risen above 5% and currently is at 6.30%.
"I am announcing today a hiatus of our volunteer hybrid program due to the rampant rise in COVID-19 cases in Santa Fe County and New Mexico and SFPS' philosophy to always prioritize the safety and well being of our students and staff," Superintendent Veronica García said in a statement, noting the advance notice was to allow parents to make arrangements for their children to resume school at home, but encouraged them to keep them home next week if possible.
According to a news release, the district will decide by Jan. 8 when and under what format students will return to school, unless it receives new guidance prior to that from the New Mexico Public Education Department.
The state also announced 14 additional deaths, half of which were from Doña Ana County. There have now been 1,144 fatalities.
As of today, 425 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.* A news release today did not include previous daily information about hospital capacity, which state leaders and medical professionals have warned is increasingly threatened by the rising case numbers. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's press secretary, Nora Meyers Sackett, tells SFR via email that the health department and "hospital partners are working on a better way to accurately report bed availability (and how many of those available beds can be staffed) each day—the current strain on the hospitals has made this datapoint less reliable as there isn't enough staff right now to track it reliably. Suffice to say the number of staffed beds is shrinking."
The state environment departments reports 1,948 rapid responses across New Mexico for the week ending Nov. 8, compared with 1,460 the week prior. Of those rapid responses, 305 of them—or approximately 21%—were to food-related industries. And of those, nearly 60% were at restaurants.
Santa Fe County had the third highest number of such responses—144—behind Bernalillo and Doña Ana counties. As of today, 177 establishments appear on the environment department's watchlist for having had two or more rapid responses within the last 14 days, including 14 in Santa Fe County. One of those businesses, Chaparral Materials, Inc., was issued a closure notice on Nov. 4 after it had four rapid responses.
New cases
- 307 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Catron County
- 65 new cases in Chaves County
- 22 new cases in Cibola County
- 4 new cases in Colfax County
- 51 new cases in Curry County
- 8 new cases in De Baca County
- 222 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 60 new cases in Eddy County
- 5 new cases in Grant County
- 3 new cases in Guadalupe County
- 1 new case in Hidalgo County
- 75 new cases in Lea County
- 11 new cases in Lincoln County
- 5 new cases in Los Alamos County
- 29 new cases in Luna County
- 35 new cases in McKinley County
- 31 new cases in Otero County
- 18 new cases in Rio Arriba County
- 20 new cases in Roosevelt County
- 100 new cases in Sandoval County
- 34 new cases in San Juan County
- 5 new cases in San Miguel County
- 90 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 1 new case in Sierra County
- 6 new cases in Socorro County
- 7 new cases in Taos County
- 6 new cases in Torrance County
- 40 new cases in Valencia County
- 3 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County
- 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County
New fatalities
- A male in his 40s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A second male in his 40s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A male in his 50s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A female in her 60s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized
- A second female in her 60s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A female in her 80s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A male in his 50s from Lea County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A male in his 60s from Lincoln County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A male in his 60s from Luna County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A female in her 70s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A male in his 70s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A male in his 70s from Sandoval County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A male in his 60s 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
- The Arbors of Del Rey in Las Cruces
- Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation
- The Aristocrat Assisted Living Community in Las Cruces
- Atria Vista Del Rio in Albuquerque
- Avamere at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque
- Avamere at Rio Rancho
- Aztec Healthcare in Aztec
- Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
- BeeHive Homes Deming
- BeeHive Homes Farmington
- Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen
- Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bloomfield
- Blue Horizon Boutique Assisted Living & Memory Care in Las Cruces
- Brookdale Santa Fe
- Brookdale Tramway Ridge in Albuquerque
- Brookdale Valencia Albuquerque
- Calibre Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
- Camino Retirement Homes in Albuquerque
- Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
- Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces
- Casa de Palomas in Albuquerque
- Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell
- Casa de Paz in Rio Rancho
- Casa Real in Santa Fe
- Cedar Ridge Inn in Farmington
- Clayton Nursing and Rehabilitation in Clayton
- Colfax Long Term Care Center in Colfax
- Cuesta Manor in Albuquerque
- Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hobbs
- El Castillo in Santa Fe
- Elmcroft of Quintessence in Albuquerque
- Fairwinds Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
- Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara
- Good Life Senior Living in Carlsbad
- Good Life Senior Living in Hobbs
- 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
- Grace Adult Care Homes in Albuquerque
- Haciendas of Grace Village in Las Cruces
- Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales
- Ladera Center in Albuquerque
- Laguna Rainbow Care Center in Casa Blanca
- Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
- Landmark at Desert Gardens in Hobbs
- Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
- La Vida Llena Assisted Living in Albuquerque
- The Legacy at Santa Fe
- Little Sisters of the Poor in Gallup
- 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
- Mi Casa Bonita in Santa Fe
- The Montebello on Academy in Albuquerque
- The Neighborhood in Rio Rancho
- The New Beginnings Senior Living in Albuquerque
- New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
- North Ridge Care Center in Albuquerque
- Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) in Albuquerque
- Pacifica Senior Living in Santa Fe
- Palmilla Senior Living in Albuquerque
- Princeton Place in Albuquerque
- Ravenna Assisted Living 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
- Sierra Healthcare Center in Truth or Consequences
- 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
- Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque
- St. Anthony Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis
- Stardust Assisted Living in Albuquerque
- The Suites at 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 Hobbs
Statewide cases
According to a state news release, previously reported numbers included seven cases that have been identified as duplicates (four in Bernalillo County, one in Doña Ana County, one in Santa Fe County and one in Taos County) and one case in Chaves County that was not lab confirmed – these have now been corrected. Two cases previously reported in county numbers (one in Bernalillo County and one in Chaves County) have been determined to be among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Roswell Correctional Center. One case previously reported in Cibola County has been determined to be among state inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County. One case previously reported in Lea County has been determined to be among NMCD inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility. County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
- Bernalillo County: 14,528
- Catron County: 11
- Chaves County: 2,678
- Cibola County: 829
- Colfax County: 69
- Curry County: 2,076
- De Baca County: 16
- Doña Ana County: 8,655
- Eddy County: 1,967
- Grant County: 252
- Guadalupe County: 59
- Harding County: 1
- Hidalgo County: 134
- Lea County: 2,712
- Lincoln County: 472
- Los Alamos County: 75
- Luna County: 1,442
- McKinley County: 5,079
- Mora County: 18
- Otero County: 774
- Quay County: 135
- Rio Arriba County: 668
- Roosevelt County: 648
- Sandoval County: 2,639
- San Juan County: 4,198
- San Miguel County: 250
- Santa Fe County: 2,608
- Sierra County: 164
- Socorro County: 336
- Taos County: 366
- Torrance County: 144
- Union County: 47
- Valencia County: 1,380
Cases among people being held by federal agencies
- Cibola County Correctional Center: 348
- Otero County Prison Facility: 417
- 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: 160
- Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 3
- Lea County Correctional Facility: 113
- Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 13
- Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 11
- Otero County Prison Facility: 472
- Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 69
- Roswell Correctional Center: 215
- Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 56
- Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 5
*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.
