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New Mexico health officials today reported 155 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 201,336. The health department has designated 186,774 of those as recovered.
Bernalillo County had 44 new cases, followed by San Juan County with 30 and Santa Fe County with 15, four from the 87505 ZIP code, which ranked 10th in the state today for the most new cases.
The state also announced two additional deaths, both women in their 40s who had underlying conditions and were hospitalized, one in Bernalillo County and one in Doña Ana County; there have now been 4,118 fatalities.
As of today, 150 people are hospitalized with COVID-19—an 18% increase from yesterday.*
New Mexico Department of Health Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins, Human Services Department Secretary Dr. David Scrase and Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart will provide a COVID-19 webinar update at 1 pm Wednesday, which will stream live on the health department’s Facebook page, and be available with Spanish language interpreter on Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s YouTube page.
Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center will be providing the Pfizer vaccine to people ages 12 through 17 from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, May 22. To participate, register through vaccineNM.org; parents or guardians can also receive vaccines at the same time. “We want to make sure that we vaccinate as many young people as possible to help them enjoy their summer and get all New Mexicans back to better health,” Jon Wade, Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center Hospital chief executive said in a news release. Vaccinations for New Mexicans under age 18 require parental consent. A parent or guardian must accompany vaccine recipients and provide written consent at the event. The event will use the special event code PKIDS21.
Currently, 63.2% of New Mexicans have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 52.5% are fully vaccinated. In Santa Fe County, 72.2% have had at least one dose and 60.6% are fully inoculated.
New cases
- 44 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Cibola County
- 4 new cases in Curry County
- 1 new case in De Baca County
- 5 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 1 new case in Eddy County
- 4 new cases in Lea County
- 5 new cases in Lincoln County
- 1 new case in Luna County
- 7 new cases in McKinley County
- 1 new case in Mora County
- 3 new cases in Otero County
- 4 new cases in Quay County
- 2 new cases in Rio Arriba County
- 4 new cases in Roosevelt County
- 13 new cases in Sandoval County
- 30 new cases in San Juan County
- 15 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 5 new cases in Sierra County
- 1 new case in Socorro County
- 1 new case in Torrance County
- 3 new cases in Valencia County
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
- Aztec Healthcare in Aztec
- Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
- Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen
- Canyon Transitional Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
- Casa de Oro in Las Cruces
- Desert Peaks Assisting Living and Memory Care in Las Cruces
- Genesis Healthcare Uptown in Albuquerque
- Genesis Rio Rancho Center
- Genesis Silver City Care Center in Silver City
- Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces
- Homes with a Heart Assisted Living - Raven House in Albuquerque
- 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
- Princeton Place in Albuquerque
- The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
- Retirement Ranches in Clovis
- The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
- Sunset Vista Senior Living Center in Silver City
- Vista Hermosa in Santa Fe
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 Sierra County); two cases that were not lab confirmed (one in Sandoval 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. County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
- Bernalillo County: 58,032
- Catron County: 93
- Chaves County: 8,981
- Cibola County: 2,883
- Colfax County: 764
- Curry County: 5,230
- De Baca County: 167
- Doña Ana County: 24,774
- Eddy County: 6,853
- Grant County: 1,715
- Guadalupe County: 408
- Harding County: 10
- Hidalgo County: 363
- Lea County: 8,297
- Lincoln County: 1,720
- Los Alamos County: 527
- Luna County: 3,351
- McKinley County: 12,319
- Mora County: 171
- Otero County: 3,961
- Quay County: 513
- Rio Arriba County: 3,613
- Roosevelt County: 1,981
- Sandoval County: 12,018
- San Juan County: 15,200
- San Miguel County: 1,355
- Santa Fe County: 10,353
- Sierra County: 773
- Socorro County: 1,318
- Taos County: 1,673
- Torrance County: 793
- Union County: 250
- Valencia County: 6,757
Cases among people being held by federal agencies
- Cibola County Correctional Center: 445
- Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 444
- Otero County Processing Center: 202
- 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: 252
- 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.
