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COVID-19 Map
New Mexico health officials today reported 543 new COVID-19 cases over the three-day period of May 15-17, bringing the statewide total so far to 201,186. The health department has designated 186,553 of those cases as recovered.
Bernalillo County had 146 cases, followed by San Juan County with 101 and Santa Fe County with 42, 17 of which were from the Southside 87507 ZIP code, which ranked sixth in the state for the most new cases today. (Santa Fe County also had the third highest number of cases in the state on Friday).
The state also announced three additional deaths; there have now been 4,116 fatalities.
As of today, 127 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.*
Currently, 63% of New Mexicans have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 52.2% are fully vaccinated. In Santa Fe County, 72.1% have had at least one dose and 60.3% are fully inoculated—that puts Santa Fe in fifth place for the percentage of residents who have been completely vaccinated. Los Alamos County ranks first with 75.3% and Roosevelt County ranks 33rd, or last, with 25.3%.
New cases
- 146 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 10 new cases in Chaves County
- 4 new cases in Cibola County
- 2 new cases in Colfax County
- 23 new cases in Curry County
- 8 new cases in De Baca County
- 32 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 7 new cases in Eddy County
- 6 new cases in Grant County
- 4 new cases in Guadalupe County
- 1 new case in Hidalgo County
- 6 new cases in Lea County
- 10 new cases in Lincoln County
- 1 new case in Los Alamos County
- 8 new cases in Luna County
- 15 new cases in McKinley County
- 17 new cases in Otero County
- 3 new cases in Quay County
- 22 new cases in Rio Arriba County
- 14 new cases in Roosevelt County
- 25 new cases in Sandoval County
- 101 new cases in San Juan County
- 2 new cases in San Miguel County
- 42 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 3 new cases in Sierra County
- 2 new cases in Taos County
- 17 new cases in Torrance County
- 3 new cases in Union County
- 9 new cases in Valencia County
New fatalities
- A male in his 60s from Cibola County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
- A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County who had underlying conditions
- A male in his 60s 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:
- 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
- Welbrook Senior Living in Las Cruces
Statewide cases
According to a health department news release, previously reported numbers included three cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County, one in Rio Arriba County and one in San Juan County); three cases that were not lab confirmed (one in Bernalillo County and two in Cibola County); and one in Colfax County that has been determined to be an out-of-state resident—these have now been corrected. In addition, two cases previously reported in Otero County have been determined to be among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center 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: 57,990
- Catron County: 93
- Chaves County: 8,981
- Cibola County: 2,882
- Colfax County: 764
- Curry County: 5,226
- De Baca County: 166
- Doña Ana County: 24,782
- Eddy County: 6,852
- Grant County: 1,715
- Guadalupe County: 408
- Harding County: 10
- Hidalgo County: 363
- Lea County: 8,293
- Lincoln County: 1,715
- Los Alamos County: 527
- Luna County: 3,350
- McKinley County: 12,312
- Mora County: 170
- Otero County: 3,945
- Quay County: 509
- Rio Arriba County: 3,611
- Roosevelt County: 1,977
- Sandoval County: 12,006
- San Juan County: 15,170
- San Miguel County: 1,355
- Santa Fe County: 10,338
- Sierra County: 770
- Socorro County: 1,317
- Taos County: 1,673
- Torrance County: 792
- Union County: 250
- Valencia County: 6,754
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.
