New Mexico COVID-19 Cases: 13,256

Health officials report 494 new cases and two more deaths over the weekend

Over the weekend, New Mexico health officials reported 494 new COVID-19 cases: 291 on Saturday and 203 on Sunday. There have now been 13,256 cases so far.

Bernalillo County added 144 new cases over the weekend, followed by Doña Ana County with 94 and McKinley County with 54.

Santa Fe County added 14 new cases over the weekend—six on Saturday and eight on Sunday. There are now a total of 267 cases here, 140 of which have been designated as recovered.

Statewide, as of today, 119 people are hospitalized and the health department has designated 5,860 cases as recovered.*

The state also announced two new deaths on Saturday, both women from McKinley County. No deaths were announced on Sunday. There have been 513 total fatalities.

SATURDAY

New cases

  • 79 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 8 new cases in Chaves County
  • 10 new cases in Cibola County
  • 4 new cases in Curry County
  • 56 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 10 new cases in Eddy County
  • 1 new case in Grant County
  • 4 new cases in Hidalgo County
  • 25 new cases in Lea County
  • 4 new cases in Luna County
  • 34 new cases in McKinley County
  • 7 new cases in Otero County
  • 1 new case in Rio Arriba County
  • 2 new cases in Roosevelt County
  • 8 new cases in Sandoval County
  • 21 new cases in San Juan County
  • 6 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 1 new case in Sierra County
  • 2 new cases in Taos County
  • 3 new cases in Torrance County
  • 4 new cases in Valencia County
  • 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Otero County Prison Facility

New fatalities

  • A female in her 50s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 60s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

SUNDAY

New cases

  • 65 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 8 new cases in Chaves County
  • 2 new cases in Cibola County
  • 3 new cases in Curry County
  • 38 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 1 new case in Eddy County
  • 2 new cases in Grant County
  • 1 new case in Hidalgo County
  • 15 new cases in Lea County
  • 4 new cases in Luna County
  • 20 new cases in McKinley County
  • 1 new case in Roosevelt County
  • 1 new case in Sandoval County
  • 28 new cases in San Juan County
  • 8 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 2 new cases in Torrance County
  • 4 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:

  • Advanced Health Care of Albuquerque in Albuquerque
  • Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
  • BeeHive Homes of Farmington in Farmington
  • BeeHive Homes of Gallup in Gallup
  • Blue Horizon Assisted Living in Las Cruces
  • Bonney Family Home in Gallup
  • Brookdale Santa Fe in Santa Fe
  • Camino Healthcare in Albuquerque
  • Camino Retirement Apartments in Albuquerque
  • Casa Real in Santa Fe
  • Dungarvin New Mexico, LLC in Gallup
  • Good Samaritan Society in Grants
  • Good Samaritan Society in Las Cruces
  • The Jim Wood Home in Hatch
  • Laguna Rainbow Elderly Care in Casa Blanca
  • Little Sisters of the Poor in Gallup
  • Mimbres Memorial Nursing Home in Deming
  • Namaste House Assisted Living in Farmington
  • Princeton Place in Albuquerque
  • Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup
  • The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
  • Sandia Ridge Center in Albuquerque
  • South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
  • The Village at Alameda in Albuquerque
  • The Village at Northrise in Las Cruces

Statewide cases

Per a state news release, previously reported numbers included four cases that have been identified as duplicates: two in Bernalillo County, one in McKinley County and one in Sandoval County. One case in San Juan County that was not lab confirmed. Five cases have been identified as out-of-state residents: one in Bernalillo County and four in Doña Ana County. All have been corrected for statewide totals. County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
  • Bernalillo County: 2,471
  • Catron County: 2
  • Chaves County: 120
  • Cibola County: 233
  • Colfax County: 9
  • Curry County: 193
  • Doña Ana County: 1,128
  • Eddy County: 103
  • Grant County: 24
  • Guadalupe County: 20
  • Harding County: 1
  • Hidalgo County: 59
  • Lea County: 187
  • Lincoln County: 13
  • Los Alamos County: 8
  • Luna County: 101
  • McKinley County: 3,502
  • Otero County: 58
  • Quay County: 6
  • Rio Arriba County: 106
  • Roosevelt County: 71
  • Sandoval County: 761
  • San Juan County: 2,542
  • San Miguel County: 22
  • Santa Fe County: 267
  • Sierra County: 14
  • Socorro County: 60
  • Taos County: 48
  • Torrance County: 48
  • Union County: 8
  • Valencia County: 146

Cases among people being held by federal agencies

  • Cibola County Correctional Center: 2
  • Otero County Prison Facility: 275
  • Otero County Processing Center: 149
  • Torrance County Detention Facility: 43

Cases among people being held by the Mexico Department of Corrections

  • Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 6
  • Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 1
  • Otero County Prison Facility: 448
  • Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 1

*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.

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