New Mexico COVID-19 Cases: 14,549

Health officials report 301 new cases, the first case for Mora County and 20 new cases in Santa Fe County

New Mexico health officials today reported 301 new positive test cases for COVID-19—the second highest day of cases since the pandemic began. There have now been a total of 14,549 cases. Of those, the health department has designated 6,181 cases as recovered.*

Today's high case numbers follow rising cases over the last two weeks—a trend that caused Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham yesterday to announce some pending rollbacks—effective July 13—in the current public health order.

Bernalillo County today again led the state in cases with 73 new ones, followed by Doña Ana County with 44. McKinley, Lea and San Juan counties had 33, 32, and 31 cases, respectively.

Mora County also had its first case—DeBaca County is now the only county in the state without any reported instances of COVID-19.

Santa Fe County had 20 cases here today—the highest single day thus far. There have been a total of 322 cases here so far, 145 of which have been designated as recovered.

Statewide, 151 people are currently hospitalized—three fewer than yesterday.

The state also announced six new deaths from Bernalillo, McKinley and San Juan counties, as well as an additional state inmate death at Otero County Prison Facility; there have been 539 fatalities statewide so far.

New cases

  • 73 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 7 new cases in Chaves County
  • 1 new case in Cibola County
  • 8 new cases in Curry County
  • 44 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 3 new cases in Eddy County
  • 1 new case in Grant County
  • 8 new cases in Hidalgo County
  • 32 new cases in Lea County
  • 1 new case in Lincoln County
  • 2 new cases in Luna County
  • 33 new cases in McKinley County
  • 1 new case in Mora County
  • 5 new cases in Otero County
  • 8 new cases in Rio Arriba County
  • 2 new cases in Roosevelt County
  • 11 new cases in Sandoval County
  • 31 new cases in San Juan County
  • 2 new cases in San Miguel County
  • 20 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 1 new case in Socorro County
  • 7 new cases in Valencia County

New fatalities

  • A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Camino Healthcare facility in Albuquerque.
  • A female in her 50s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 80s from McKinley County who was a resident of the Little Sisters of the Poor facility in Gallup.
  • A male in his 70s in Otero County who was hospitalized and was a New Mexico Corrections Department inmate at the Otero County Prison Facility.
  • A male in his 70s from San Juan County who was hospitalized, had underlying conditions and was a resident of Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bloomfield.
  • A second male in his 70s from San Juan County who 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:

  • The Adobe in Las Cruces
  • Advanced Health Care of Albuquerque in Albuquerque
  • Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
  • BeeHive Homes of Farmington in Farmington
  • Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bloomfield
  • Blue Horizon Assisted Living in Las Cruces
  • Bonney Family Home in Gallup
  • Brookdale Juan Tabo Place in Albuquerque
  • Camino Healthcare in Albuquerque
  • Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
  • Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces
  • Casa Real in Santa Fe
  • Crane’s Roost Care Home in Aztec
  • Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hobbs
  • Good Samaritan Society in Grants
  • Little Sisters of the Poor in Gallup
  • Mimbres Memorial Nursing Home in Deming
  • Princeton Place in Albuquerque
  • Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup
  • The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
  • Rio Rancho Center in Rio Rancho
  • Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
  • Sandia Ridge Center in Albuquerque
  • Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Los Alamos
  • Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque
  • The Village at Northrise in Las Cruces

Statewide cases

According to a state news release, previously reported numbers included one case in Doña Ana County that has been identified as a duplicate and two cases that have been identified as out-of-state residents: one in Bernalillo County and one in Doña Ana 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: 2,886
  • Catron County: 2
  • Chaves County: 158
  • Cibola County: 245
  • Colfax County: 9
  • Curry County: 235
  • Doña Ana County: 1,350
  • Eddy County: 125
  • Grant County: 30
  • Guadalupe County: 20
  • Harding County: 1
  • Hidalgo County: 72
  • Lea County: 262
  • Lincoln County: 19
  • Los Alamos County: 11
  • Luna County: 115
  • McKinley County: 3,600
  • Mora County: 1
  • Otero County: 72
  • Quay County: 12
  • Rio Arriba County: 136
  • Roosevelt County: 78
  • Sandoval County: 813
  • San Juan County: 2,659
  • San Miguel County: 25
  • Santa Fe County: 322
  • Sierra County: 14
  • Socorro County: 62
  • Taos County: 51
  • Torrance County: 47
  • Union County: 8
  • Valencia County: 175

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: 457
  • 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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