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New Mexico health officials today reported 300 new positive test results for COVID-19—now the third highest day of new cases—bringing the statewide total thus far to 16,138, of which 6,578 have been designated as recovered by the health department.
Bernalillo County continues to report the highest number of new cases statewide: 103 today. Doña Ana and Lea counties, which have both had growing caseloads, had 39 and 23, respectively.
After a record-high number of cases yesterday (29), Santa Fe County today had nine new cases. That brings the total here so far to 389, out of which the health department has designated 163 as recovered. Close to 27,000 tests (26,998 to be exact) have been administered in Santa Fe County all together.
The state also announced five new deaths from Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley and San Juan counties. There have been 562 fatalities.
As of today, 170 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.*
The state came close this week to meeting its targeted 1.05 effective rate of transmission at 1.08, although the northeast sector (of which Santa Fe is part) was at 1.39, according to the most recent graphs of spread across New Mexico health department regions.
The most recent updates for the state's gating criteria—used to evaluate readiness for economic and other re-openings—also show the state lagging in its targets for contact tracing. The state's medical advisory team has set 24 hours or less as the time to isolate and quarantine people testing positive for COVID-19. As of the most recent report, it's been taking 53 hours. Officials also aim to notify people who have had contact with people testing positive within 36 hours; it has been taking 78 hours.
New cases
- 103 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Catron County
- 4 new cases in Chaves County
- 3 new cases in Cibola County
- 11 new cases in Curry County
- 39 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 13 new cases in Eddy County
- 2 new cases in Grant County
- 4 new cases in Guadalupe County
- 1 new case in Hidalgo County
- 23 new cases in Lea County
- 3 new cases in in Lincoln County
- 1 new case in Los Alamos County
- 2 new cases in Luna County
- 20 new cases in McKinley County
- 5 new cases in Otero County
- 9 new cases in Rio Arriba County
- 15 new cases in Sandoval County
- 16 new cases in San Juan County
- 1 new case in San Miguel County
- 9 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 4 new cases in Taos County
- 11 new cases in Valencia County
New fatalities
- A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized, had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Sandia Ridge Center facility in Albuquerque.
- A female in her 70s from Cibola County who was hospitalized, had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Grants.
- A female in her 40s 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.
- A female in her 90s from San Juan County who was hospitalized, had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Cedar Ridge Inn facility in Farmington.
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
- The Aristocrat Assisted Living Center in Alamogordo
- Advanced Health Care of Albuquerque 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
- Cedar Ridge Inn in Farmington
- Crane’s Roost Care Home in Aztec
- Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hobbs
- Good Samaritan Society in Grants
- Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
- Life Care Center of Farmington in Farmington
- The Neighborhood in Rio Rancho
- Princeton Place in Albuquerque
- Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup
- Retirement Ranches, Inc. in Clovis
- 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
- Sierra Health Care Center, Inc. in Truth or Consequences
- Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque
- The Village at Northrise in Las Cruces
- Welbrook Senior Living Las Cruces in Las Cruces
Statewide cases
According to a state news release, previously reported numbers included one case in Socorro County that has been identified as a duplicate and two cases in Chaves County that have been identified as out-of-state residents; these have been corrected for the statewide totals. County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
- Bernalillo County: 3,464
- Catron County: 4
- Chaves County: 188
- Cibola County: 259
- Colfax County: 10
- Curry County: 282
- Doña Ana County: 1,610
- Eddy County: 167
- Grant County: 46
- Guadalupe County: 24
- Harding County: 1
- Hidalgo County: 76
- Lea County: 322
- Lincoln County: 32
- Los Alamos County: 14
- Luna County: 135
- McKinley County: 3,709
- Mora County: 2
- Otero County: 89
- Quay County: 19
- Rio Arriba County: 156
- Roosevelt County: 83
- Sandoval County: 883
- San Juan County: 2,782
- San Miguel County: 29
- Santa Fe County: 389
- Sierra County: 17
- Socorro County: 64
- Taos County: 65
- Torrance County: 49
- Union County: 14
- Valencia County: 217
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: 7
- Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 1
- Otero County Prison Facility: 459
- 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.