NM Reports 231 new COVID-19 Cases Over Weekend

New Mexico health officials over the weekend reported 231 new COVID-19 cases: 164 on Saturday and 67 on Sunday, bringing the statewide total number of cases so far to 27,579.

Doña Ana County led with 43 new cases, followed closely by Bernalillo County with 42 over the weekend. Chaves County had 24 new cases. Santa Fe County had five new cases total over the weekend: three on Saturday and two on Sunday.

The New Mexico Corrections Department on Saturday reported 18 new cases among state inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility.

The state also announced eight additional deaths: six on Saturday and two on Sunday from Bernalillo, Chaves, Doña Ana and San Juan counties. There have now been 849 total fatalities.

As of today, 64 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.*

SATURDAY

New cases

• 31 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 10 new cases in Chaves County
• 2 new cases in Cibola County
• 3 new cases in Curry County
• 31 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 15 new cases in Eddy County
• 5 new cases in Lea County
• 6 new cases in Lincoln County
• 6 new cases in Luna County
• 2 new cases in McKinley County
• 2 new cases in Otero County
• 1 new case in Rio Arriba County
• 8 new cases in Roosevelt County
• 5 new cases in Sandoval County
• 4 new cases in San Juan County
• 3 new cases in Santa Fe County
• 1 new case in Sierra County
• 6 new cases in Socorro County
• 1 new case in Torrance County
• 4 new cases in Valencia County
• 18 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility in Lea County

New fatalities

• A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions
• A male in his 30s from Chaves County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A female in her 60s from Chaves County who had underlying conditions
• A female in her 90s from Doña Ana County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces facility in Las Cruces
• A female in her 50s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 80s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions

SUNDAY

New cases

• 11 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 14 new cases in Chaves County
• 12 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 8 new cases in Eddy County
• 7 new cases in Lea County
• 3 new cases in Lincoln County
• 1 new case in McKinley County
• 2 new cases in Quay County
• 1 new case in Rio Arriba County
• 1 new case in Roosevelt County
• 2 new cases in Sandoval County
• 1 new case in San Juan County
• 1 new case in San Miguel County
• 2 new cases in Santa Fe County
• 1 new case in Socorro County

New fatalities

• A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 60s from Chaves 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 in Albuquerque
• Aristocrat Assisted Living in Las Cruces
• Avamere at Rio Rancho
• Avamere at Roswell
• Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
• Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen
• Brookdale Santa Fe
• Camino Healthcare in Albuquerque
• Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces
• Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell
• Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara
• Good Life Senior Living in Lovington
• Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces
• Good Samaritan Society Socorro
• Heartfelt Manor in Roswell
• Heritage Assisted Living in Las Cruces
• Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
• Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
• Lovington Healthcare in Lovington
• Mescalero Care Center in Mescalero
• Mission Arch Center in Roswell
• Pacifica Senior Living in Santa Fe
• Princeton Place in Albuquerque
• Raton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Raton
• The Rehab Center of Albuquerque in Albuquerque
• Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup
• Retirement Ranches in Clovis
• The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
• Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
• Sandia Ridge Center in Albuquerque
• Silver City Care Center in Silver City
• Sunny Day Assisted Living in Gallup
• Sunset Villa Nursing Home in Roswell
• Village Retirement Community in Roswell
• Welbrook Senior Living Las Cruces
• Wheatfields Senior Living in Clovis

Statewide cases

According to a state news release, previously reported numbers included two cases that were not lab confirmed: one in Bernalillo County and one in Santa Fe County, which 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: 6,206
• Catron County: 9
• Chaves County: 1,028
• Cibola County: 406
• Colfax County: 27
• Curry County: 740
• De Baca County: 1
• Doña Ana County: 3,129
• Eddy County: 694
• Grant County: 108
• Guadalupe County: 34
• Harding County: 2
• Hidalgo County: 99
• Lea County: 1,327
• Lincoln County: 189
• Los Alamos County: 31
• Luna County: 401
• McKinley County: 4,292
• Mora County: 7
• Otero County: 247
• Quay County: 73
• Rio Arriba County: 384
• Roosevelt County: 267
• Sandoval County: 1,313
• San Juan County: 3,262
• San Miguel County: 94
• Santa Fe County: 942
• Sierra County: 42
• Socorro County: 89
• Taos County: 129
• Torrance County: 65
• Union County: 31
• Valencia County: 550

Cases among people being held by federal agencies

• Cibola County Correctional Center: 324
• Otero County Prison Facility: 281
• Otero County Processing Center: 163
• Torrance County Detention Facility: 44

Cases among people being held by the New Mexico Department of Corrections

• Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 33
• Lea County Correctional Facility: 37
• Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 1
• Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 1
• Otero County Prison Facility: 472
• Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 1
• Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 4

*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.