New Mexico Reports 2,501 New COVID-19 Cases and 30 Deaths Over Weekend

Santa Fe County had 193 new cases, including record-breaking 128 today

New Mexico health officials reported 2,501 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend—1,287 on Saturday—matching Friday's record-breaking figure—and 1,214 on Sunday, bringing the statewide total so far to 54,881. Of those cases, the health department has designated 23,205 as recovered.

Bernalillo and Doña Ana counties led with a total of 601 and 352 new cases, respectively. Santa Fe County added 193 new cases over the weekend, including a record-breaking number of new cases on Sunday: 128.

Cases also grew among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Roswell Correctional Center: 66 on Saturday and 78 on Sunday.

The state also announced 30 more deaths—16 on Saturday and 14 on Sunday, including the 19th for Santa Fe County. The deaths included four males in their 30s and one in his 20s from Bernalillo, Eddy, Lea and Sandoval counties.

SATURDAY

New cases

  • 325 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 56 new cases in Chaves County
  • 7 new cases in Cibola County
  • 4 new cases in Colfax County
  • 36 new cases in Curry County
  • 1 new case in De Baca County
  • 206 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 40 new cases in Eddy County
  • 5 new cases in Grant County
  • 57 new cases in Lea County
  • 6 new cases in Lincoln County
  • 1 new case in Los Alamos County
  • 25 new cases in Luna County
  • 77 new cases in McKinley County
  • 48 new cases in Otero County
  • 5 new cases in Quay County
  • 14 new cases in Rio Arriba County
  • 17 new cases in Roosevelt County
  • 71 new cases in Sandoval County
  • 71 new cases in San Juan County
  • 5 new cases in San Miguel County
  • 65 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 7 new cases in Sierra County
  • 3 new cases in Socorro County
  • 21 new cases in Taos County
  • 3 new cases in Torrance County
  • 1 new case in Union County
  • 36 new cases in Valencia County
  • 3 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Prison Facility
  • 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
  • 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
  • 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County
  • 66 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Roswell Correctional Center
  • 2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at theSouthern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County

New fatalities

  • A female in her 50s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A second female in her 70s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized, had underlying conditions and was a resident of the South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
  • A third female in her 70s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
  • A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 30s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized
  • A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 70s from Chaves County who was hospitalized
  • A male in his 70s from Doña Ana County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the  Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces facility
  • A male in his 30s from Eddy County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 30s from Lea County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 20s from Sandoval County who had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 80s from Sandoval County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 60s from Sierra County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 50s from Taos County who had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 80s from Valencia County who was hospitalized, had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen

SUNDAY

New cases

  • 276 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 88 new cases in Chaves County
  • 14 new cases in Cibola County
  • 7 new cases in Colfax County
  • 88 new cases in Curry County
  • 1 new case in De Baca County
  • 146 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 79 new cases in Eddy County
  • 6 new cases in Grant County
  • 2 new cases in Guadalupe County
  • 1 new case in Hidalgo County
  • 68 new cases in Lea County
  • 17 new cases in Lincoln County
  • 4 new cases in Los Alamos County
  • 14 new cases in Luna County
  • 20 new cases in McKinley County
  • 1 new case in Mora County
  • 8 new cases in Otero County
  • 5 new cases in Quay County
  • 11 new cases in Rio Arriba County
  • 22 new cases in Roosevelt County
  • 36 new cases in Sandoval County
  • 16 new cases in San Juan County
  • 12 new cases in San Miguel County
  • 128 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 2 new cases in Sierra County
  • 12 new cases in Socorro County
  • 8 new cases in Taos County
  • 3 new cases in Torrance County
  • 38 new cases in Valencia County
  • 1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Prison Facility
  • 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
  • 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County
  • 78 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Roswell Correctional Center

New fatalities

  • A male in his 30s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized
  • A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized
  • A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
  • A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
  • A female in her 90s from Doña Ana County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of The Adobe Assisted Living in Las Cruces
  • A female in her 80s from Eddy County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 90s from Eddy County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of Good Life Senior Living in Carlsbad
  • A male in his 60s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 80s from Rio Arriba County who was a patient at The Suites at Rio Vista facility in Rio Rancho
  • A male in his 80s from San Juan County who was a resident of the Aztec Healthcare facility in Aztec
  • A female in her 80s from Santa Fe County
  • A female in her 60s from Valencia County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen
  • A male in his 80s from Valencia County who had underlying conditions.

Congregate facilities

  • Adobe Assisted Living in Las Cruces
  • Advantage Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
  • Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
  • The Aldea House – Heaven Sent LLC in Albuquerque
  • The Arbors of Del Rey in Las Cruces
  • Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation
  • The Aristocrat Assisted Living Community in Las Cruces
  • Atria Vista Del Rio in Albuquerque
  • Avamere at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque
  • Aztec Healthcare in Aztec
  • Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
  • BeeHive Homes Deming
  • BeeHive Homes Farmington
  • Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen
  • Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bloomfield
  • Blue Horizon Boutique Assisted Living & Memory Care in Las Cruces
  • Brookdale Santa Fe
  • Brookdale Tramway Ridge in Albuquerque
  • Brookdale Valencia Albuquerque
  • Calibre Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
  • Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
  • Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces
  • Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell
  • Casa de Paz in Rio Rancho
  • Casa Real in Santa Fe
  • Clayton Nursing and Rehabilitation in Clayton
  • Clovis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis
  • Colfax Long Term Care Center in Colfax
  • Cuesta Manor in Albuquerque
  • Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hobbs
  • El Castillo in Santa Fe
  • Elmcroft of Quintessence in Albuquerque
  • Fairwinds Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
  • Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara
  • Good Life Senior Living in Carlsbad
  • Good Life Senior Living in Lovington
  • Good Samaritan Manzano Del Sol Independent Senior Living in Albuquerque
  • Good Samaritan Society Betty Dare in Alamogordo
  • Good Samaritan Society Grants
  • Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces
  • Grace Adult Care Homes in Albuquerque
  • Haciendas of Grace Village in Las Cruces
  • Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales
  • Ladera Center in Albuquerque
  • Laguna Rainbow Care Center in Casa Blanca
  • Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
  • Landmark at Desert Gardens in Hobbs
  • Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
  • La Vida Llena Assisted Living in Albuquerque
  • The Legacy at Santa Fe
  • Little Sisters of the Poor in Gallup
  • Lotus Care Homes Galaxia in Albuquerque
  • Life Care Center in Farmington
  • Lovington Healthcare in Lovington
  • Kingston Residence of Santa Fe
  • Mescalero Care Center in Mescalero
  • Mi Casa Bonita in Santa Fe
  • The Montebello on Academy in Albuquerque
  • The Neighborhood in Rio Rancho
  • The New Beginnings Senior Living in Albuquerque
  • New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
  • North Ridge Care Center in Albuquerque
  • Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) in Albuquerque
  • Palmilla Senior Living in Albuquerque
  • Princeton Place in Albuquerque
  • Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup
  • The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
  • Retirement Ranches in Clovis
  • Retreat Healthcare in Rio Rancho
  • The Rio Las Estancias in Albuquerque
  • Rio Rancho Center
  • Sandia Ridge Center in Albuquerque
  • Sandia Senior Suites in Albuquerque
  • Sandia View West in Rio Rancho
  • Sierra Healthcare Center in Truth or Consequences
  • Silver City Care Center in Silver City
  • Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
  • Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation in Los Alamos
  • South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
  • Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque
  • St. Anthony Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis
  • The Suites Rio Vista in Rio Rancho
  • Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell
  • Taos Living Center
  • Uptown Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
  • Village Retirement Community in Roswell
  • Vista Hermosa in Santa Fe
  • The Watermark at Cherry Hills in Albuquerque
  • Welbrook Senior Living Las Cruces
  • Westwind House Assisted Living in Albuquerque
  • Wheatfields Senior Living Community in Clovis
  • White Sands Healthcare in Hobbs

Statewide cases

State news releases issued several corrections to statewide totals over the weekend. Saturday: Previously reported numbers included nine cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County, four in Doña Ana County, one in Lea County, one in Sandoval County, one in Santa Fe County, one in Socorro County) and one case in Bernalillo County that was not lab confirmed— these have now been corrected. Sunday: Previously reported numbers included three cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County, one in Doña Ana County, and one reported among NMCD inmates at the Roswell Correctional Center) and have now been corrected. One case that was previously reported among NMCD inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility has been determined to be in Lea County and has been corrected. One case that was previously reported among NMCD inmates at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County has been determined to be an out-of-state resident and has been corrected. One case that was previously reported in Cibola County has been determined to be among NMCD inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County and has been corrected. Eight cases that were previously reported in Santa Fe County have been determined to be among NMCD inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County and have been corrected.

  • Bernalillo County: 13,768
  • Catron County: 10
  • Chaves County: 2,558
  • Cibola County: 788
  • Colfax County: 63
  • Curry County: 1,974
  • De Baca County: 5
  • Doña Ana County: 8,234
  • Eddy County: 1,853
  • Grant County: 238
  • Guadalupe County: 54
  • Harding County: 1
  • Hidalgo County: 131
  • Lea County: 2,563
  • Lincoln County: 444
  • Los Alamos County: 67
  • Luna County: 1,377
  • McKinley County: 5,008
  • Mora County: 18
  • Otero County: 701
  • Quay County: 129
  • Rio Arriba County: 641
  • Roosevelt County: 618
  • Sandoval County: 2,446
  • San Juan County: 4,112
  • San Miguel County: 238
  • Santa Fe County: 2,428
  • Sierra County: 160
  • Socorro County: 324
  • Taos County: 340
  • Torrance County: 134
  • Union County: 47
  • Valencia County: 1,312

Cases among people being held by federal agencies

  • Cibola County Correctional Center: 348
  • Otero County Prison Facility: 403
  • Otero County Processing Center: 191
  • 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: 160
  • Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 3
  • Lea County Correctional Facility: 112
  • Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 10
  • Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 11
  • Otero County Prison Facility: 472
  • Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 69
  • Roswell Correctional Center: 213
  • Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 56
  • Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 5

*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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