New Mexico Reports 4,821 New COVID-19 Cases Over Weekend

The state also added 58 more deaths, including a record 33 on Sunday

Over the weekend, health officials reported 4,821 new COVID-19 cases: 2,353 on Saturday and 2,468 on Sunday.

Bernalillo County added 1,357 new cases over the weekend, followed by Doña Ana County with 511 and a resurgence of cases in the Northwest region of McKinley County, which had the third highest number: 402. Santa Fe County had 228 new cases over the weekend: 121 on Saturday and 107 on Sunday. The county's southside 87507 ZIP code now ranks ninth in the state for the highest number of new cases—56—versus third at the start of last week.

The state also announced 58 additional deaths—25 on Saturday and 33 on Sunday, the highest single day of fatalities thus far. Those deaths included a female teen from McKinley County and a man in his 100s from Sandoval County, with victims from every age group in between from 13 counties. There have now been 1,383 total deaths.

As of today, 845 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.*

SATURDAY

New cases

  • 647 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 3 new cases in Catron County
  • 118 new cases in Chaves County
  • 57 new cases in Cibola County
  • 3 new cases in Colfax County
  • 85 new cases in Curry County
  • 2 new cases in De Baca County
  • 291 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 72 new cases in Eddy County
  • 17 new cases in Grant County
  • 3 new cases in Guadalupe County
  • 1 new case in Hidalgo County
  • 113 new cases in Lea County
  • 31 new cases in Lincoln County
  • 4 new cases in Los Alamos County
  • 51 new cases in Luna County
  • 212 new cases in McKinley County
  • 1 new case in Mora County
  • 26 new cases in Otero County
  • 15 new cases in Quay County
  • 27 new cases in Rio Arriba County
  • 20 new cases in Roosevelt County
  • 149 new cases in Sandoval County
  • 127 new cases in San Juan County
  • 7 new cases in San Miguel County
  • 121 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 10 new cases in Sierra County
  • 16 new cases in Socorro County
  • 16 new cases in Taos County
  • 21 new cases in Torrance County
  • 85 new cases in Valencia County
  • 2 new cases among individuals being held by federal agencies at the Cibola County Correctional Center

New fatalities

  • A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized, had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
  • A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 90s from Cibola County who had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 20s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 40s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 40s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 50s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 60s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized
  • A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 70s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized
  • A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized
  • A female in her 90s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 30s from Lea County
  • A male in his 70s from Luna County who was hospitalized
  • A male in his 70s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 70s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A second male in his 70s from San Juan County who was hospitalized
  • A male in his 80s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A second male in his 80s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 90s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 70s from Santa Fe County who had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 90s from Sierra County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
  • A male in his 60s from Taos County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 80s from Taos County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A second female in her 80s from Taos County who was hospitalized

SUNDAY

New cases

  • 710 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 1 new case in Catron County
  • 82 new cases in Chaves County
  • 58 new cases in Cibola County
  • 4 new cases in Colfax County
  • 45 new cases in Curry County
  • 220 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 79 new cases in Eddy County
  • 20 new cases in Grant County
  • 3 new cases in Guadalupe County
  • 8 new cases in Hidalgo County
  • 121 new cases in Lea County
  • 31 new cases in Lincoln County
  • 1 new case in Los Alamos County
  • 49 new cases in Luna County
  • 190 new cases in McKinley County
  • 1 new case in Mora County
  • 52 new cases in Otero County
  • 5 new cases in Quay County
  • 31 new cases in Rio Arriba County
  • 27 new cases in Roosevelt County
  • 161 new cases in Sandoval County
  • 193 new cases in San Juan County
  • 21 new cases in San Miguel County
  • 107 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 29 new cases in Sierra County
  • 20 new cases in Socorro County
  • 24 new cases in Taos County
  • 15 new cases in Torrance County
  • 4 new cases in Union County
  • 103 new cases in Valencia County
  • 3 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Prison Facility
  • 2 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Cibola County Correctional Center
  • 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
  • 4 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
  • 22 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility
  • 6 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County
  • 4 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County
  • 11 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe

New fatalities

  • A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions
  • A second female in her 60s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized, had underlying conditions and was a resident of The Rio at Las Estancias facility in Albuquerque
  • A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
  • A second female in her 80s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
  • A third female in her 80s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque.
  • A fourth female in her 80s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
  • 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 female in her 90s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
  • A female in her 60s from Chaves County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A second female in her 60s from Chaves County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A third female in her 60s from Chaves County who had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 60s from Chaves County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 70s from Chaves County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 50s from Cibola County
  • A male in his 80s from Cibola County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 50s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized
  • A female in her 60s from Doña Ana County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces
  • A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 60s from Eddy County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 70s from Lea County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the White Sands Healthcare facility in Hobbs
  • A female in her 80s from Lea County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the White Sands Healthcare facility in Hobbs
  • A male in his 80s from Lea County who had underlying conditions
  • A female in her teens from McKinley County who had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 40s from Sandoval County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 60s from Sandoval County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A male in his 100s from Sandoval County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Palmilla Senior Living facility in Albuquerque.
  • A female in her 50s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 60s from San Juan County
  • A male in his 70s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A second male in his 70s from San Juan County who was a resident of the Aztec Healthcare facility in Aztec
  • A male in his 80s from San Juan County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the San Juan Center in Farmington
  • A male in his 90s from San Juan County who was a resident of the Aztec Healthcare facility in Aztec
  • A male in his 90s from Taos 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:

  • Adobe Assisted Living in Las Cruces
  • Advantage Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
  • Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
  • Albuquerque Uptown Assisted Living
  • 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
  • Avamere at Rio Rancho
  • Avamere at Roswell
  • Aztec Healthcare in Aztec
  • Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
  • BeeHive Homes Raton
  • BeeHive Homes Deming
  • BeeHive Homes Farmington
  • BeeHive Homes of San Pedro in Albuquerque
  • 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
  • Buena Vista Senior Care in Albuquerque
  • Calibre Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
  • Camino Retirement Homes in Albuquerque
  • Carefree Assisted Living in Albuquerque
  • Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
  • Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces
  • Casa de Palomas in Albuquerque
  • Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell
  • Casa de Paz in Rio Rancho
  • Casa Real in Santa Fe
  • Cedar Ridge Inn in Farmington
  • Clayton Nursing and Rehabilitation in Clayton
  • Clovis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis
  • 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
  • Golden Hands Assisted Living in Albuquerque
  • Good Life Senior Living in Carlsbad
  • Good Life Senior Living in Hobbs
  • Good Life Memory Care Los Lunas
  • Good Samaritan Society – Manzano del Sol Village in Albuquerque
  • Good Samaritan Society Betty Dare in Alamogordo
  • Good Samaritan Society Grants
  • Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces
  • Good Samaritan Society Socorro
  • Grace Adult Care Homes in Albuquerque
  • Haciendas of Grace Village in Las Cruces
  • Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales
  • Hilldale House in Albuquerque
  • Ladera Center in Albuquerque
  • Laguna Rainbow Care Center in Casa Blanca
  • Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
  • Landmark at Desert Gardens in Hobbs
  • Landsun Unit of Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
  • Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
  • La Vida Llena Assisted Living in Albuquerque
  • The Legacy at Santa Fe
  • Life Spire Assisted Living Rio Rancho
  • Life Spire Assisted Living Albuquerque
  • 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
  • Mariah House in Albuquerque
  • Mescalero Care Center in Mescalero
  • Mi Casa Bonita in Santa Fe
  • Mimbres Nursing Home in Deming
  • Mission Arch Center in Roswell
  • The Montecito in Santa Fe
  • MorningStar Assisted Living & Memory Care of Albuquerque
  • MorningStar Assisted Living & Memory Care of Rio Rancho
  • 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
  • Pacifica Senior Living in Santa Fe
  • Palmilla Senior Living in Albuquerque
  • Princeton Place in Albuquerque
  • Ravenna Assisted Living in Albuquerque
  • Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup
  • Retirement Ranches in Clovis
  • Retreat Healthcare in Rio Rancho
  • The Rio at 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
  • Sierra Vista Retirement Community in Santa Fe
  • 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
  • Stardust Assisted Living in Albuquerque
  • The Suites at Rio Vista in Rio Rancho
  • Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell
  • Sunset Vista Adult Residential in Silver City
  • Taos Living Center
  • Tender Heart Assisted Living in Albuquerque
  • Tercer Cielo Assisted Living in Albuquerque
  • Uptown Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
  • The Village at Alameda in Albuquerque
  • The Village at Northrise in Las Cruces
  • Village Retirement Community in Roswell
  • Vista Hermosa in Santa Fe
  • The Watermark at Cherry Hills in Albuquerque
  • Welbrook Senior Living Farmington
  • Welbrook Senior Living Las Cruces
  • Wheatfields Senior Living Community in Clovis
  • White Sands Healthcare in Hobbs
  • Willow Manor in Deming

Statewide cases

Over the weekend, state news releases reported the following corrections to statewide totals.

Saturday: Previously reported numbers included 11 cases that have been identified as duplicates (six in Bernalillo County, two in Doña Ana County, one in Valencia County, one among NMCD inmates at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility and one among Corrections Department inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County) that have now been corrected. One case previously reported among Corrections Department inmates at the Otero County Prison Facility has been determined to be among Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Center in Valencia County. One case previously reported among Corrections Department inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County has been determined to be among Corrections Department inmates at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County.

Sunday: Previously reported numbers included 12 cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County, one in Chaves County, five in Doña Ana County, one in Lea County, one in Santa Fe County, two in San Juan County and one in Taos County) that have now been corrected. One case previously reported in Bernalillo County has been determined to be among Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County. One case previously reported in Cibola County has been determined to be among Corrections Department inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County. One case previously reported among Corrections Department inmates at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility has been determined to be in Union County.

County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.

  • Bernalillo County: 21,885
  • Catron County: 33
  • Chaves County: 3,925
  • Cibola County: 1,375
  • Colfax County: 134
  • Curry County: 2,835
  • De Baca County: 32
  • Doña Ana County: 12,072
  • Eddy County: 2,587
  • Grant County: 434
  • Guadalupe County: 99
  • Harding County: 4
  • Hidalgo County: 166
  • Lea County: 3,684
  • Lincoln County: 668
  • Los Alamos County: 111
  • Luna County: 1,794
  • McKinley County: 6,180
  • Mora County: 33
  • Otero County: 1,224
  • Quay County: 198
  • Rio Arriba County: 1,087
  • Roosevelt County: 890
  • Sandoval County: 4,107
  • San Juan County: 5,126
  • San Miguel County: 368
  • Santa Fe County: 4,204
  • Sierra County: 266
  • Socorro County: 530
  • Taos County: 674
  • Torrance County: 241
  • Union County: 95
  • Valencia County: 2,343

Cases among people being held by federal agencies

  • Cibola County Correctional Center: 363
  • Otero County Prison Facility: 423
  • Otero County Processing Center: 193
  • 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: 197
  • Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 54
  • Lea County Correctional Facility: 143
  • Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 85
  • Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 47
  • Otero County Prison Facility: 472
  • Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 102
  • Roswell Correctional Center: 221
  • Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 142
  • Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 1
  • 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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