New Mexico Reports 247 New COVID-19 Cases and 11 Deaths

COVID-19 transmission in New Mexico has ticked up just slightly, according to this week's modeling report, released today, with the state's gating criteria dashboard showing effective transmission at 1.04—just under the target of 1.05.

Breaking down transmission to regions of the state, the uptick appears to reflect slight increases in the northeast and southeast regions, both of which have risen above target, as well as a lesser increase in the metro area. Nonetheless, the model shows statewide cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline across the state.

New Mexico health officials today reported 247 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 185,542. The health department has designated 148,641 of those cases as recovered.

Bernalillo County accounted for 47% of today's cases—100 cases—followed by Doña Ana County with 36 and Sandoval County with 18. Santa Fe County had nine cases.

The state also announced 11 additional deaths; there have now been 3,740 fatalities.

As of today, 199 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.*

New cases

• 100 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 7 new cases in Chaves County
• 1 new case in Cibola County
• 4 new cases in Curry County
• 36 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 7 new cases in Eddy County
• 3 new cases in Grant County
• 1 new case in Guadalupe County
• 5 new cases in Lea County
• 1 new case in Lincoln County
• 1 new case in Los Alamos County
• 8 new cases in McKinley County
• 16 new cases in Otero County
• 2 new cases in Rio Arriba County
• 1 new case in Roosevelt County
• 18 new cases in Sandoval County
• 12 new cases in San Juan County
• 3 new cases in San Miguel County
• 9 new cases in Santa Fe County
• 1 new case in Sierra County
• 2 new cases in Socorro County
• 1 new case in Torrance County
• 7 new cases in Valencia County
• 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility

New fatalities

• A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 40s from Doña Ana County who had underlying conditions
• A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A female in her 90s from Eddy County who was a resident of the Good Life Senior Living facility in Carlsbad
• A female in her 70s from Grant County who was hospitalized
• A male in his 80s from Luna County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 50s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 70s from Otero County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 40s from San Juan County who had underlying conditions
• A female in her 70s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 60s from Valencia 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
• Advanced Health Care in Albuquerque
• The Aldea House – Heaven Sent LLC in Albuquerque
• The Aristocrat Assisted Living Center in Alamogordo
• Artesia Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Artesia
• Atria Vista Del Rio in Albuquerque
• Avamere at Rio Rancho
• BeeHive Homes Edgewood
• BeeHive Homes Gallup
• BeeHive Homes Taylor Ranch in Albuquerque
• Brookdale Santa Fe
• Calibre Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
• Care Free Assisted Living in Albuquerque
• Carefirst Assisted Living Willow Wood House in Albuquerque
• Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo
• Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces
• Clovis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis
• Colfax Long-Term Care Center in Springer
• Golden Hands Assisted Living in Albuquerque
• Good Life Senior Living in Carlsbad
• Good Samaritan Society – Betty Dare in Alamogordo
• Good Samaritan Society Socorro
• Ladera Center in Albuquerque
• Laguna Rainbow Care Center in Casa Blanca
• Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
• Landmark at Desert Gardens in Hobbs
• La Posada Assisted Living in Las Cruces
• Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
• The Legacy at Santa Fe
• Life Spire Assisted Living North Albuquerque Acres in Albuquerque
• McKinley Center in Gallup
• Mimbres Memorial Nursing Home in Deming
• Mission Arch Center in Roswell
• MorningStar Assisted Living and Memory Care of Albuquerque
• The Neighborhood in Rio Rancho Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
• Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) in Albuquerque
• Princeton Place in Albuquerque
• Ravenna Assisted Living in Albuquerque
• The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
• Rio Rancho Center
• Sandia Senior Suites Assisted Living in Albuquerque
• Santa Clara Assisted Living in Santa Clara
• Senior Living Systems in Los Lunas
• Sierra Health Care Center in Truth or Consequences
• Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
• Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Los Alamos
• The Suites at Rio Vista in Rio Rancho
• Tercer Cielo 2 in Albuquerque
• Village Retirement Community in Roswell
• Vida Encantada Nursing & Rehabilitation in Las Vegas
• Vista Sandia Assisted Living in Albuquerque
• Welbrook Senior Living in Las Cruces

Statewide cases

According to a health department news release, previously reported numbers included two cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Doña Ana County, one in Roosevelt 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: 52,682
• Catron County: 83
• Chaves County: 8,631
• Cibola County: 2,748
• Colfax County: 702
• Curry County: 4,927
• De Baca County: 132
• Doña Ana County: 22,822
• Eddy County: 6,471
• Grant County: 1,499
• Guadalupe County: 362
• Harding County: 8
• Hidalgo County: 349
• Lea County: 8,045
• Lincoln County: 1,544
• Los Alamos County: 483
• Luna County: 3,099
• McKinley County: 12,044
• Mora County: 161
• Otero County: 3,333
• Quay County: 420
• Rio Arriba County: 3,410
• Roosevelt County: 1,839
• Sandoval County: 10,871
• San Juan County: 13,541
• San Miguel County: 1,233
• Santa Fe County: 9,600
• Sierra County: 700
• Socorro County: 1,224
• Taos County: 1,536
• Torrance County: 644
• Union County: 237
• Valencia County: 6,165

Cases among people being held by federal agencies

• Cibola County Correctional Center: 444
• Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 443
• Otero County Processing Center: 197
• Torrance County Detention Facility: 47

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

• Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 288
• Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 251
• Lea County Correctional Facility: 679
• Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 166
• Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 123
• Otero County Prison Facility: 472
• Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 215
• Roswell Correctional Center: 229
• Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 218
• Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 151
• Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 74

*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.