New Mexico Reports 96 New COVID-19 Cases

Over the weekend, the state added 369 new cases and had four more deaths

By Julia Goldberg

New Mexico health officials today reported 96 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 192,595. The health department has designated 174,339 of those cases as recovered.

DOH also reported 369 cases from the holiday weekend: 170 on Saturday and 199 on Sunday.

Bernalillo County had 49 new cases today, followed by San Juan County with 10 and Doña Ana County with nine. Santa Fe County had three new cases today. Individual counts for counties from the weekend had not been provided by press time today.

While the state said there were no additional deaths today, four were reported over the weekend, including one from Santa Fe County: a woman in her 80s who was a resident of the BeeHive Homes Edgewood facility. There have now been 143 deaths in Santa Fe County and 3,953 statewide.

As of today, 85 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.*

Currently, 47.9% of New Mexicans have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 25.6% are fully vaccinated, according to the state's vaccine dashboard. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has higher figures that indicate the state has provided vaccines to half of its residents, which has earned New Mexico national recognition in the last few days. Health Department Communications Director Matt Bieber says the CDC's higher figures are because "…it gets federal agencies' vaccine administration totals a little faster than we do."

According to state data, in Santa Fe County, just over 48% of residents have had at least one dose and 28.9% are fully inoculated. Those percentages put Santa Fe County toward the top—11th—for partial vaccinations, with Roosevelt County ranking last at 25.60% and Los Alamos County leading with 59.3%. Close to 20 counties, however, are at or above 40% for partial doses.

For full inoculation, Santa Fe County comes in at 18th. In Torrance County, just 13.5% of residents are fully inoculated, while Guadalupe County leads at 44.7%. In this case, 20 counties, at least as of press time, had under 30% of residents fully vaccinated. Those numbers are likely to increase. As of today, all New Mexicans 16 years and older are eligible for a vaccine and, last week, the health department announced residents who have received an initial dose can now schedule their own booster shots. A health department news release says the "CDC has indicated that states should expect meaningful increases in vaccine supply over the coming weeks."

New cases

  • 49 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 1 new case in Chaves County
  • 3 new cases in Cibola County
  • 1 new case in Curry County
  • 9 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 1 new case in Eddy County
  • 2 new cases in Lea County
  • 1 new case in Los Alamos County
  • 1 new case in Luna County
  • 3 new cases in Otero County
  • 1 new case in Rio Arriba County
  • 6 new cases in Sandoval County
  • 10 new cases in San Juan County
  • 3 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 1 new case in Socorro County
  • 2 new cases in Taos County
  • 2 new cases in Valencia County

New fatalities

  • A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 50s from San Miguel County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
  • A female in her 80s from Santa Fe County who was a resident of the BeeHive Homes Edgewood facility
  • A male in his 50s from Valencia 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:

  • Advanced Health Care in Albuquerque
  • Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
  • Avamere at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque
  • Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
  • Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen
  • Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
  • Casa Sandia in Albuquerque
  • Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hobbs
  • Genesis Healthcare Uptown in Albuquerque
  • Good Samaritan Society – Betty Dare in Alamogordo
  • Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
  • La Vida Llena Assisted Living in Albuquerque
  • Mission Arch Center in Roswell
  • The Montecito in Santa Fe
  • Pacifica Senior Living in Santa Fe
  • Princeton Place in Albuquerque
  • Retirement Ranches in Clovis
  • Santa Fe Care Center in Santa Fe
  • Suites at Rio Vista in Rio Rancho
  • Vecino Sanos Assisted Living in Santa Rosa

Statewide cases

According to a health department news release, previously reported numbers included 10 cases that have been identified as duplicates (four in Bernalillo County, one in Chaves County, one in Doña Ana County, one in Eddy County, one in Lea County, one in Rio Arriba County and one in Sandoval County); one case in Eddy County that was not lab confirmed; and one in Quay County that has been determined to be an out-of-state resident—these have now been corrected from the statewide totals. County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.

  • Bernalillo County: 55,065
  • Catron County: 84
  • Chaves County: 8,756
  • Cibola County: 2,824
  • Colfax County: 724
  • Curry County: 5,047
  • De Baca County: 134
  • Doña Ana County: 23,994
  • Eddy County: 6,679
  • Grant County: 1,635
  • Guadalupe County: 377
  • Harding County: 9
  • Hidalgo County: 355
  • Lea County: 8,234
  • Lincoln County: 1,595
  • Los Alamos County: 503
  • Luna County: 3,245
  • McKinley County: 12,144
  • Mora County: 169
  • Otero County: 3,667
  • Quay County: 427
  • Rio Arriba County: 3,487
  • Roosevelt County: 1,870
  • Sandoval County: 11,461
  • San Juan County: 13,831
  • San Miguel County: 1,317
  • Santa Fe County: 9,897
  • Sierra County: 712
  • Socorro County: 1,246
  • Taos County: 1,621
  • Torrance County: 684
  • Union County: 245
  • Valencia County: 6,452

Cases among people being held by federal agencies

  • Cibola County Correctional Center: 446
  • Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 444
  • Otero County Processing Center: 198
  • 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: 292
  • Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 251
  • Lea County Correctional Facility: 759
  • Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 167
  • Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 126
  • Otero County Prison Facility: 472
  • Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 217
  • Roswell Correctional Center: 230
  • Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 230
  • Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 151
  • Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 75

*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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