New Mexico Reports 255 New COVID-19 Cases

New Mexico health officials today reported 255 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 197,447. The health department has designated 178,380 of those cases as recovered.

Bernalillo County had 65 new cases, followed by San Juan County with 56 and Doña Ana County with 29. Santa Fe County had five new cases.

The state also announced seven additional deaths; there have now been 4,058 fatalities.

As of today, 134 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.*

Currently, 57.7% of New Mexicans have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 42.4% are fully vaccinated. In Santa Fe County, 67.5% have had at least one dose and 46.2% are fully inoculated.

New cases

• 65 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 2 new cases in Catron County
• 15 new cases in Chaves County
• 2 new cases in Colfax County
• 7 new cases in Curry County
• 2 new cases in De Baca County
• 29 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 3 new cases in Eddy County
• 2 new cases in Grant County
• 7 new cases in Lea County
• 10 new cases in Lincoln County
• 7 new cases in Luna County
• 2 new cases in McKinley County
• 1 new case in Mora County
• 8 new cases in Otero County
• 2 new cases in Quay County
• 4 new cases in Rio Arriba County
• 3 new cases in Roosevelt County
• 13 new cases in Sandoval County
• 56 new cases in San Juan County
• 1 new case in San Miguel County
• 5 new cases in Santa Fe County
• 2 new cases in Socorro County
• 2 new cases in Taos County
• 1 new case in Torrance County
• 4 new cases in Valencia County

New fatalities

• A female in her 70s from Chaves County who 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 and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 70s from Eddy County who was hospitalized
• A male in his 80s from Otero County who was hospitalized
• A male in his 40s from Sierra County who had underlying conditions
• A male in his 80s 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:

• Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
• Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
• Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen
• Brookdale Santa Fe
• Brookdale Valencia in Albuquerque
• Desert Peaks Assisting Living and Memory Care in Las Cruces
• Genesis Healthcare Uptown in Albuquerque
• Genesis Silver City Care Center in Silver City
• Good Samaritan Society – Betty Dare in Alamogordo
• New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
• Princeton Place in Albuquerque
• Welbrook Senior Living in Las Cruces
• White Sands Healthcare in Hobbs

Statewide cases

According to a health department news release, previously reported numbers included 26 cases that have been identified as duplicates (four in Bernalillo County, three in Cibola County, one in Curry County, six in Doña Ana County, four in Lea County, three in McKinley County and five in San Juan 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: 56,772
• Catron County: 92
• Chaves County: 8,907
• Cibola County: 2,861
• Colfax County: 749
• Curry County: 5,106
• De Baca County: 142
• Doña Ana County: 24,566
• Eddy County: 6,794
• Grant County: 1,692
• Guadalupe County: 377
• Harding County: 10
• Hidalgo County: 360
• Lea County: 8,271
• Lincoln County: 1,658
• Los Alamos County: 518
• Luna County: 3,307
• McKinley County: 12,226
• Mora County: 170
• Otero County: 3,781
• Quay County: 448
• Rio Arriba County: 3,578
• Roosevelt County: 1,892
• Sandoval County: 11,842
• San Juan County: 14,475
• San Miguel County: 1,342
• Santa Fe County: 10,097
• Sierra County: 746
• Socorro County: 1,310
• Taos County: 1,656
• Torrance County: 714
• Union County: 250
• Valencia County: 6,623

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: 298
• Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 251
• Lea County Correctional Facility: 762
• Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 167
• Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 127
• Otero County Prison Facility: 473
• Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 218
• Roswell Correctional Center: 229
• Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 229
• 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.