New Mexico Reports 570 New COVID-19 Cases Over Three Days

New Mexico health officials today reported 570 new COVID-19 cases over the course of May 8-10, bringing the statewide total so far to 199,901, and likely to surpass 200,000 tomorrow. Of the current cases, the health department has designated 185,033 as recovered.

Bernalillo County had 157 new cases over the three-day reporting period, followed closely by San Juan County with 154 and Doña Ana County with 41. Santa Fe County had 20 new cases.

The state also announced eight additional deaths, one recent: a man in his 70s from Doña Ana County. The other seven deaths took place more than 30 days ago, according to a health department news release; Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase said during last week’s news conference that the Office of the Medical Investigator has been working through a backlog of cases resulting in delayed complete reporting of COVID-19 deaths. There have now been 4,106 total fatalities.

As of today, 143 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.*

Currently, 60% of New Mexicans have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 48% are fully vaccinated. In Santa Fe County, 70.8% have had at least one dose and 56.9% are fully inoculated, the seventh highest full inoculation rate in the state. Los Alamos County ranks first, with 66.6% fully vaccinated, and Roosevelt County ranks last with 24.4%.

New cases

• 157 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 1 new case in Catron County
• 18 new cases in Chaves County
• 3 new cases in Cibola County
• 1 new case in Colfax County
• 23 new cases in Curry County
• 7 new cases in De Baca County
• 41 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 4 new cases in Eddy County
• 2 new cases in Grant County
• 2 new cases in Guadalupe County
• 7 new cases in Lea County
• 13 new cases in Lincoln County
• 1 new case in Los Alamos County
• 7 new cases in Luna County
• 14 new cases in McKinley County
• 16 new cases in Otero County
• 6 new cases in Quay County
• 9 new cases in Rio Arriba County
• 5 new cases in Roosevelt County
• 29 new cases in Sandoval County
• 154 new cases in San Juan County
• 1 new case in San Miguel County
• 20 new cases in Santa Fe County
• 3 new cases in Sierra County
• 1 new case in Socorro County
• 5 new cases in Taos County
• 4 new cases in Torrance County
• 16 new cases in Valencia County

New fatalities

• A male in his 70s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions

Fatalities more than 30 days ago

• A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque
• A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) facility in Albuquerque
• A female in her 90s from Curry County who had underlying conditions
• A male in his 90s from Doña Ana County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Village at Northrise facility in Las Cruces
• A female in her 80s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A female in her 80s from San Juan County who had underlying conditions
• A female in her 80s from Sierra County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Sierra Health Care Center in Truth or Consequences

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
• The Aristocrat Assisted Living Center in Alamogordo
• Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
• Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen
• Brookdale Santa Fe
• Brookdale Valencia in Albuquerque
• Canyon Transitional Rehabilitation Center 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
• Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
• The Meadows Home at the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas
• New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
• The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
• Retirement Ranches in Clovis
• The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
• Sunset Vista Senior Living Center in Silver City
• Welbrook Senior Living in Las Cruces

Statewide cases

According to a health department news release, previously reported numbers included one case in Bernalillo County that has been identified as duplicate and one case in Doña Ana County that was not lab confirmed—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: 57,582
• Catron County: 93
• Chaves County: 8,958
• Cibola County: 2,869
• Colfax County: 758
• Curry County: 5,177
• De Baca County: 155
• Doña Ana County: 24,728
• Eddy County: 6,836
• Grant County: 1,708
• Guadalupe County: 391
• Harding County: 10
• Hidalgo County: 361
• Lea County: 8,283
• Lincoln County: 1,696
• Los Alamos County: 525
• Luna County: 3,331
• McKinley County: 12,273
• Mora County: 170
• Otero County: 3,891
• Quay County: 491
• Rio Arriba County: 3,608
• Roosevelt County: 1,950
• Sandoval County: 11,955
• San Juan County: 14,960
• San Miguel County: 1,352
• Santa Fe County: 10,226
• Sierra County: 760
• Socorro County: 1,313
• Taos County: 1,667
• Torrance County: 749
• Union County: 248
• Valencia County: 6,712

Cases among people being held by federal agencies

• Cibola County Correctional Center: 445
• 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: 128
• 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.