New Mexico Reports 196 COVID-19 Cases and Three More Deaths

New Mexico health officials today reported 196 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 200,232. The health department has designated 185,385 of those cases as recovered.

Bernalillo County had 68 new cases, followed by San Juan County with 29 and Doña Ana County with 18. Santa Fe County had six new cases.

The state’s weekly geographic epidemiology report shows higher daily case rates in some parts of the state, measured over seven days per 100,000 population, with Quay and DeBaca counties at 56.1 and 54.3, respectively, followed by San Juan County at 37.

The state remains just slightly over its new gating criteria for case and spread rates, but otherwise is meeting all the metrics.

The state also announced three additional deaths; there have now been 4,111 fatalities.

As of today, 113 people are hospitalized with COVID-19—28 fewer than yesterday.*

Currently, 60.1% of New Mexicans have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 48.2% are fully vaccinated. In Santa Fe County, 70.8% have had at least one dose and 56.9% are fully inoculated.

The health department announced earlier today it will be partnering with New Mexico United and Western Sky Community Care to provide COVID-19 vaccinations at every home game starting at the May 15 season opener at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park. Vaccinations will be available for up to 150 ticket holders in the New Mexico United tailgate lot. Western Sky Community Care will be dispensing the Pfizer vaccine, and ticket holders receiving their first COVID-19 vaccination will also receive a voucher for a free ticket to a future New Mexico United match. Attendees can pre-register for their vaccination ahead of time at VaccineNM.org, but no appointment is necessary.

New cases

• 68 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 2 new cases in Chaves County
• 1 new case in Cibola County
• 3 new cases in Colfax County
• 2 new cases in Curry County
• 3 new cases in De Baca County
• 18 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 7 new cases in Eddy County
• 1 new case in Grant County
• 1 new case in Guadalupe County
• 1 new case in Lea County
• 3 new cases in Lincoln County
• 6 new cases in Luna County
• 8 new cases in McKinley County
• 3 new cases in Otero County
• 9 new cases in Quay County
• 4 new cases in Rio Arriba County
• 3 new cases in Roosevelt County
• 5 new cases in Sandoval County
• 29 new cases in San Juan County
• 6 new cases in Santa Fe County
• 3 new cases in Sierra County
• 2 new cases in Socorro County
• 1 new case in Taos County
• 7 new cases in Valencia County

New fatalities

• A female in her 80s from Doña Ana County
• A female in her 60s from San Juan County who was hospitalized
• A male in his 80s from San Juan County who was a resident of the Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bloomfield

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
• Casa de Oro in Las Cruces
• 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 a duplicate—this has now been corrected. County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.

• Bernalillo County: 57,705
• Catron County: 93
• Chaves County: 8,961
• Cibola County: 2,874
• Colfax County: 763
• Curry County: 5,185
• De Baca County: 158
• Doña Ana County: 24,744
• Eddy County: 6,843
• Grant County: 1,708
• Guadalupe County: 404
• Harding County: 10
• Hidalgo County: 361
• Lea County: 8,286
• Lincoln County: 1,700
• Los Alamos County: 525
• Luna County: 3,337
• McKinley County: 12,285
• Mora County: 170
• Otero County: 3,900
• Quay County: 504
• Rio Arriba County: 3,601
• Roosevelt County: 1,957
• Sandoval County: 11,967
• San Juan County: 15,002
• San Miguel County: 1,352
• Santa Fe County: 10,253
• Sierra County: 763
• Socorro County: 1,315
• Taos County: 1,668
• Torrance County: 751
• Union County: 248
• Valencia County: 6,724

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.