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In the last report for 2021 and heading into another holiday weekend, New Mexico health officials today reported a surge of new COVID-19 cases: 2,209, a 61% increase from yesterday.
Bernalillo County had 791 new cases, followed by Doña Ana County with 259 and Santa Fe County with 184. Among Zip codes in the state, Santa Fe’s 87507 had the ninth highest number of new cases: 57.
The new cases bring New Mexico’s total case count to 350,043; DOH has designated 303,418 of those cases as recovered.
Cases have been surging nationally and globally, with daily seven-day rolling averages earlier this week exceeding previous records. For the week ending Dec. 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 58.6% of cases are attributed to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, but approximately 41% are the Delta variant strain. In New Mexico, the most recent Variants of Concern report tallies the number of sequenced cases with the Omicron variant at four (the state sequences a small portion of cases for sequencing).
Of those four cases, two were breakthrough infections (occurring among vaccinated people). All four were matched to specific people. While the first case, announced Dec. 12, took place in Bernalillo County, the report notes that Omicron cases will not be announced in specific counties until “a threshold of 10 patients have been reached to protect patient anonymity.”
For now, Delta remains the dominant variant in the state, although health officials say they expect that to shift in the future. Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center officials said earlier this week the majority of cases they are seeing in Santa Fe currently are, indeed, the Delta variant, but they also expect the Omicron variant to spread locally in the coming weeks and months.
The state’s seven-day test positivity rate also rose from 11.9 to 13.9%; the state target is 7.5%.
DOH today reported 26 additional deaths, 16 of them recent, including four from Santa Fe County: a male in his 50s from who had been hospitalized; a male in his 60s who had been hospitalized and had underlying conditions; a second male in his 60s who had been hospitalized and had underlying conditions; and a male in his 80s who had been hospitalized and had underlying conditions. Santa Fe County has now had 204 deaths; there have been 5,855.
As of today, 514 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 (43 more than yesterday).*
Currently, 88.8% of New Mexicans 18 years and older have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 75.8% are fully vaccinated. Among that age group, 34.7% have had a booster shot. In the 12-17-year-old age group, 66.7% of people have had at least one dose and 57.2% are fully inoculated. Among children ages 5-11, 27.5% have had at least one dose of the Pfizer vaccine and 16.2% are fully vaccinated. In Santa Fe County, 99% of people 18 and older have had at least one dose and 85.5% are fully vaccinated.
New cases
• 791 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 1 new case in Catron County
• 156 new cases in Chaves County
• 17 new cases in Cibola County
• 17 new cases in Colfax County
• 31 new cases in Curry County
• 2 new cases in De Baca County
• 259 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 50 new cases in Eddy County
• 64 new cases in Grant County
• 4 new cases in Guadalupe County
• 9 new cases in Hidalgo County
• 77 new cases in Lea County
• 12 new cases in Lincoln County
• 20 new cases in Los Alamos County
• 16 new cases in Luna County
• 43 new cases in McKinley County
• 3 new cases in Mora County
• 22 new cases in Otero County
• 3 new cases in Quay County
• 40 new cases in Rio Arriba County
• 3 new cases in Roosevelt County
• 135 new cases in Sandoval County
• 63 new cases in San Juan County
• 32 new cases in San Miguel County
• 184 new cases in Santa Fe County
• 11 new cases in Sierra County
• 27 new cases in Socorro County
• 22 new cases in Taos County
• 10 new cases in Torrance County
• 4 new cases in Union County
• 80 new cases in Valencia County
• 1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center
New fatalities
• A female in her 40s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 40s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A second male in his 50s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized
• A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 60s from Chaves County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 70s from Doña Ana County
• A male in his 70s from Quay County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A female in her 60s from San Juan County
• A second female in her 60s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 90s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 50s from Santa Fe County who was hospitalized
• A male in his 60s from Santa Fe County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A second male in his 60s from Santa Fe County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 80s from Santa Fe County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 60s from Socorro County who was hospitalized
Newly reported fatalities from more than 30 days ago
• A female in her 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 90s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 40s from Grant County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 90s from Grant County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Luna County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 70s from Quay County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 60s from Rio Arriba County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 40s from Sierra County. The individual was hospitalized.
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
• American Heritage Home in Albuquerque
• Aspen Ridge Lodge Retirement in Los Alamos
• Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Artesia
• Atria Vista Del Rio in Albuquerque
• Avamere at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque
• Avamere in Rio Rancho
• Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
• BeeHive Homes Alamogordo
• BeeHive Homes in Clovis
• BeeHive Homes Edgewood facility
• BeeHive Homes in Roswell
• BeeHive Homes San Pedro in Albuquerque
• Blue Horizon Assisted Living In Las Cruces
• The Bridge of Farmington in Farmington
• Brookdale Valencia in Albuquerque
• Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo
• Casa de Carino in Albuquerque
• Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
• Casa de Palomas in Albuquerque
• Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell
• Casa Sandia in Albuquerque
• Clovis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis
• Desert Peaks Assisting Living and Memory Care in Las Cruces
• Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara
• Genesis Healthcare Uptown in Albuquerque
• Genesis McKinley Care Center in Gallup
• Genesis San Juan Center in Farmington
• Good Life Senior Living and Memory Care in Los Lunas
• Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces
• Good Samaritan Society – Manzano del Sol Village in Albuquerque
• Haciendas of Grace Village in Las Cruces
• Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
• Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
• Life Care Farmington
• Little Sisters of the Poor in Gallup
• The Meadows Home at the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas
• Mimbres Memorial Nursing Home in Deming
• Mission Arch Center in Roswell
• New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
• Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) in Albuquerque
• Princeton Place in Albuquerque
• The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
• The Retreat Healthcare in Rio Rancho
• The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
• Sandia View Cottonwood Assisted Living in Albuquerque
• Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
• Sombrillo Nursing Home in Los Alamos
• South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
• Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque
• Sugar Hollow Assisted Living Community in Albuquerque
• The Suites at Rio Vista in Rio Rancho
• Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell
• Sunshine Assisted Living in Tucumcari
• Vida Encantada Nursing & Rehabilitation in Las Vegas
• The Village at Alameda in Albuquerque
• Village at Northrise - Morningside in Las Cruces
• The Watermark at Cherry Hills in Albuquerque
• The Woodmark at Uptown in Albuquerque
• White Sands Healthcare in Hobbs
Statewide cases
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
• Bernalillo County: 98,677
• Catron County: 289
• Chaves County: 15,403
• Cibola County: 4,447
• Colfax County: 1,731
• Curry County: 8,996
• De Baca County: 400
• Doña Ana County: 40,795
• Eddy County: 12,606
• Grant County: 4,366
• Guadalupe County: 706
• Harding County: 58
•Hidalgo County: 707
• Lea County: 14,860
• Lincoln County: 3,714
• Los Alamos County: 1,033
• Luna County: 4,906
• McKinley County: 17,533
• Mora County: 472
• Otero County: 9,142
• Quay County: 1,577
• Rio Arriba County: 6,329
• Roosevelt County: 3,509
• Sandoval County: 21,183
• San Juan County: 28,401
• San Miguel County: 3,429
• Santa Fe County: 16,918
• Sierra County: 1,493
• Socorro County: 2,562
• Taos County: 3,288
• Torrance County: 1,902
• Union County: 534
• Valencia County: 12,690
Cases among people being held by federal agencies
• Cibola County Correctional Center: 455
• Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 584
• Otero County Processing Center: 660
• Torrance County Detention Facility: 357
Cases among people being held by the New Mexico Department of Corrections
• Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 389
• Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 258
• Lea County Correctional Facility: 765
• Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 214
• Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 131
• Otero County Prison Facility: 543
• Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 233
• Roswell Correctional Center: 230
• Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 238
• Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 245
• Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 85
*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.