New Mexico COVID-19 Update Jan. 15-18: 21,305 New Cases, Totaling 420,192, Including 32 Additional Deaths, 7-Day Positivity Rate 28.5%

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS RELEASE

New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 21,305 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  •        6110 new cases in Bernalillo County
  •        14 new cases in Catron County
  •        694 new cases in Chaves County
  •        265 new cases in Cibola County
  •        72 new cases in Colfax County
  •        560 new cases in Curry County
  •        13 new cases in De Baca County
  •        2867 new cases in Doña Ana County
  •        579 new cases in Eddy County
  •        204 new cases in Grant County
  •        42 new cases in Guadalupe County
  •        1 new case in Harding County
  •        24 new cases in Hidalgo County
  •        506 new cases in Lea County
  •        161 new cases in Lincoln County
  •        280 new cases in Los Alamos County
  •        176 new cases in Luna County
  •        988 new cases in McKinley County
  •        30 new cases in Mora County
  •        524 new cases in Otero County
  •        35 new cases in Quay County
  •        493 new cases in Rio Arriba County
  •        156 new cases in Roosevelt County
  •        1844 new cases in Sandoval County
  •        1389 new cases in San Juan County
  •        323 new cases in San Miguel County
  •        1806 new cases in Santa Fe County
  •       41 new cases in Sierra County
  •        122 new cases in Socorro County
  •        279 new cases in Taos County
  •        86 new cases in Torrance County
  •        24 new cases in Union County
  •        514 new cases in Valencia County
  •        6 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Cibola County Correctional Center
  •        3 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Federal Prison Facility
  •        38 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center
  •        5 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
  •        3 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility
  •        21 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County
  •        7 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County

The Department of Health on Tuesday reported thirty-two additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
Twenty-one recent deaths:

  •         A female in her 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •         A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
  •         A second male in his 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •         A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  •         A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
  •         A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •         A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
  •         A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •         A second female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  •         A male in his 70s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •         A male in his 70s from Cibola County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •         A female in her 50s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •         A male in his 50s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •         A female in her 60s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •         A second female in her 60s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized.
  •         A male in his 80s from Sandoval County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  •         A female in her 60s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •         A male in his 60s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •         A female in her 90s from Santa Fe County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the BeeHive Homes Edgewood facility.
  •         A female in her 60s from Socorro County. The individual was hospitalized.
  •         A male in his 80s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

Eleven* deaths > 30 days:

  •        A female in her 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •        A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •        A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
  •        A second female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
  •        A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •        A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  •        A female in her 70s from Curry County. The individual was hospitalized.
  •        A male in his 60s from Sierra County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •        A male in his 80s from Socorro County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •        A male in his 60s from Torrance County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  •        A male in his 50s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 6,177.
*COVID related deaths are reported when a death certificate has been issued and some death certificates are delayed due to insufficient information.
The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on are:

  •         87121 – 839
  •         87507 – 816
  •         87114 – 737
  •         87124 – 701
  •         87144 – 671
  •         87120 – 607
  •         87401 – 540
  •         88101 – 525
  •         87105 – 487
  •         88012 – 457

Daily case counts and test numbers are raw data based on information the state receives today – meaning data that has not yet been scrutinized to identify potential duplicates or late-arriving positives or negatives.  Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of COVID-19 cases:

  •         Bernalillo County: 120,036
  •         Catron County: 337
  •         Chaves County: 18,116
  •         Cibola County: 5,346
  •         Colfax County: 2,024
  •         Curry County: 10,506
  •         De Baca County: 475
  •         Doña Ana County: 49,859
  •         Eddy County: 14,221
  •         Grant County: 5,267
  •         Guadalupe County: 836
  •         Harding County: 63
  •         Hidalgo County: 872
  •         Lea County: 17,264
  •         Lincoln County: 4,313
  •         Los Alamos County: 1,781
  •         Luna County: 5,469
  •         McKinley County: 20,761
  •         Mora County: 571
  •         Otero County: 10,650
  •         Quay County: 1,761
  •         Rio Arriba County: 7,795
  •         Roosevelt County: 4,137
  •         Sandoval County: 26,332
  •         San Juan County: 32,892
  •         San Miguel County: 4,411
  •         Santa Fe County: 22,355
  •         Sierra County: 1,665
  •         Socorro County: 2,987
  •         Taos County: 4,054
  •         Torrance County: 2,236
  •         Union County: 636
  •         Valencia County: 14,560

County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
The Department of Health currently reports the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the following facilities:

  •        Cibola County Correctional Center: 465
  •        Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 590
  •        Otero County Processing Center: 762
  •        Torrance County Detention Facility: 385

The Department of Health currently reports the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals held by the New Mexico Corrections Department at the following facilities:

  •        Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 400
  •        Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 258
  •        Lea County Correctional Facility: 780
  •        Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 214
  •        Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 131
  •        Otero County Prison Facility: 544
  •        Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 254
  •        Roswell Correctional Center: 230
  •        Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 248
  •        Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 257
  •        Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 86

As of today, there are 624 individuals hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19. This number may include individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 out of state but are currently hospitalized in New Mexico. This number does not include New Mexicans who tested positive for COVID-19 and may have been transferred to a hospital out of state.
As of today, there are 327,914 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health.
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 long-term care facilities:

  •        A Love for Life (Alcazar St), Albuquerque
  •        Advanced Health Care of Albuquerque
  •        Albuquerque Grand Senior Living, Albuquerque
  •        Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehab
  •        Amaran Assisted Living, Albquerque
  •        American Heritage Home, Albuquerque
  •        Angel Wings Assisted Living Home Care, Albuquerque
  •        Arbors of Del Rey, Las Cruces
  •        Artesia Healthcare and rehab (San Pedro Nursing), Artesia
  •        Aspen Ridge Assisted Living, Los Alamos
  •        Atria Vista Del Rio (Morada), Albuquerque
  •        Avamere at Fiesta Park, Albuquerque
  •        Bear Canyon Rehab, Albuquerque
  •        Bee Hive Homes Of Edgewood, Edgewood
  •        Beehive Homes of San Pedro, Albuquerque
  •        Beehive Homes, Clovis
  •        Beehive Homes, Deming
  •        Beehive Homes, Farmington
  •        Beehive Homes, Roswell
  •        Belen Meadows
  •        Blue Horizon Assisted Living, Las Cruces
  •        Brookdale Santa Fe
  •        Brookdale Valencia, Albuquerque
  •        Calibre Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Las Cruces
  •        Camino Retirement Homes, Albuquerque
  •        Camino Healthcare (now called Odelia Healthcare), ABQ
  •        Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center, Alamogordo
  •        Casa Bella Residential Care, Las Cruces
  •        Casa De Carino, Albuquerque
  •        Casa de Oro Center, Las Cruces
  •        Casa de Palomas, Albuquerque
  •        Casa de Paz, Rio Rancho
  •        Casa Del Sol Center, Las Cruces
  •        Casa Maria, Roswell
  •        Casa Real Genesis, Santa Fe
  •        Casa Sandia, Albuquerque
  •        Cedar Ridge Inn, Farmington
  •        Clayton Nursing and Rehab (Genesis)
  •        Clovis Healthcare and rehab, Clovis
  •        Colfax Long Term Care Center, Springer
  •        Desert Peaks Assisted Living, Las Cruces
  •        Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation, Hobbs
  •        El Castillo Retirement, Santa Fe
  •        Elmcroft of Quintessence, Albuquerque
  •        Fairwinds Assisted Living, Rio Rancho
  •        Fort Bayard Medical Center
  •        Genesis Rio Rancho Center
  •        Genesis San Juan Center, Farmington
  •        Genesis Silver City Care Center, Silver City
  •        Good Life Senior living & Memory Care, Los Lunas
  •        Good Life Senior Living And Memory Care, Artesia
  •        Good Life Senior Living, Carlsbad
  •        Good Samaritan Betty Dare, Alamogordo
  •        Good Samaritan Manzano Del Sol Nursing
  •       Good Samaritan, Las Cruces
  •        Good Samaritan, Socorro
  •        Kingston Residence of Santa Fe
  •        La Posada Assisted Living, Las Cruces
  •        Ladera Center Genesis, Albuquerque
  •        Laguna Rainbow Care, Casa Blanca
  •        Lakeview Christian Home, Carlsbad
  •        Landmark Desert Gardens Assisted Living, Hobbs
  •        Las Palomas Genesis, Albuquerque
  •        Life Care Farmington
  •        LifeSpire Assisted Living , Albuquerque (High Assets Way)
  •        LifeSpire Assisted Living, Rio Rancho
  •        Little Roses Home of the SW, Albuquerque
  •        Little Sisters of the Poor, Gallup
  •        McKinley Care Center, Gallup
  •        Meadows Home, NM Behavioral Health Institute, Las Vegas
  •        Mimbres Nursing Home, Deming
  •        Miners Colfax Medical Center, Raton
  •        Mission Arch Center (Roswell)
  •        Morningstar Of Albuquerque, Albuquerque
  •        Morningstar Memory Care at Northridge, Albuquerque
  •        Namaste House Assisted Living, Farmington
  •        NM State Veterans Home, TorC
  •        Palmilla Senior Living, Albuquerque
  •        Princeton Place, Albuquerque
  •        Ravenna assisted living, Albuquerque
  •        Retirement Ranches-Clovis
  •        Retreat Healthcare, Rio Rancho
  •        Sandia Ridge Genesis, Albuquerque
  •        Santa Clara Assisted Living, Santa Clara
  •        Santa Fe Care Center, Santa Fe
  •        Senior Living Systems, Los Lunas
  •        Shady Pines Assisted Living, Albuquerque
  •        Sierra Healthcare Center, TorC
  •        Singing Arrow Manor, Albuquerque
  •        Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Genesis, Albuquerque
  •        Sombrillo Nursing & Rehabilitation, Los Alamos
  •        South Valley Care Center, Albuquerque
  •        Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites, Albuquerque
  •        St Anthony’s Healthcare, Clovis
  •        Sunny Day Assisted Living, Gallup
  •        Sunset Villa Nursing home, Roswell
  •        Taos Living Center, Taos
  •        The Montebello on Academy, Albuquerque
  •        The Montecito, Santa Fe
  •        The Rehab Center of Albuquerque
  •        The Rio Las Estancias, Albuquerque
  •        The Suites Rio Vista, Rio Rancho
  •        The Watermark at Cherry Hills, Albuquerque
  •        The Woodmark at Uptown, Albuquerque
  •        UpTown Genesis, Albuquerque
  •        Vida Encantada Nursing & Rehab, Las Vegas
  •        Village at Northrise – Morning Side, Las Cruces
  •        Village at Northrise – Desert Willow II Memory care, Las Cruces
  •        Village at Northrise – Desert Willow I Nursing, Las Cruces
  •        Welbrook Senior Living, Las Cruces (Now called Las Cruces Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center of Cascadia)
  •        Westwind House Assisted Living, Albuquerque
  •        Wheatfields Senior Living, Clovis
  •        White Sands Healthcare, Hobbs

***This reported data is a total of Saturday 1/15, Sunday 1/16, Monday 1/17, & Tuesday 1/18***The New Mexico Department of Health has active investigations into the positive patients, which includes contact-tracing and swabs of symptomatic individuals who have had contact with the positive cases.
Every New Mexican must work together to stem the spread of COVID-19. Wear a mask when in public and around others. If you are sick, stay home as much as possible.New Mexicans who report symptoms of COVID-19 infection, such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and/or loss of taste or smell should call their health care provider or the NMDOH COVID-19 hotline immediately (1-855-600-3453).
The Department of Health strongly encourages the following groups to get tested:●       Symptomatic people displaying the COVID-19 symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and/or loss of taste or smell;●       Asymptomatic people who are close contacts or household members of people in their infectious period who have already tested positive for the coronavirus;●       Asymptomatic people who live or work in congregate settings such as long-term care facilities and group homes;●       Patients who are scheduled for surgery and whose provider has advised them to get tested before the procedure.
New Mexicans who have non-health-related questions or concerns can also call 833-551-0518 or visit newmexico.gov, which is being updated regularly as a one-stop source for information for families, workers and others affected by and seeking more information about COVID-19.