
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS
New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 3,157 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
- 727 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 2 new cases in Catron County
- 111 new cases in Chaves County
- 41 new cases in Cibola County
- 4 new cases in Colfax County
- 87 new cases in Curry County
- 3 new cases in De Baca County
- 436 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 124 new cases in Eddy County
- 49 new cases in Grant County
- 3 new cases in Guadalupe County
- 9 new cases in Hidalgo County
- 38 new cases in Lea County
- 42 new cases in Lincoln County
- 32 new cases in Los Alamos County
- 63 new cases in Luna County
- 160 new cases in McKinley County
- 4 new cases in Mora County
- 83 new cases in Otero County
- 11 new cases in Quay County
- 62 new cases in Rio Arriba County
- 21 new cases in Roosevelt County
- 220 new cases in Sandoval County
- 385 new cases in San Juan County
- 39 new cases in San Miguel County
- 148 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 11 new cases in Sierra County
- 25 new cases in Socorro County
- 18 new cases in Taos County
- 13 new cases in Torrance County
- 3 new cases in Union County
- 79 new cases in Valencia County
- 2 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center
- 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
- 2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County
- 11 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Otero County Prison Facility
- 88 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Roswell Correctional Center
The Department of Health on Thursday reported twenty-eight additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
Twenty-three recent deaths:
- A male in his 30s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 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 male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A second male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A third 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 was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A second male in his 80s from Bernalillo County.
- A female in her 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was a resident of the Casa de Oro facility in Las Cruces.
- A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 60s from Eddy County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A male in his 40s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A female in her 70s from Lincoln County.
- A female in her 30s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 50s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 80s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A second female in her 80s from San Juan County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Life Care Center in Farmington.
- A female in her 50s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 90s from Santa Fe County. The individual had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 50s from Taos County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 60s from Valencia County. The individual had underlying conditions.
Five* deaths > 30 days:
- A male in his 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 50s from Doña Ana County.
- A male in his 60s from Rio Arriba County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A male in his 70s from Torrance County. The individual had underlying conditions.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 6,516.
*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 Thursday, Feb. 3 are:
- 87401 – 159
- 87121 – 96
- 88220 – 95
- 88001 – 92
- 88101 – 85
- 87124 – 76
- 87114 – 75
- 88005 – 69
- 87120 – 68
- 87144 – 63
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 487,604 COVID-19 cases:
- Bernalillo County: 137,682
- Catron County: 386
- Chaves County: 20,746
- Cibola County: 6,399
- Colfax County: 2,275
- Curry County: 11,989
- De Baca County: 530
- Doña Ana County: 59,012
- Eddy County: 16,412
- Grant County: 6,071
- Guadalupe County: 1,011
- Harding County: 72
- Hidalgo County: 1,012
- Lea County: 18,734
- Lincoln County: 4,964
- Los Alamos County: 2,448
- Luna County: 6,320
- McKinley County: 24,304
- Mora County: 701
- Otero County: 12,488
- Quay County: 1,918
- Rio Arriba County: 9,337
- Roosevelt County: 4,701
- Sandoval County: 31,029
- San Juan County: 38,110
- San Miguel County: 5,321
- Santa Fe County: 26,284
- Sierra County: 1,902
- Socorro County: 3,606
- Taos County: 4,999
- Torrance County: 2,501
- Union County: 732
- Valencia County: 17,432
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: 538
- Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 604
- Otero County Processing Center: 824
- 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: 445
- Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 259
- Lea County Correctional Facility: 865
- Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 216
- Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 187
- Otero County Prison Facility: 584
- Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 260
- Roswell Correctional Center: 355
- Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 294
- Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 271
- Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 89
As of today, there are 696 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 347,535 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:
- Albuquerque Heights Healthcare And Rehabilitation
- Atria Vista Del Rio
- Avamere Rio Rancho
- Bear Canyon
- Beehive Homes Of Edgewood
- Beehive Homes, Alamogordo
- Bloomfield Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
- Blue Horizon Assisted Living
- Calibre Sagecrest Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
- Casa Arena Blanca
- Casa Del Sol
- Casa Maria Healthcare Center And Pecos Valley Rehabilitation
- Clayton Nursing Home
- Clovis Healthcare
- Desert Gardens
- Desert Peaks Assisted Living And Memory Care
- Fort Bayard Medical Center
- Genesis Silver City Care Center
- Good Life Senior Living & Memory Care, Los Lentes
- Good Samaritan Betty Dare
- Good Samaritan Las Cruces
- Lakeview Christian Home
- Las Palomas
- Lifecare Farmington
- Mission Arch Center
- The Neighborhood In Rio Rancho
- New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute (Meadows)
- Odeila Healthcare
- Princeton Place
- Red Rocks Care Center
- Retreat Gardens
- Rio Rancho Center
- Rio Vista
- San Juan Center
- Sandia View Cotton Wood
- St. Anthonys
- Sunset Villa
- Sunshine Assisted Living
- The Rehabilitation Center Of Albuquerque
- The Rio At Las Estancias
- Uptown Rehab
- Watermark At Cherry Hills
- White Sands Healthcare
- Woodmark At Uptown
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.