New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 3,156 New Cases, Totaling 487,604, Including 28 Additional Deaths, 7-Day Positivity Rate 24.2%

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.