New Mexico COVID-19 update: 1,790 new cases, totaling 300,101 - 111821

Category: Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases
Published: 18 November 2021 18 November 2021

Twenty-three additional COVID-19 deaths, 7-Day positivity rate 12.3%
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 1,790 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

469 new cases in Bernalillo County
61 new cases in Chaves County
11 new cases in Cibola County
8 new cases in Colfax County
31 new cases in Curry County
305 new cases in Doña Ana County
51 new cases in Eddy County
30 new cases in Grant County
5 new cases in Guadalupe County
1 new case in Harding County
2 new cases in Hidalgo County
11 new cases in Lea County
20 new cases in Lincoln County
19 new cases in Los Alamos County
19 new cases in Luna County
72 new cases in McKinley County
2 new cases in Mora County
48 new cases in Otero County
13 new cases in Quay County
28 new cases in Rio Arriba County
12 new cases in Roosevelt County
96 new cases in Sandoval County
254 new cases in San Juan County
15 new cases in San Miguel County
65 new cases in Santa Fe County
13 new cases in Sierra County
36 new cases in Socorro County
10 new cases in Taos County
7 new cases in Torrance County
2 new cases in Union County
73 new cases in Valencia County
1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center

The Department of Health on Thursday reported twenty-three additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:

Twenty-one recent deaths:

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 male in his 70s from Colfax County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Lincoln County. The individual was a resident of the Good Life Senior Living facility in Ruidoso.
A female in her 40s from Mora County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 20s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 90s from Quay County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 70s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized.
A male in his 80s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 80s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 40s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized.
A male in his 70s from Santa Fe County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Taos County. The individual was hospitalized and was a resident of The Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque.
A male in his 80s from Taos County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 50s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized.

Two* deaths > 30 days:

A female in her 50s from Lincoln County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 50s from McKinley County. The individual had underlying conditions.

*COVID related deaths are reported when a death certificate has been issued and some death certificates are delayed due to insufficient information.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 5,238.

The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Nov. 18 are:

87401 - 91
87121 - 78
87410 - 64
87105 - 55
88001 - 55
87120 - 54
88012 - 47
87031 - 43
88005 - 43
87114 - 42

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 300,101 COVID-19 cases:

Bernalillo County: 83,014
Catron County: 251
Chaves County: 13,428
Cibola County: 3,983
Colfax County: 1,551
Curry County: 7,698
De Baca County: 305
Doña Ana County: 33,990
Eddy County: 11,452
Grant County: 3,462
Guadalupe County: 640
Harding County: 49
Hidalgo County: 625
Lea County: 13,887
Lincoln County: 3,313
Los Alamos County: 883
Luna County: 4,390
McKinley County: 16,226
Mora County: 387
Otero County: 7,890
Quay County: 1,187
Rio Arriba County: 5,475
Roosevelt County: 2,875
Sandoval County: 17,588
San Juan County: 25,386
San Miguel County: 2,883
Santa Fe County: 14,187
Sierra County: 1,216
Socorro County: 1,953
Taos County: 2,715
Torrance County: 1,579
Union County: 381
Valencia County: 10,200

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: 455
Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 548
Otero County Processing Center: 590
Torrance County Detention Facility: 356

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: 342
Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 257
Lea County Correctional Facility: 765
Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 210
Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 130
Otero County Prison Facility: 473
Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 231
Roswell Correctional Center: 229
Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 237
Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 151
Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 78

As of today, there are 599 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 256,190 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:

Adobe Assisted Living in Las Cruces
Advantage Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Artesia
Autumn Blessings Assisted Living in Logan
Avamere at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque
Avamere in Rio Rancho
Aztec Healthcare in Aztec
Bear Canyon Rehab in Albuquerque
BeeHive Homes in Clovis
BeeHive Homes in Roswell
Beehive Homes of San Pedro in Albuquerque
Belen Meadows in Belen
Bellamah House in Albuquerque
Bloomfield Nursing and Rehab Center in Bloomfield
The Bridge of Farmington in Farmington
Calibre Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
Camino Retirement Homes in Albuquerque
Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo
Casa de la Reina Assisted Living in Albuquerque
Casa de Oro in Las Cruces
Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell
Casa Real Genesis in Santa Fe
Cedar Ridge Inn in Farmington
Desert Peaks Assisted Living in Las Cruces
Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hobbs
Fairwinds Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara
Genesis McKinley Care Center in Gallup
Genesis San Juan Center in Farmington
Genesis Silver City Care Center in Silver City
Gingerich Home for the Elderly in Farmington
Good Life Senior Living in Ruidoso
Good Samaritan Society – Betty Dare in Alamogordo
Good Samaritan Society – Manzano del Sol Village in Albuquerque
Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces
Haciendas at Grace Village in Las Cruces
Las Cruces Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center of Cascadia (Welbrook Senior Living) in Las Cruces
Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
The Legacy in Santa Fe
Life Care Farmington
Lovington Healthcare in Lovington
The Meadows Home at the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas
The Montebello on Academy in Albuquerque
The Neighborhood Health Care in Rio Rancho
New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) in Albuquerque
Palmilla Senior Living in Albuquerque
Princeton Place in Albuquerque
Ramah Adult Care in Ramah
The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
The Rio Las Estancias in Albuquerque
Sandia Ridge Genesis in Albuquerque
Sierra Healthcare Center in Truth or Consequences
Sierra Hills Assisted Living in Truth or Consequences
Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
Sombrillo Nursing Home in Los Alamos
Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque
The Suites at Rio Vista in Rio Rancho
Sunny Day Assisted Living in Gallup
Taos Living Center in Taos
Taos Retirement Village in Taos
Vida Encantada Nursing & Rehabilitation in Las Vegas
Village at Northrise - Desert Willow in Las Cruces
Village at Northrise - Morningside in Las Cruces
The Watermark at Cherry Hills in Albuquerque
Westwind House Assisted Living in Albuquerque
White Sands Healthcare in Hobbs
Willow Manor Residential Care Center in Deming

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.

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