Thirty-three additional COVID-19 deaths, 7-Day positivity rate 9.8%

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 1,299 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
● 398 new cases in Bernalillo County
● 4 new cases in Catron County
● 78 new cases in Chaves County
● 9 new cases in Cibola County
● 2 new cases in Colfax County
● 42 new cases in Curry County
● 1 new case in De Baca County
● 185 new cases in Doña Ana County
● 37 new cases in Eddy County
● 31 new cases in Grant County
● 2 new cases in Hidalgo County
● 29 new cases in Lea County
● 9 new cases in Lincoln County
● 10 new cases in Los Alamos County
● 12 new cases in Luna County
● 22 new cases in McKinley County
● 4 new cases in Mora County
● 20 new cases in Otero County
● 9 new cases in Quay County
● 22 new cases in Rio Arriba County
● 51 new cases in Roosevelt County
● 74 new cases in Sandoval County
● 55 new cases in San Juan County
● 16 new cases in San Miguel County
● 67 new cases in Santa Fe County
● 3 new cases in Sierra County
● 14 new cases in Socorro County
● 16 new cases in Taos County
● 9 new cases in Torrance County
● 4 new cases in Union County
● 54 new cases in Valencia County
● 9 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
● 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Otero County Prison Facility

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

Thirty recent deaths:

● 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 and had underlying conditions.
● A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
● A male in his 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
● A second male in his 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
● A third male in his 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
● A female in her 70s from Colfax County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A female in her 80s from Curry County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A female in her 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A male in his 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A male in his 60s from Grant County.
● A female in her 30s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A male in his 80s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A female in her 50s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized.
● A female in her 50s from Roosevelt County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
●A female in her 50s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized.
● A male in his 50s from Sandoval County.
● A male in his 80s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A female in her 40s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A female in her 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A male in his 40s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
● A male in his 50s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
● A second 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 and had underlying conditions.
● A female in her 70s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A female in her 80s from Taos County.
● A male in his 80s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

Three* deaths > 30 days:

● A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque.
● A male in his 70s from McKinley County. The individual was a resident of the McKinley Care Center.
● A male in his 50s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 5,549.
*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, Dec. 16 are:
● 87121 - 58
● 88130 - 45
● 88101 - 41
● 87114 - 40
● 87031 - 39
● 88203 - 38
● 87105 - 37
● 87120 - 34
● 88001 - 34
● 87110 - 31

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 335,617 COVID-19 cases:

● Bernalillo County: 93,863
● Catron County: 278
● Chaves County: 14,703
● Cibola County: 4,316
● Colfax County: 1,666
● Curry County: 8,460
● De Baca County: 376
● Doña Ana County: 39,232
● Eddy County: 12,250
● Grant County: 4,018
● Guadalupe County: 688
● Harding County: 55
● Hidalgo County: 663
● Lea County: 14,420
● Lincoln County: 3,611
● Los Alamos County: 987
● Luna County: 4,786
● McKinley County: 17,255
● Mora County: 448
● Otero County: 8,844
● Quay County: 1,511
● Rio Arriba County: 6,092
● Roosevelt County: 3,370
● Sandoval County: 20,209
● San Juan County: 27,805
● San Miguel County: 3,265
● Santa Fe County: 15,902
● Sierra County: 1,430
● Socorro County: 2,411
● Taos County: 3,146
● Torrance County: 1,803
● Union County: 492
● Valencia County: 11,920

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: 573
● Otero County Processing Center: 639
● 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: 384
● 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: 244
● Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 79

As of today, there are 661 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 286,058 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:

● Advanced Health Care 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
● Aztec Healthcare in Aztec
● BeeHive Homes Alamogordo
● BeeHive Homes in Clovis
● BeeHive Homes in Roswell
● Bloomfield Nursing and Rehab Center in Bloomfield
● Blue Horizon Assisted Living In Las Cruces
● The Bridge of Farmington in Farmington
● Calibre Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
● Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo
● Casa de Carino in Albuquerque
● Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
● Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell
● Casa Real Genesis in Santa Fe
● Casa Sandia in Albuquerque
● Cedar Ridge Inn in Farmington
● Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara
● Genesis Healthcare Uptown in Albuquerque
● Genesis McKinley Care Center in Gallup
● Good Samaritan Society – Betty Dare in Alamogordo
● Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces
● Good Samaritan Society – Manzano del Sol Village in Albuquerque
● Haciendas at 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
● Miners Colfax Medical Center in Raton
● 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
● Sandia Ridge Genesis 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
● Sugar Hollow Assisted Living Community in Albuquerque
● Sunshine Assisted Living in Tucumcari
● Vida Encantada Nursing & Rehabilitation in Las Vegas
● The Village at Alameda in Albuquerque
● Village at Northrise - Desert Willow in Las Cruces
● 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

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.