Twenty-eight additional COVID-19 deaths, 7-Day positivity rate 10.0%

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 1,180 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

● 331 new cases in Bernalillo County
● 1 new case in Catron County
● 65 new cases in Chaves County
● 32 new cases in Cibola County
● 14 new cases in Colfax County
● 39 new cases in Curry County
● 4 new cases in De Baca County
● 140 new cases in Doña Ana County
● 42 new cases in Eddy County
● 24 new cases in Grant County
● 2 new cases in Guadalupe County
● 2 new cases in Hidalgo County
● 26 new cases in Lea County
● 9 new cases in Lincoln County
● 2 new cases in Los Alamos County
● 7 new cases in Luna County
● 17 new cases in McKinley County
● 3 new cases in Mora County
● 34 new cases in Otero County
● 10 new cases in Quay County
● 25 new cases in Rio Arriba County
● 17 new cases in Roosevelt County
● 59 new cases in Sandoval County
● 57 new cases in San Juan County
● 17 new cases in San Miguel County
● 101 new cases in Santa Fe County
● 5 new cases in Sierra County
● 22 new cases in Socorro County
● 16 new cases in Taos County
● 6 new cases in Torrance County
● 5 new cases in Union County
● 43 new cases in Valencia County
● 1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center
● 2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County

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

Twenty-Seven recent deaths:

● A female in her 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A male in his 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual 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.
● A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and was a resident of the Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
● A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A male in his 50s from Chaves County. The individual had underlying conditions.
● A male in his 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 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions.
● A female in her 50s from Luna County. The individual was hospitalized.
● A female in her 80s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A second female in her 80s from Sandoval County.
● A male in his 70s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A female in her 30s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
● A female in her 60s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
● A female in her 70s from San Juan County. The individual was a resident of the Life Care Center in Farmington.
● A female in her 80s from San Juan County. The individual had underlying conditions.
● A male in his 40s 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.
● A male in his 80s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A second male in his 80s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
● A male in his 80s from Sierra County. The individual was hospitalized.
● A male in his 70s from Torrance County. The individual was hospitalized.
● A male in his 80s from Valencia County. The individual had underlying conditions.

One* deaths > 30 days:

● A male in his 70s from Catron County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 5,577.

*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 Friday, Dec. 17 are:

● 87121 - 47
● 87120 - 41
● 87105 - 38
● 87507 - 38
● 88220 - 38
● 88101 - 36
● 88201 - 31
● 87110 - 29
● 87144 - 29
● 87123 - 28

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 336,790 COVID-19 cases:

● Bernalillo County: 94,193
● Catron County: 279
● Chaves County: 14,768
● Cibola County: 4,348
● Colfax County: 1,680
● Curry County: 8,499
● De Baca County: 380
● Doña Ana County: 39,372
● Eddy County: 12,293
● Grant County: 4,041
● Guadalupe County: 690
● Harding County: 55
● Hidalgo County: 664
● Lea County: 14,446
● Lincoln County: 3,619
● Los Alamos County: 989
● Luna County: 4,792
● McKinley County: 17,272
● Mora County: 451
● Otero County: 8,878
● Quay County: 1,521
● Rio Arriba County: 6,116
● Roosevelt County: 3,387
● Sandoval County: 20,267
● San Juan County: 27,861
● San Miguel County: 3,282
● Santa Fe County: 16,003
● Sierra County: 1,435
● Socorro County: 2,433
● Taos County: 3,162
● Torrance County: 1,809
● Union County: 497
● Valencia County: 11,963

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: 640
● 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: 386
● 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 617 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 287,522 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
● 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
● 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
● 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
● The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
● 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.