New Mexico COVID-19 update: 3,110 new cases, totaling 339,894 - 1218-122021

Category: Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases
Published: 20 December 2021 20 December 2021

Thirty-seven additional COVID-19 deaths, 7-Day positivity rate 9.5%
Saturday, December 18, Sunday, December 19, and Monday, December 20

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Monday announced 3,110 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

1158 new cases in Bernalillo County
2 new cases in Catron County
94 new cases in Chaves County
10 new cases in Cibola County
7 new cases in Colfax County
92 new cases in Curry County
3 new cases in De Baca County
377 new cases in Doña Ana County
40 new cases in Eddy County
49 new cases in Grant County
4 new cases in Guadalupe County
7 new cases in Hidalgo County
57 new cases in Lea County
14 new cases in Lincoln County
7 new cases in Los Alamos County
29 new cases in Luna County
49 new cases in McKinley County
6 new cases in Mora County
44 new cases in Otero County
12 new cases in Quay County
33 new cases in Rio Arriba County
19 new cases in Roosevelt County
189 new cases in Sandoval County
110 new cases in San Juan County
21 new cases in San Miguel County
207 new cases in Santa Fe County
10 new cases in Sierra County
20 new cases in Socorro County
20 new cases in Taos County
33 new cases in Torrance County
5 new cases in Union County
370 new cases in Valencia County
9 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Federal Prison Facility
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

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

Thirty-six recent deaths:

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 second female in her 70s from Bernalillo County.
A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
A second male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 70s from Cibola County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 70s 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 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second male in his 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 70s from Eddy County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 30s from Grant County. The individual was hospitalized.
A male in his 80s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 70s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second male in his 60s from Otero County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A female in her 50s from Quay County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Quay County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from Roosevelt County. The individual was hospitalized.
A male in his 70s from Roosevelt County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 70s from San Miguel County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second female in her 70s from San Miguel County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 90s from Santa Fe County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the .
A male in his 50s from Socorro County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 50s from Torrance County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 30s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

One* deaths > 30 days:

A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 5,614.

*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 Monday, Dec. 20 are:

87031 - 226
87121 - 135
87114 - 128
87112 - 104
87002 - 101
87111 - 101
87120 - 99
87123 - 93
88101 - 88
87105 - 85

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 339,894 COVID-19 cases:

Bernalillo County: 95,345
Catron County: 281
Chaves County: 14,861
Cibola County: 4,359
Colfax County: 1,687
Curry County: 8,590
De Baca County: 383
Doña Ana County: 39,750
Eddy County: 12,333
Grant County: 4,090
Guadalupe County: 694
Harding County: 55
Hidalgo County: 671
Lea County: 14,503
Lincoln County: 3,633
Los Alamos County: 996
Luna County: 4,821
McKinley County: 17,321
Mora County: 457
Otero County: 8,922
Quay County: 1,533
Rio Arriba County: 6,149
Roosevelt County: 3,406
Sandoval County: 20,456
San Juan County: 27,971
San Miguel County: 3,303
Santa Fe County: 16,209
Sierra County: 1,445
Socorro County: 2,453
Taos County: 3,182
Torrance County: 1,842
Union County: 502
Valencia County: 12,334

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: 582
Otero County Processing Center: 642
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: 387
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 539 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 292,938 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 Edgewood facility
BeeHive Homes in Roswell
Bloomfield Nursing and Rehab Center in Bloomfield
Blue Horizon Assisted Living In Las Cruces
The Bridge of Farmington in Farmington
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
Desert Peaks Assisting Living and Memory Care in Las Cruces
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 of 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
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 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
The Suites at Rio Vista in Rio Rancho
Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell
Sunshine Assisted Living in Tucumcari
Vida Encantada Nursing & Rehabilitation in Las Vegas
The Village at Alameda in Albuquerque
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

***This reported data is a total of Saturday 12/18, Sunday 12/19, & Monday 12/20***
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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