New Mexico COVID-19 update: 2,514 new cases, totaling 361,629 - 01022

Category: Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases
Published: 05 January 2022 05 January 2022

Thirty-six additional COVID-19 deaths, 7-Day positivity rate 20.6%

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 2,514 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
923 new cases in Bernalillo County
1 new case in Catron County
36 new cases in Chaves County
40 new cases in Cibola County
8 new cases in Colfax County
55 new cases in Curry County
2 new cases in De Baca County
146 new cases in Doña Ana County
79 new cases in Eddy County
64 new cases in Grant County
7 new cases in Guadalupe County
1 new case in Harding County
7 new cases in Hidalgo County
150 new cases in Lea County
21 new cases in Lincoln County
3 new cases in Los Alamos County
12 new cases in Luna County
174 new cases in McKinley County
1 new case in Mora County
48 new cases in Otero County
6 new cases in Quay County
15 new cases in Rio Arriba County
46 new cases in Roosevelt County
182 new cases in Sandoval County
160 new cases in San Juan County
39 new cases in San Miguel County
137 new cases in Santa Fe County
12 new cases in Sierra County
37 new cases in Socorro County
15 new cases in Taos County
14 new cases in Torrance County
14 new cases in Union County
59 new cases in Valencia County

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

Twenty-four recent deaths:
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 female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A third female in her 80s from Bernalillo County.
A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 90s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Eddy County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 80s from Rio Arriba County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 20s 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 male in his 60s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from San Miguel County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from San Miguel County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Sierra County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 40s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized.
A male in his 80s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
Twelve* deaths > 30 days:
A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 50s from Eddy County. The individual was hospitalized.
A male in his 30s from Grant County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 90s from Lincoln County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A male in his 20s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 90s from Rio Arriba County.
A male in his 90s from Rio Arriba County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Roosevelt County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from San Juan County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from San Miguel County. The individual had underlying conditions.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 5,933.
*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 Wednesday, Jan. 5 are:
87121 - 133
87120 - 120
87114 - 88
88240 - 76
87105 - 72
87401 - 66
87124 - 63
87301 - 61
87111 - 59
88220 - 57
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 361,629 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 102,607
Catron County: 301
Chaves County: 15,776
Cibola County: 4,548
Colfax County: 1,778
Curry County: 9,246
De Baca County: 419
Doña Ana County: 42,068
Eddy County: 12,846
Grant County: 4,581
Guadalupe County: 718
Harding County: 59
Hidalgo County: 735
Lea County: 15,324
Lincoln County: 3,824
Los Alamos County: 1,138
Luna County: 4,989
McKinley County: 17,952
Mora County: 497
Otero County: 9,392
Quay County: 1,605
Rio Arriba County: 6,539
Roosevelt County: 3,630
Sandoval County: 21,980
San Juan County: 28,958
San Miguel County: 3,586
Santa Fe County: 17,846
Sierra County: 1,530
Socorro County: 2,643
Taos County: 3,398
Torrance County: 1,985
Union County: 559
Valencia County: 13,139
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: 459
Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 586
Otero County Processing Center: 689
Torrance County Detention Facility: 364
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: 391
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: 240
Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 245
Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 85

As of today, there are 497 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 313,274 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
Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
Amaran Assisted Living in Albuquerque
American Heritage Home in Albuquerque
Aspen Ridge Lodge Retirement in Los Alamos
Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Artesia
Atria Vista Del Rio in Albuquerque
Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
BeeHive Homes Alamogordo
BeeHive Homes in Clovis
BeeHive Homes Edgewood facility
BeeHive Homes in Roswell
BeeHive Homes San Pedro in Albuquerque
Blue Horizon Assisted Living In Las Cruces
The Bridge of Farmington in Farmington
Brookdale Valencia in Albuquerque
Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo
Casa de Carino in Albuquerque
Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
Casa de Oro in Las Cruces
Casa de Palomas in Albuquerque
Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell
Clayton Nursing and Rehabilitation in Clayton
Clovis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis
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
Genesis San Juan Center in Farmington
Good Life Senior Living and Memory Care in Artesia
Good Life Senior Living in Carlsbad
Good Life Senior Living and Memory Care in Los Lunas
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 Cruces Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center of Cascadia (Welbrook Senior Living) in Las Cruces
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
The Montebello on Academy in Albuquerque
Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) in Albuquerque
Princeton Place in Albuquerque
Retirement Ranches in Clovis
The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
Genesis Rio Rancho Center
Sandia View Cottonwood Assisted Living in Albuquerque
Santa Clara Assisted Living in Santa Clara
Sombrillo Nursing Home in Los Alamos
Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites 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
The Village at Alameda in Albuquerque
Village at Northrise - Morningside in Las Cruces
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 and avoid others.

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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