New Mexico COVID-19 update: 222 new cases, totaling 192,989

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Published: 07 April 2021 07 April 2021

Three additional COVID-19 deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 222 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

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

A male in his 60s from Grant County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

A female in her 100s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized.

A male in his 40s from San Miguel County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 3,963.

The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, Apr. 7 are:

87144 - 14

87121 - 12

87120 - 10

87031 - 9

87124 - 8

88063 - 7

88310 - 7

87001 - 5

87106 - 5

87109 - 5

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. By contrast, the Red Yellow Green county-level analysis provides a highly accurate picture for a two-week period of time. 

Previously reported numbers included five cases that have been identified as duplicates (four in Bernalillo County, one in Doña Ana County) and one case in Bernalillo County that was not lab confirmed - these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 192,989 COVID-19 cases:

Bernalillo County: 55,201

Catron County: 85

Chaves County: 8,763

Cibola County: 2,830

Colfax County: 728

Curry County: 5,050

De Baca County: 134

Doña Ana County: 24,056

Eddy County: 6,690

Grant County: 1,645

Guadalupe County: 376

Harding County: 9

Hidalgo County: 355

Lea County: 8,241

Lincoln County: 1,598

Los Alamos County: 505

Luna County: 3,251

McKinley County: 12,153

Mora County: 169

Otero County: 3,678

Quay County: 427

Rio Arriba County: 3,493

Roosevelt County: 1,874

Sandoval County: 11,502

San Juan County: 13,856

San Miguel County: 1,322

Santa Fe County: 9,909

Sierra County: 714

Socorro County: 1,247

Taos County: 1,623

Torrance County: 685

Union County: 246

Valencia County: 6,469

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:

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:

As of today, there are 78 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 174,409 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:

The Department of Health has detected community spread in the state of New Mexico and is investigating cases with no known exposure. The agency reports that given the infectious nature of the virus it is likely other residents are infected but yet to be tested or confirmed positive. To that end, all New Mexicans have been instructed to stay home except for outings absolutely necessary for health, safety and welfare. These additional restrictions have been enacted to aggressively minimize person-to-person contact and ensure spread is mitigated. New Mexicans are strongly urged to limit travel to only what is necessary for health, safety and welfare.

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. Stay home, especially if you are sick. Wear a mask or face covering when in public and around 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:

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.