New Mexico COVID-19 update: 1,463 new cases, totaling 127,500 – thirty-one additional deaths

Layouts BreadCrumbs BreadCrumbs SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 1,463 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 418 new cases in Bernalillo County 44 new cases in Chaves County 25 new cases in Cibola County 9 new cases in Colfax County 29 new cases in Curry County 1 new case in De Baca County 137 new cases in Doña Ana County 59 new cases in Eddy County 23 new cases in Grant County 11 new cases in Guadalupe County 1 new case in Hidalgo County 52 new cases in Lea County 8 new cases in Lincoln County 9 new cases in Los Alamos County 12 new cases in Luna County 111 new cases in McKinley County 1 new case in Mora County 17 new cases in Otero County 1 new case in Quay County 34 new cases in Rio Arriba County 20 new cases in Roosevelt County 117 new cases in Sandoval County 131 new cases in San Juan County 17 new cases in San Miguel County 63 new cases in Santa Fe County 5 new cases in Sierra County 20 new cases in Socorro County 8 new cases in Taos County 7 new cases in Torrance County 4 new cases in Union County 38 new cases in Valencia County 14 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 Guadalupe County Correctional Facility 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility 7 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County 8 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County The Department of Health on Friday reported thirty-one additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19: A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized. A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized. A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized. A second male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was a resident of the Care Free Assisted Living facility in Albuquerque. A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A second female in her 90s from Bernalillo County. A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A female in her 70s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the Mission Arch Center in Roswell. A female in her 90s from Chaves County. The individual was a resident of the Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell. A male in his 60s from Cibola County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A female in her 70s from Colfax County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Raton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A female in her 40s from Curry 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 male in his 60s from Eddy County. The individual was hospitalized. A female in her 90s from Eddy County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Landsun Unit of Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad. A female in her 50s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A female in her 60s from Luna County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 40s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A female in her 60s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A female in her 90s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 70s from Roosevelt County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A female in her 60s from Sandoval County. A male in his 80s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized. A female in her 80s from San Juan County. The individual was a resident of the Aztec Healthcare facility in Aztec. A male in his 80s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 70s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized. A female in her 80s from Socorro County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Socorro. A male in his 80s from Socorro County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 70s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 2,128. The twelve ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Friday, Dec. 18, are: 87121 – 54 87105 – 42 88240 – 39 87112 – 38 87124 – 38 87114 – 34 87120 – 32 87401 – 31 87144 – 28 87420 – 28 87507 – 28 88220 – 28 Previously reported numbers included seven cases that have been identified as duplicates (two in Bernalillo County, one in Curry County, two in Doña Ana County, one in Otero County, one in Santa Fe County) and one case in Bernalillo County that was not lab confirmed. Two cases previously reported in Guadalupe County have been determined to be among NMCD inmates at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility and are now reported as such. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 127,500 COVID-19 cases: Bernalillo County: 36,552 Catron County: 53 Chaves County: 6,091 Cibola County: 1,987 Colfax County: 439 Curry County: 3,739 De Baca County: 79 Doña Ana County:…