New Mexico COVID-19 update: 1,872 new cases, totaling 109,947 – seven additional deaths

Layouts BreadCrumbs BreadCrumbs SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Monday announced 1,872 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 639 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Catron County 88 new cases in Chaves County 16 new cases in Cibola County 41 new cases in Colfax County 22 new cases in Curry County 1 new case in De Baca County 191 new cases in Doña Ana County 33 new cases in Eddy County 15 new cases in Grant County 6 new cases in Guadalupe County 3 new cases in Hidalgo County 91 new cases in Lea County 8 new cases in Lincoln County 6 new cases in Los Alamos County 19 new cases in Luna County 121 new cases in McKinley County 33 new cases in Otero County 2 new cases in Quay County 51 new cases in Rio Arriba County 8 new cases in Roosevelt County 134 new cases in Sandoval County 119 new cases in San Juan County 10 new cases in San Miguel County 59 new cases in Santa Fe County 4 new cases in Sierra County 4 new cases in Socorro County 16 new cases in Taos County 4 new cases in Torrance County 1 new case in Union County 92 new cases in Valencia County 26 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Cibola County Correctional Center 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility 2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility 5 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County The Department of Health on Monday reported seven additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19: A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A female in her 50s from Curry County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A female in her 70s from Luna County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 60s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized. A female in her 60s 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 male in his 70s from Socorro County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 1,756. The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Monday, Dec. 7, are: 87121 – 129 87105 – 67 87114 – 57 88240 – 57 87120 – 55 87031 – 50 87123 – 50 87301 – 45 87401 – 44 87112 – 43 Previously reported numbers included ten cases that have been identified as duplicates (seven in Bernalillo County, three in Doña Ana County) and three cases that were not lab confirmed (one in Bernalillo County, two in Santa Fe County) – these have now been corrected. Previously reported numbers included twelve cases previously reported in various counties that have since been determined to be among NMCD inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County (two in Bernalillo County, one in Chaves County, one in Cibola County, one in Doña Ana County, four in Santa Fe County, three in Valencia County) and are now reported as such. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 109,947 COVID-19 cases: Bernalillo County: 30,968 Catron County: 49 Chaves County: 5,449 Cibola County: 1,801 Colfax County: 325 Curry County: 3,441 De Baca County: 68 Doña Ana County: 14,777 Eddy County: 3,315 Grant County: 569 Guadalupe County: 177 Harding County: 6 Hidalgo County: 196 Lea County: 4,924 Lincoln County: 881 Los Alamos County: 184 Luna County: 2,080 McKinley County: 7,751 Mora County: 53 Otero County: 1,678 Quay County: 284 Rio Arriba County: 1,544 Roosevelt County: 1,115 Sandoval County: 6,001 San Juan County: 6,906 San Miguel County: 512 Santa Fe County: 5,840 Sierra County: 422 Socorro County: 702 Taos County: 938 Torrance County: 383 Union County: 148 Valencia County: 3,615 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: 413 Otero County Prison Facility: 428 Otero County Processing Center: 194 Torrance County Detention Facility: 45 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: 225 Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 112 Lea County Correctional Facility: 150 Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 120 Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 94 Otero County Prison Facility: 473 Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 129 Roswell Correctional Center: 224 Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 177 Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 57 Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 4 As of today, there are 935 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 38,131 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: Adobe Assisted Living in Las Cruces Advantage Assisted Living in Rio Rancho Albuquerque Grand Senior Living Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and…