New Mexico COVID-19 update: 298 new cases, totaling 30,296 – three additional deaths

Layouts BreadCrumbs BreadCrumbs SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 298 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 75 new cases in Bernalillo County 32 new cases in Chaves County 1 new case in Cibola County 20 new cases in Curry County 67 new cases in Doña Ana County 16 new cases in Eddy County 1 new case in Grant County 1 new case in Hidalgo County 22 new cases in Lea County 1 new case in Lincoln County 1 new case in Los Alamos County 6 new cases in Luna County 2 new cases in McKinley County 4 new cases in Otero County 1 new case in Quay County 1 new case in Rio Arriba County 10 new cases in Roosevelt County 8 new cases in Sandoval County 4 new cases in San Juan County 1 new case in San Miguel County 13 new cases in Santa Fe County 1 new case in Sierra County 2 new cases in Socorro County 8 new cases in Valencia County The Department of Health on Saturday reported three additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19. A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions. A female in her 80s from Curry County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions. The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now at 890. Previously reported numbers included one case in Eddy County that has been identified as a duplicate and one case in Bernalillo County that has been identified as an out-of-state resident – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 30,296 COVID-19 cases: Bernalillo County: 6,831 Catron County: 9 Chaves County: 1,325 Cibola County: 444 Colfax County: 39 Curry County: 901 De Baca County: 1 Doña Ana County: 3,588 Eddy County: 906 Grant County: 130 Guadalupe County: 34 Harding County: 1 Hidalgo County: 102 Lea County: 1,512 Lincoln County: 221 Los Alamos County: 34 Luna County: 445 McKinley County: 4,355 Mora County: 7 Otero County: 279 Quay County: 76 Rio Arriba County: 404 Roosevelt County: 300 Sandoval County: 1,403 San Juan County: 3,380 San Miguel County: 102 Santa Fe County: 1,062 Sierra County: 49 Socorro County: 112 Taos County: 148 Torrance County: 80 Union County: 31 Valencia County: 603 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: 324 Otero County Prison Facility: 286 Otero County Processing Center: 163 Torrance County Detention Facility: 44 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: 34 Lea County Correctional Facility: 51 Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 1 Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 1 Otero County Prison Facility: 472 Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 1 Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 1 Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 4 As of today, there are 95 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 17,210 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: Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Aristocrat Assisted Living in Las Cruces Atria Vista Del Rio in Albuquerque Avamere at Rio Rancho Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Brookdale Santa Fe Camino Healthcare in Albuquerque Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell Clovis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis Colfax Long Term Care Center in Springer Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hobbs Good Life Senior Living in Lovington Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces Heartfelt Manor in Roswell Laguna Rainbow Care in Casa Blanca Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque Lotus Care Homes in Albuquerque Lovington Healthcare in Lovington Mission Arch Center in Roswell Princeton Place in Albuquerque Ramah Adult Care in Ramah Raton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Raton The Rehab Center of Albuquerque in Albuquerque Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup Retirement Ranches in Clovis Sandia Senior Suites in Albuquerque San Juan Center in Albuquerque Silver City Care Center in Silver City Sunny Day Assisted Living in Gallup Sunset Villa Nursing Home in Roswell Tercer Cielo in Albuquerque Village Retirement Community in Roswell The Watermark at Cherry Hills in Albuquerque Welbrook Senior Living Las Cruces 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…