New Mexico COVID-19 update: 44 new cases, totaling 26,181 – no additional deaths

Layouts BreadCrumbs BreadCrumbs SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 44 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 22 new cases in Bernalillo County 4 new cases in Chaves County 1 new case in Curry County 3 new cases in Doña Ana County 4 new cases in Eddy County 1 new case in Grant County 1 new case in Lea County 1 new case in Luna County 1 new case in McKinley County 1 new case in Rio Arriba County 2 new cases in San Juan County 2 new cases in Santa Fe County 1 new case in Valencia County The Department of Health on Tuesday reported no additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19. The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 remains at 807. Previously reported numbers included two cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Colfax County, one in Doña Ana County) and five cases that were not lab confirmed (one in Bernalillo County, one in Cibola County, two in Doña Ana County, one in McKinley County) – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 26,181 COVID-19 cases: Bernalillo County: 5,979 Catron County: 11 Chaves County: 820 Cibola County: 397 Colfax County: 23 Curry County: 707 Doña Ana County: 2,955 Eddy County: 584 Grant County: 89 Guadalupe County: 32 Harding County: 2 Hidalgo County: 98 Lea County: 1,205 Lincoln County: 175 Los Alamos County: 27 Luna County: 342 McKinley County: 4,244 Mora County: 6 Otero County: 228 Quay County: 64 Rio Arriba County: 370 Roosevelt County: 210 Sandoval County: 1,262 San Juan County: 3,220 San Miguel County: 87 Santa Fe County: 868 Sierra County: 38 Socorro County: 78 Taos County: 118 Torrance County: 63 Union County: 31 Valencia County: 527 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: 281 Otero County Processing Center: 159 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: 29 Lea County Correctional Facility: 4 Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 1 Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 1 Otero County Prison Facility: 473 Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 1 Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 4 As of today, there are 68 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 13,701 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 Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque Atria Vista del Rio in Albuquerque Avamere at Roswell in Roswell Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bloomfield Brookdale Santa Fe Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces Casa de Paz Senior Assisted Living in Rio Rancho Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hobbs Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara Good Life Senior Living in Lovington Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces Good Samaritan Society Socorro Harmony Residential Care in Rio Rancho Heritage Assisted Living in Las Cruces Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque LifeSpire Assisted Living in Albuquerque Lovington Healthcare in Lovington Mescalero Care Center in Mescalero Mission Arch Center in Roswell The Neighborhood in Rio Rancho New Mexico State Veterans’ Home in Truth or Consequences North Ridge Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Albuquerque Pacifica Senior Living in Santa Fe Palmilla Senior Living in Albuquerque Princeton Place in Albuquerque The Rehab Center of Albuquerque in Albuquerque Retirement Ranches in Clovis The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces Sandia Ridge Center in Albuquerque San Juan Center in Farmington Silver City Care Center in Silver City Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Los Alamos Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque Sunny Day Assisted Living in Gallup Tender Heart Assisted Living in Albuquerque Village Retirement Community in Roswell Welbrook Senior Living Las Cruces Wheatfields Senior Living in Clovis 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…