New Mexico COVID-19 update: 81 new cases, totaling 26,842 – no additional deaths

Layouts BreadCrumbs BreadCrumbs SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Monday announced 81 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 22 new cases in Bernalillo County 9 new cases in Chaves County 1 new case in Colfax County 5 new cases in Doña Ana County 3 new cases in Lea County 15 new cases in Luna County 1 new case in Otero County 3 new cases in Sandoval County 11 new cases in Santa Fe County 11 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility The Department of Health on Monday 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 823. One case previously reported as a New Mexico Corrections Department inmate at the Otero County Prison Facility has since been determined to be a case in Otero County and has been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 26,842 COVID-19 cases: Bernalillo County: 6,077 Catron County: 11 Chaves County: 956 Cibola County: 403 Colfax County: 24 Curry County: 724 De Baca County: 2 Doña Ana County: 3,031 Eddy County: 625 Grant County: 99 Guadalupe County: 32 Harding County: 2 Hidalgo County: 98 Lea County: 1,264 Lincoln County: 177 Los Alamos County: 29 Luna County: 372 McKinley County: 4,266 Mora County: 7 Otero County: 240 Quay County: 69 Rio Arriba County: 374 Roosevelt County: 230 Sandoval County: 1,292 San Juan County: 3,233 San Miguel County: 91 Santa Fe County: 909 Sierra County: 39 Socorro County: 78 Taos County: 124 Torrance County: 64 Union County: 31 Valencia County: 532 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: 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: 31 Lea County Correctional Facility: 15 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 Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 4 As of today, there are 60 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 14,470 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 Aristocrat Assisted Living in Las Cruces 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 Camino Healthcare in Albuquerque Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces 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 Heartfelt Manor in Roswell 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 New Mexico State Veterans’ Home in Truth or Consequences Pacifica Senior Living in Santa Fe Palmilla Senior Living in Albuquerque Princeton Place in Albuquerque Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup 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 Sunny Day Assisted Living in Gallup Sunset Villa Nursing Home in Roswell 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 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…