New Mexico COVID-19 Cases: 21,016

Over the weekend, New Mexico health officials reported 436 new positive test results for COVID-19: 210 on Saturday and 226 on Sunday. The new cases bring the statewide total so far to 21,016, with 8,343 designated as recovered by the health department.

Bernalillo County continues to have the highest number of new cases: 129 this weekend. Doña Ana County had 46 new cases and Lea County had 37.

Santa Fe County had 34 new cases over the weekend: 15 on Saturday and 19 on Sunday. There have now been a total of 595 cases here, of which 226 have been designated as recovered by the health department.

The state also announced 12 more deaths, nine on Saturday and three on Sunday. There have been 654 fatalities.

As of today, 127 people are hospitalized with COVID-19—seven fewer than yesterday—and a steady decline since July 28, when 160 people were hospitalized.*

SATURDAY

New cases

• 68 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 15 new cases in Chaves County
• 3 new cases in Cibola County
• 8 new cases in Curry County
• 11 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 5 new cases in Eddy County
• 1 new case in Grant County
• 3 new cases in Hidalgo County
• 21 new cases in Lea County
• 2 new cases in Lincoln County
• 2 new cases in Luna County
• 11 new cases in McKinley County
• 1 new case in Otero County
• 1 new case in Rio Arriba County
• 2 new cases in Roosevelt County
• 14 new cases in Sandoval County
• 5 new cases in San Juan County
• 15 new cases in Santa Fe County
• 1 new case in Sierra County
• 2 new cases in Taos County
• 2 new cases in Union County
• 3 new cases in Valencia County
• 13 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Cibola County Correctional Center
• 1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Prison Facility

New fatalities

• A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Princeton Place facility in Albuquerque
• A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized, had underlying conditions and was a resident of Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque
• A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized, had underlying conditions and was a resident of Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque
• A male in his 50s from Doña Ana County. who was hospitalized
• A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized, had underlying conditions and was a resident of Welbrook Senior Living in Las Cruces
• A male in his 70s from Eddy County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 60s from Lea County
• A female in her 70s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 70s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

SUNDAY

New cases

• 61 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 15 new cases in Chaves County
• 3 new cases in Cibola County
• 1 new case in Colfax County
• 22 new cases in Curry County
• 35 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 6 new cases in Eddy County
• 16 new cases in Lea County
• 6 new cases in Lincoln County
• 1 new case in Luna County
• 5 new cases in McKinley County
• 1 new case in Otero County
• 1 new case in Quay County
• 2 new cases in Roosevelt County
• 13 new cases in Sandoval County
• 3 new cases in San Juan County
• 1 new case in San Miguel County
• 19 new cases in Santa Fe County
• 2 new cases in Taos County
• 1 new case in Torrance County
• 12 new cases in Valencia County

New fatalities

• A male in his 40s from Chaves County who had underlying conditions
• A female in her 70s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions
• A male in his 40s from Rio Arriba County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions

Congregate facilities

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 facilities:

• The Adobe in Las Cruces
• The Aristocrat Assisted Living Center in Alamogordo
• Avamere Rehab at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque
• Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
• BeeHive Homes of Farmington in Farmington
• Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bloomfield
• Bonney Family Home in Gallup
• Brookdale Juan Tabo Place in Albuquerque
• Brookdale Santa Fe in Santa Fe
• Casa Contenta Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
• Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
• Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces
• Casa Real in Santa Fe
• Cedar Ridge Inn in Farmington
• Clayton Nursing and Rehab in Clayton
• Crane’s Roost Care Home in Aztec
• Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hobbs
• El Castillo in Santa Fe
• GoodLife Senior Living in Carlsbad
• Good Samaritan Society in Las Cruces
• Life Care Center of Farmington in Farmington
• The Meadows Home at the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas
• Montebello on Academy in Albuquerque
• The Neighborhood in Rio Rancho
• New Mexico State Veterans’ Home in Truth or Consequences
• North Ridge Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Albuquerque
• Princeton Place in Albuquerque
• Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup
• Retirement Ranches, Inc. in Clovis
• Retreat Healthcare in Rio Rancho
• The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
• Rio Rancho Center in Rio Rancho
• Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
• Sandia Ridge Center in Albuquerque
• Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Los Alamos
• Sierra Health Care Center, Inc. in Truth or Consequences
• Sierra Springs Assisted Living in Los Lunas
• Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque
• Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell
• Taos Living Center in Taos
• Welbrook Senior Living Las Cruces in Las Cruces
• Wheatfields Senior Living in Clovis
• White Sands Healthcare in Hobbs
• The Woodmark at Uptown in Albuquerque

Statewide cases

State news releases over the weekend issued corrections for the COVID-19 statewide totals. On Saturday, the state reported previously reported numbers had included 11 cases that have been identified as duplicates (three in Bernalillo County, one in Chaves County, two in Curry County, one in Doña Ana County, one in Eddy County, one in McKinley County and two in Sandoval County) One case in Doña Ana County was not lab confirmed. Two cases in Doña Ana County that have been identified as out-of-state residents. On Sunday, a news release reported that previous numbers included five cases that have been identified as duplicates: one in Curry County, one in Lea County, two in McKinley County and one in Roosevelt County. One case in Bernalillo County  was determined to be an out-of-state resident. County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.

• Bernalillo County: 4,860
• Catron County: 4
• Chaves County: 362
• Cibola County: 336
• Colfax County: 14
• Curry County: 480
• Doña Ana County: 2,214
• Eddy County: 253
• Grant County: 67
• Guadalupe County: 31
• Harding County: 1
• Hidalgo County: 88
• Lea County: 641
• Lincoln County: 105
• Los Alamos County: 20
• Luna County: 226
• McKinley County: 4,002
• Mora County: 6
• Otero County: 184
• Quay County: 32
• Rio Arriba County: 294
• Roosevelt County: 141
• Sandoval County: 1,095
• San Juan County: 3,002
• San Miguel County: 42
• Santa Fe County: 595
• Sierra County: 29
• Socorro County: 73
• Taos County: 98
• Torrance County: 60
• Union County: 27
• Valencia County: 369

Cases among people being held by federal agencies

• Cibola County Correctional Center: 279
• Otero County Prison Facility: 279
• Otero County Processing Center: 159
• Torrance County Detention Facility: 43

Cases among people being held by the Mexico Department of Corrections

• Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 25
• 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: 470
• Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 1
• Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 3

*Per the health department, hospitalization figures include people who were tested elsewhere but are hospitalized in New Mexico, but don't include people who were tested here but are hospitalized out of state.