New Mexico COVID-19 Cases: 22,315

Over the weekend, health officials reported 360 new cases and 10 more deaths

Over the weekend, New Mexico health officials reported 360 new positive test results for COVID-19: 155 on Saturday and 205 on Sunday. Those new cases bring the statewide total so far to 22,315, with the health department designating 9,319 of those cases as recovered.

Bernalillo County had 83 new cases over the weekend, followed by Doña Ana County with 51. Chavez and Lea counties had 38 and 37 new cases, respectively. Santa Fe County had 25 new cases: 11 on Saturday and 14 on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases here thus far to 650; the health department has designated 261 of those cases as recovered.

The state also announced 10 more deaths—six on Saturday and four on Sunday—from Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba and San Juan counties. There have been 685 fatalities.

As of today, 121 people are hospitalized with COVID-19—the lowest number since the start of July.*

SATURDAY

New cases

  • 34 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 16 new cases in Chaves County
  • 1 new case in Colfax County
  • 8 new cases in Curry County
  • 21 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 9 new cases in Eddy County
  • 1 new case in Hidalgo County
  • 11 new cases in Lea County
  • 7 new cases in Lincoln County
  • 1 new case in Los Alamos County
  • 6 new cases in Luna County
  • 6 new cases in McKinley County
  • 1 new case in Otero County
  • 3 new cases in Rio Arriba County
  • 1 new case in Roosevelt County
  • 4 new cases in San Juan County
  • 1 new case in San Miguel County
  • 11 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 1 new case in Sierra County
  • 1 new case in Socorro County
  • 2 new cases in Taos County
  • 2 new cases in Valencia County
  • 7 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Cibola County Correctional Center

New fatalities

  • A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of The Rio at Las Estancias facility in Albuquerque.
  • A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized, had underlying conditions and was a patient at Encompass Health Rehabilitation in Albuquerque.
  • A female in her 60s from Cibola County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 60s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 80s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 60s from Rio Arriba County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

SUNDAY

New cases

  • 49 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 22 new cases in Chaves County
  • 4 new cases in Cibola County
  • 11 new cases in Curry County
  • 30 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 8 new cases in Eddy County
  • 26 new cases in Lea County
  • 3 new cases in Lincoln County
  • 1 new case in Los Alamos County
  • 7 new cases in Luna County
  • 3 new cases in McKinley County
  • 2 new cases in Rio Arriba County
  • 3 new cases in Roosevelt County
  • 7 new cases in Sandoval County
  • 5 new cases in San Juan County
  • 14 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 1 new case in Socorro County
  • 1 new case in Union County
  • 8 new cases in Valencia County

New fatalities

  • A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of The Village at Alameda facility in Albuquerque.
  • A female in her 50s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 70s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 30s from San Juan 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:

  • Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
  • 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
  • Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen
  • Bonney Family Home in Gallup
  • Brookdale Santa Fe in Santa Fe
  • Camino Healthcare in Albuquerque
  • Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo
  • Casa Contenta Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
  • Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces
  • Casa de Sunview in Albuquerque
  • Casa Real in Santa Fe
  • Cedar Ridge Inn in Farmington
  • Clayton Nursing and Rehabilitation in Clayton
  • Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hobbs
  • El Castillo in Santa Fe
  • Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara
  • GoodLife Senior Living in Carlsbad
  • Good Samaritan Society in Las Cruces
  • Ladera Center in Albuquerque
  • Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
  • Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
  • Life Care Center of Farmington in Farmington
  • Life Spire Assisted Living in Albuquerque
  • Little Sisters of the Poor in Gallup
  • McKinley Care Center in Gallup
  • The Meadows Home at the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas
  • Mission Arch Center in Roswell
  • Montebello on Academy in Albuquerque
  • MorningStar Assisted Living & Memory Care in Rio Rancho
  • 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
  • Retreat Healthcare in Rio Rancho
  • The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
  • Rio Rancho Center in Rio Rancho
  • Saint Anthony Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis
  • 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 Hills Assisted Living 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 the following corrections for previous statewide cases. On Saturday, TK. Sunday: Previously reported numbers included four cases that have been identified as duplicates (two in Bernalillo County, one in Lea  County and one in Santa Fe) and one case in San Juan County that has been identified as 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: 5,136
  • Catron County: 5
  • Chaves County: 457
  • Cibola County: 366
  • Colfax County: 18
  • Curry County: 552
  • Doña Ana County: 2,447
  • Eddy County: 301
  • Grant County: 71
  • Guadalupe County: 31
  • Harding County: 1
  • Hidalgo County: 90
  • Lea County: 776
  • Lincoln County: 128
  • Los Alamos County: 22
  • Luna County: 254
  • McKinley County: 4,046
  • Mora County: 6
  • Otero County: 201
  • Quay County: 34
  • Rio Arriba County: 318
  • Roosevelt County: 164
  • Sandoval County: 1,133
  • San Juan County: 3,044
  • San Miguel County: 43
  • Santa Fe County: 650
  • Sierra County: 32
  • Socorro County: 74
  • Taos County: 108
  • Torrance County: 61
  • Union County: 30
  • Valencia County: 414

Cases among people being held by federal agencies

  • Cibola County Correctional Center: 313
  • Otero County Prison Facility: 280
  • 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: 472
  • 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.

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