Twenty-five additional COVID-19 deaths, 7-Day positivity rate 12.2%

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 1,844 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

●        488 new cases in Bernalillo County

●        1 new case in Catron County

●        58 new cases in Chaves County

●        14 new cases in Cibola County

●        8 new cases in Colfax County

●        46 new cases in Curry County

●        224 new cases in Doña Ana County

●        29 new cases in Eddy County

●        24 new cases in Grant County

●        3 new cases in Guadalupe County

●        1 new case in Harding County

●        19 new cases in Lea County

●        17 new cases in Lincoln County

●        2 new cases in Los Alamos County

●        17 new cases in Luna County

●        59 new cases in McKinley County

●        3 new cases in Mora County

●        56 new cases in Otero County

●        20 new cases in Quay County

●        36 new cases in Rio Arriba County

●        66 new cases in Roosevelt County

●        124 new cases in Sandoval County

●        257 new cases in San Juan County

●        22 new cases in San Miguel County

●        104 new cases in Santa Fe County

●        11 new cases in Sierra County

●        22 new cases in Socorro County

●        25 new cases in Taos County

●        18 new cases in Torrance County

●        4 new cases in Union County

●        58 new cases in Valencia County

●        6 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center

●        1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County

●        1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Roswell Correctional Center

The Department of Health on Friday reported twenty-five additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:

Twenty-three recent deaths:

·         A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.

·         A second female in her 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.

·         A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.

·         A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

·         A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

·         A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County.

·         A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County.

·         A male in his 50s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

·         A female in her 70s from Curry County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

·         A male in his 50s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.

·         A male in his 70s from Otero County. The individual was a resident of the Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo.

·         A male in his 90s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized.

·         A male in his 50s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

·         A male in his 70s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

·         A female in her 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

·         A second female in her 70s from San Juan County. The individual had underlying conditions.

·         A female in her 90s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.

·         A female in her 50s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

·         A female in her 70s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

·         A male in his 80s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

·         A female in her 60s from Taos County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

·         A female in her 70s from Valencia County. The individual had underlying conditions.

·         A female in her 80s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

Two* deaths > 30 days:

●        A female in her 80s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

●        A female in her 30s from Torrance County.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 5,263.

*COVID related deaths are reported when a death certificate has been issued and some death certificates are delayed due to insufficient information.

The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Friday, Nov. 19 are:

·         87121 – 101

·         87401 – 88

·         88130 – 64

·         87114 – 57

·         87124 – 50

·         88310 – 48

·         88012 – 45

·         88101 – 45

·         87105 – 44

·         87507 – 44

Daily case counts and test numbers are raw data based on information the state receives today – meaning data that has not yet been scrutinized to identify potential duplicates or late-arriving positives or negatives. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 301,937 COVID-19 cases:

·         Bernalillo County: 83,500

·         Catron County: 252

·         Chaves County: 13,486

·         Cibola County: 3,997

·         Colfax County: 1,556

·         Curry County: 7,745

·         De Baca County: 305

·         Doña Ana County: 34,211

·         Eddy County: 11,481

·         Grant County: 3,486

·         Guadalupe County: 643

·         Harding County: 50

·         Hidalgo County: 625

·         Lea County: 13,906

·         Lincoln County: 3,329

·         Los Alamos County: 885

·         Luna County: 4,407

·         McKinley County: 16,285

·         Mora County: 390

·         Otero County: 7,946

·         Quay County: 1,207

·         Rio Arriba County: 5,511

·         Roosevelt County: 2,940

·         Sandoval County: 17,710

·         San Juan County: 25,643

·         San Miguel County: 2,905

·         Santa Fe County: 14,290

·         Sierra County: 1,227

·         Socorro County: 1,975

·         Taos County: 2,741

·         Torrance County: 1,597

·         Union County: 385

·         Valencia County: 10,257

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: 455

●        Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 548

●        Otero County Processing Center: 596

●        Torrance County Detention Facility: 356

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: 344

●        Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 257

●        Lea County Correctional Facility: 765

●        Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 210

●        Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 130

●        Otero County Prison Facility: 473

●        Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 231

●        Roswell Correctional Center: 230

●        Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 237

●        Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 154

●        Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 78

As of today, there are 548 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 256,770 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

●        Advantage Assisted Living in Rio Rancho

●        Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

●        Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Artesia

●        Autumn Blessings Assisted Living in Logan

●        Avamere at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque

●        Avamere in Rio Rancho

●        Aztec Healthcare in Aztec

●        Bear Canyon Rehab in Albuquerque

●        BeeHive Homes in Clovis

●        BeeHive Homes in Roswell

●        Beehive Homes of San Pedro in Albuquerque

●        Belen Meadows in Belen

●        Bellamah House in Albuquerque

●        Bloomfield Nursing and Rehab Center in Bloomfield

●        The Bridge of Farmington in Farmington

●        Calibre Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces

●        Camino Retirement Homes in Albuquerque

●        Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo

●        Casa de la Reina Assisted Living in Albuquerque

●        Casa de Oro in Las Cruces

●        Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell

●        Casa Real Genesis in Santa Fe

●        Cedar Ridge Inn in Farmington

●        Desert Peaks Assisted Living in Las Cruces

●        Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hobbs

●        Fairwinds Assisted Living in Rio Rancho

●        Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara

●        Genesis McKinley Care Center in Gallup

●        Genesis San Juan Center in Farmington

●        Genesis Silver City Care Center in Silver City

●        Gingerich Home for the Elderly in Farmington

●        Good Life Senior Living in Ruidoso

●        Good Samaritan Society – Betty Dare in Alamogordo

●        Good Samaritan Society – Manzano del Sol Village in Albuquerque

●        Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces

●        Haciendas at Grace Village in Las Cruces

●        Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad

●        Las Cruces Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center of Cascadia (Welbrook Senior Living) in Las Cruces

●        Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque

●        The Legacy in Santa Fe

●        Life Care Farmington

●        Lovington Healthcare in Lovington

●        The Meadows Home at the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas

●        The Montebello on Academy in Albuquerque

●        The Neighborhood Health Care in Rio Rancho

●        New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences

●        Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) in Albuquerque

●        Palmilla Senior Living in Albuquerque

●        Princeton Place in Albuquerque

●        Ramah Adult Care in Ramah

●        The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque

●        The Rio Las Estancias in Albuquerque

●        Sandia Ridge Genesis in Albuquerque

●        Sierra Healthcare Center in Truth or Consequences

●        Sierra Hills Assisted Living in Truth or Consequences

●        Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque

●        Sombrillo Nursing Home in Los Alamos

●        Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque

●        The Suites at Rio Vista in Rio Rancho

●        Sunny Day Assisted Living in Gallup

●        Taos Living Center in Taos

●        Taos Retirement Village in Taos

●        Vida Encantada Nursing & Rehabilitation in Las Vegas

●        Village at Northrise – Desert Willow in Las Cruces

●        Village at Northrise – Morningside in Las Cruces

●        The Watermark at Cherry Hills in Albuquerque

●        Westwind House Assisted Living in Albuquerque

●        White Sands Healthcare in Hobbs

●        Willow Manor Residential Care Center in Deming

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. Wear a mask when in public and around others. If you are sick, stay home as much as possible.

New Mexicans who report symptoms of COVID-19 infection, such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and/or loss of taste or smell should call their health care provider or the NMDOH COVID-19 hotline immediately (1-855-600-3453).

The Department of Health strongly encourages the following groups to get tested:

●        Symptomatic people displaying the COVID-19 symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and/or loss of taste or smell;

●        Asymptomatic people who are close contacts or household members of people in their infectious period who have already tested positive for the coronavirus;

●        Asymptomatic people who live or work in congregate settings such as long-term care facilities and group homes;

●        Patients who are scheduled for surgery and whose provider has advised them to get tested before the procedure.

New Mexicans who have non-health-related questions or concerns can also call 833-551-0518 or visit newmexico.gov, which is being updated regularly as a one-stop source for information for families, workers and others affected by and seeking more information about COVID-19.