New Mexico COVID-19 update: 914 new cases, totaling 341,509

Dec 22, 2021 | Press Room

Thirty-nine additional COVID-19 deaths, 7-Day positivity rate n/a*

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 914 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 244 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 66 new cases in Chaves County
  • 5 new cases in Cibola County
  • 2 new cases in Colfax County
  • 14 new cases in Curry County
  • 1 new case in De Baca County
  • 93 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 25 new cases in Eddy County
  • 47 new cases in Grant County
  • 1 new case in Guadalupe County
  • 5 new cases in Hidalgo County
  • 41 new cases in Lea County
  • 14 new cases in Lincoln County
  • 8 new cases in Luna County
  • 31 new cases in McKinley County
  • 15 new cases in Otero County
  • 4 new cases in Quay County
  • 13 new cases in Rio Arriba County
  • 3 new cases in Roosevelt County
  • 44 new cases in Sandoval County
  • 87 new cases in San Juan County
  • 18 new cases in San Miguel County
  • 40 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 11 new cases in Sierra County
  • 27 new cases in Socorro County
  • 7 new cases in Taos County
  • 10 new cases in Torrance County
  • 1 new case in Union County
  • 35 new cases in Valencia County
  • 2 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center

 

* The 7-day average % test positivity is not available today due to technical issues around calculating the value.

 

The Department of Health on Wednesday reported thirty-nine additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:

Thirty-two recent deaths:

  • A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was a resident of the Sandia View Cottonwood in Albuquerque.
  • A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A second female in her 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A second male in his 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A second male in his 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 90s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 60s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 80s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A male in his 70s from Cibola County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual was a resident of the Blue Horizon Assisted Living in Las Cruces.
  • A male in his 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A second male in his 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 50s from Luna County.
  • A male in his 70s from Mora County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 70s from Rio Arriba County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A female in her 90s from Roosevelt County.
  • A male in his 80s from Roosevelt County.
  • A female in her 60s from Sandoval County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 80s from Sandoval County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  • A second male in his 80s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A female in her 50s from San Juan 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 female in her 70s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 70s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 60s from Socorro County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A male in his 80s from Torrance County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 30s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 70s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

Seven* deaths > 30 days:

  • A female in her 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A male in his 60s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A second male in his 60s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 5,701.

*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 Wednesday, Dec. 22 are:

  • 88061 – 34
  • 88203 – 32
  • 87401 – 30
  • 87110 – 26
  • 87121 – 26
  • 88201 – 26
  • 87031 – 24
  • 87120 – 22
  • 87105 – 21
  • 88081 – 21

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 341,509 COVID-19 cases:

  • Bernalillo County: 95,842
  • Catron County: 281
  • Chaves County: 14,957
  • Cibola County: 4,370
  • Colfax County: 1,694
  • Curry County: 8,623
  • De Baca County: 391
  • Doña Ana County: 39,904
  • Eddy County: 12,403
  • Grant County: 4,150
  • Guadalupe County: 695
  • Harding County: 55
  • Hidalgo County: 676
  • Lea County: 14,575
  • Lincoln County: 3,651
  • Los Alamos County: 997
  • Luna County: 4,835
  • McKinley County: 17,362
  • Mora County: 458
  • Otero County: 8,948
  • Quay County: 1,540
  • Rio Arriba County: 6,172
  • Roosevelt County: 3,411
  • Sandoval County: 20,574
  • San Juan County: 28,086
  • San Miguel County: 3,335
  • Santa Fe County: 16,282
  • Sierra County: 1,458
  • Socorro County: 2,484
  • Taos County: 3,192
  • Torrance County: 1,853
  • Union County: 505
  • Valencia County: 12,389

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: 582
  • Otero County Processing Center: 645
  • 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: 387
  • Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 258
  • Lea County Correctional Facility: 765
  • Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 214
  • Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 131
  • Otero County Prison Facility: 543
  • Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 233
  • Roswell Correctional Center: 230
  • Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 238
  • Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 245
  • Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 79

As of today, there are 560 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 294,850 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:

  • Advanced Health Care in Albuquerque
  • Aspen Ridge Lodge Retirement in Los Alamos
  • Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Artesia
  • Atria Vista Del Rio in Albuquerque
  • Avamere at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque
  • Avamere in Rio Rancho
  • BeeHive Homes Alamogordo
  • BeeHive Homes in Clovis
  • BeeHive Homes Edgewood facility
  • BeeHive Homes in Roswell
  • Bloomfield Nursing and Rehab Center in Bloomfield
  • Blue Horizon Assisted Living In Las Cruces
  • The Bridge of Farmington in Farmington
  • Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo
  • Casa de Carino in Albuquerque
  • Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
  • Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell
  • Casa Real Genesis in Santa Fe
  • Casa Sandia in Albuquerque
  • Desert Peaks Assisting Living and Memory Care in Las Cruces
  • Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara
  • Genesis Healthcare Uptown in Albuquerque
  • Genesis McKinley Care Center in Gallup
  • Good Life Senior Living and Memory Care in Los Lunas
  • Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces
  • Good Samaritan Society – Manzano del Sol Village in Albuquerque
  • Haciendas of Grace Village in Las Cruces
  • Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
  • Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
  • Life Care Farmington
  • Little Sisters of the Poor in Gallup
  • The Meadows Home at the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas
  • Mimbres Memorial Nursing Home in Deming
  • Mission Arch Center in Roswell
  • New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
  • Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) in Albuquerque
  • Princeton Place in Albuquerque
  • The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
  • The Retreat Healthcare in Rio Rancho
  • The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
  • Sandia View Cottonwood Assisted Living in Albuquerque
  • Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
  • Sombrillo Nursing Home in Los Alamos
  • South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
  • Sugar Hollow Assisted Living Community in Albuquerque
  • The Suites at Rio Vista in Rio Rancho
  • Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell
  • Sunshine Assisted Living in Tucumcari
  • Vida Encantada Nursing & Rehabilitation in Las Vegas
  • The Village at Alameda in Albuquerque
  • Village at Northrise – Morningside in Las Cruces
  • The Watermark at Cherry Hills in Albuquerque
  • The Woodmark at Uptown in Albuquerque
  • White Sands Healthcare in Hobbs

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.