New Mexico COVID-19 update: 1,022 new cases, totaling 50,251 – fourteen additional deaths

Layouts BreadCrumbs BreadCrumbs SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 1,022 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 266 new cases in Bernalillo County 37 new cases in Chaves County 36 new cases in Cibola County 1 new case in Colfax County 24 new cases in Curry County 197 new cases in Doña Ana County 53 new cases in Eddy County 5 new cases in Grant County 2 new cases in Hidalgo County 53 new cases in Lea County 5 new cases in Lincoln County 5 new cases in Los Alamos County 35 new cases in Luna County 38 new cases in McKinley County 25 new cases in Otero County 3 new cases in Quay County 16 new cases in Rio Arriba County 9 new cases in Roosevelt County 36 new cases in Sandoval County 52 new cases in San Juan County 6 new cases in San Miguel County 39 new cases in Santa Fe County 3 new cases in Sierra County 7 new cases in Socorro County 19 new cases in Taos County 1 new case in Torrance County 21 new cases in Valencia County 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County 7 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County 7 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County 12 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Roswell Correctional Center 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County The Department of Health on Wednesday reported fourteen additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19: A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A second male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 50s 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 male in his 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Casa de Oro Center facility in Las Cruces. A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A second male in his 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 70s from Luna County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 90s 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. The individual was a resident of the Aztec Healthcare facility in Aztec. A female in her 80s from Socorro County. The individual was hospitalized. The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now at 1,059. Previously reported numbers included ten cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County, one in De Baca County, four in Doña Ana County, one in San Juan County, two in Sandoval County, one in Santa Fe County) and one case in San Juan County that was not lab confirmed – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 50,251 COVID-19 cases: Bernalillo County: 12,627 Catron County: 10 Chaves County: 2,324 Cibola County: 730 Colfax County: 49 Curry County: 1,754 De Baca County: 2 Doña Ana County: 7,492 Eddy County: 1,663 Grant County: 220 Guadalupe County: 47 Harding County: 1 Hidalgo County: 129 Lea County: 2,371 Lincoln County: 410 Los Alamos County: 58 Luna County: 1,250 McKinley County: 4,860 Mora County: 15 Otero County: 614 Quay County: 117 Rio Arriba County: 574 Roosevelt County: 541 Sandoval County: 2,236 San Juan County: 3,964 San Miguel County: 209 Santa Fe County: 2,096 Sierra County: 141 Socorro County: 289 Taos County: 292 Torrance County: 121 Union County: 46 Valencia County: 1,141 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: 348 Otero County Prison Facility: 396 Otero County Processing Center: 191 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: 155 Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 1 Lea County Correctional Facility: 112 Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 10 Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 8 Otero County Prison Facility: 472 Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 48 Roswell Correctional Center: 13 Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 55 Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 5 As of today, there are 393 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. OVERALL STATE HOSPITAL CAPACITY: As of today, 82 percent of general beds at New Mexico hospitals…