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Oct 26, 2020 · Office of the Governor

New Mexico COVID-19 update: 732 new cases, totaling 42,586 – nine additional deaths

Layouts BreadCrumbs BreadCrumbs SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Monday announced 732 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 173 new cases in Bernalillo County 39 new cases in Chaves County 1 new case in Cibola County 45 new cases in Curry County 194 new cases in Doña Ana County 25 new cases in Eddy County 2 new cases in Grant County 19 new cases in Lea County 7 new cases in Lincoln County 1 new case in Los Alamos County 59 new cases in Luna County 20 new cases in McKinley County 10 new cases in Otero County 1 new case in Quay County 5 new cases in Rio Arriba County 8 new cases in Roosevelt County 18 new cases in Sandoval County 23 new cases in San Juan County 1 new case in San Miguel County 42 new cases in Santa Fe County 3 new cases in Sierra County 2 new cases in Socorro County 15 new cases in Taos County 15 new cases in Valencia County 2 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Prison Facility 2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County The Department of Health on Monday reported nine additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19: A female in her 30s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A female in her 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 60s from Cibola County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized. A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions. A female in her 90s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A female in her 50s from Socorro County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 40s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now at 976. Previously reported numbers included nine cases (five in Bernalillo County, one in Chaves County, one in Doña Ana County, one in San Juan County, one in Sandoval County) that have been identified as duplicates and have now been corrected. Additionally, Sunday, October 25th’s daily case update should have included a correction for five cases (one in Bernalillo County, three in Doña Ana County, one in Santa Fe County) that were identified as duplicates and were corrected in yesterday’s reported numbers. Our apologies for the error in not noting the correction. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 42,586 COVID-19 cases: Bernalillo County: 10,452 Catron County: 9 Chaves County: 2,001 Cibola County: 560 Colfax County: 44 Curry County: 1,548 De Baca County: 1 Doña Ana County: 5,817 Eddy County: 1,423 Grant County: 186 Guadalupe County: 41 Harding County: 1 Hidalgo County: 118 Lea County: 2,081 Lincoln County: 369 Los Alamos County: 44 Luna County: 864 McKinley County: 4,616 Mora County: 14 Otero County: 494 Quay County: 101 Rio Arriba County: 488 Roosevelt County: 449 Sandoval County: 1,949 San Juan County: 3,756 San Miguel County: 171 Santa Fe County: 1,673 Sierra County: 104 Socorro County: 228 Taos County: 224 Torrance County: 99 Union County: 39 Valencia County: 920 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: 387 Otero County Processing Center: 187 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: 89 Lea County Correctional Facility: 109 Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 5 Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 1 Otero County Prison Facility: 472 Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 1 Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 55 Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 4 As of today, there are 289 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, 76 percent of general beds at New Mexico hospitals are occupied, and 70 percent of ICU beds across New Mexico hospitals are occupied. This includes patients hospitalized for COVID-19 and other illnesses. As of today, there are 20,910 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 Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation Atria Vista Del Rio in Albuquerque Avamere at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque BeeHive Homes Volcano Cliffs in Albuquerque Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Brookdale Santa Fe Brookdale Valencia Albuquerque Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces Casa Maria Health Care Center in…

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