SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced on Thursday 259 additional cases of COVID-19. According to the State Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
- 80 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 7 new cases in the county of Chaves
- 2 new cases in Cibola County
- 1 new case in Colfax County
- 6 new cases in Curry County
- 38 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 13 new cases in Eddy County
- 3 new cases in Grant County
- 1 new case in Guadalupe County
- 2 new cases in Lincoln County
- 2 new cases in Los Alamos County
- 2 new cases in Luna County
- 6 new cases in McKinley County
- 1 new case in Mora County
- 16 new cases in Otero County
- 24 new cases in Sandoval County
- 5 new cases in San Juan County
- 3 new cases in San Miguel County
- 10 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 9 new cases in Taos County
- 4 new cases in Torrance County
- 12 new cases in the county of Valencia
- 1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at Cibola County Correctional Center
- 10 New Cases Among New Mexico Department of Corrections Inmates at Lea County Correctional Center
- 1 new case among inmates from the New Mexico Department of Corrections at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Center in Union County
The Department of Health reported on Thursday sixteen additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
- A man in his fifties in Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying diseases.
- A man in his 70s in Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying diseases.
- Man in his 50s, born in the municipality of Chaves. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying diseases.
- A woman in her 80s in the county of Doña Ana.
- A man in his 80s in Lea County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A man in his 90s from McKinley County.
- A man in his 80s in Otero County. The individual was hospitalized and was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society Center – Betty Dare in Alamogordo.
- Woman in her 90s in the municipality of Rio Arriba.
- A man in his 70s in Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying diseases.
- A second man in his 70s in Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying diseases.
- A man in his 80s in Sandoval County.
- A woman in her 90s in Sandoval County. The individual had underlying diseases and was a resident of The Retreat health center in Rio Rancho.
- A man in his 60s in the county of San Juan. The individual was hospitalized.
- A second man in his 60s in the county of San Juan. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying diseases.
- A woman in her 80s in the county of San Juan. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying diseases. The individual was a resident of the Aztec health unit in Aztec.
- A woman in her 70s from Valencia County. The individual had underlying conditions.
The death toll of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 3,769.
The ten postal codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Thursday, March 4 are:
- 87124 – 11
- 87110 – 8
- 88220 – 8
- 88310 – 8
- 87102 – 7
- 87111 – 7
- 87121 – 7
- 87144 – 7
- 88011-7
- 88063-7
Daily case counts and test numbers are raw data based on the information the state receives today – that is, data that has not yet been examined to identify possible duplicates or late positive or negative results. On the other hand, the analysis at the county level of Red Yellow Green provides a highly accurate image for a period of two weeks.
Reported figures previously included and a case in Sierra County that has not been confirmed by the laboratory – have now been corrected. Including the cases recently reported above, New Mexico now has a total of 186,156 COVID-19 cases:
- Bernalillo County: 52,863
- Catron County: 83
- Municipality of Chaves: 8,651
- Cibola County: 2,759
- Colfax County: 703
- Curry County: 4,940
- De Baca County: 132
- Doña Ana County: 22,915
- Eddy County: 6,500
- Grant County: 1,508
- Guadalupe County: 363
- Harding County: 8
- Hidalgo County: 350
- Lea County: 8,050
- Lincoln County: 1,552
- Los Alamos County: 485
- Luna County: 3,111
- McKinley County: 12,056
- Mora County: 162
- Otero County: 3,356
- County Quay: 420
- Municipality of Rio Arriba: 3,419
- Roosevelt County: 1,840
- Sandoval County: 10,916
- San Juan County: 13,554
- San Miguel County: 1,237
- Santa Fe County: 9,622
- Sierra County: 702
- Socorro County: 1,226
- Taos County: 1,551
- Torrance County: 650
- Union County: 237
- Valencia County: 6,189
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and residence determination of COVID-19 positive individuals.
The Department of Health currently reports the following number of COVID-19 cases among individuals detained by federal agencies at the following facilities:
- Cibola County Correctional Center: 445
- Federal Prison Facility of Otero County: 443
- Otero County Processing Center: 197
- Torrance County Detention Center: 47
The Department of Health currently reports the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals detained by the New Mexico Department of Corrections at the following facilities:
- New Mexico Correctional Center in Valencia County: 288
- Guadalupe County Correctional Center: 251
- Lea County Correctional Unit: 726
- Northeast New Mexico Correctional Center in Union County: 167
- Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 123
- Otero County Prison Unit: 472
- New Mexico Penitentiary in Santa Fe County: 215
- Roswell Correctional Center: 229
- Southern New Mexico Correctional Center in Doña Ana County: 218
- Colfax County Springer Correctional Center: 151
- Western New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 74
As of today, there are 177 people hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19. This number may include individuals tested positive for COVID-19 outside the state, but are currently hospitalized in New Mexico. This figure does not include new Mexicans who tested positive for COVID-19 and may have been transferred to an out-of-state hospital.
To date, there are 151,708 COVID-19 cases designated as recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health.
The Department of Health has identified at least one positive case of COVID-19 in residents and / or employees in the past 28 days at the following long-term care facilities:
- Adobe Assisted Living in Las Cruces
- Advanced health care in Albuquerque
- The Aldea House – Heaven Sent LLC in Albuquerque
- The Aristocrat Assisted Living Center in Alamogordo
- Artesia Health and Rehabilitation Center in Artesia
- Atria Vista Del Rio in Albuquerque
- Avamere at Rio Rancho
- BeeHive Homes Edgewood
- BeeHive Homes Farmington
- BeeHive Homes Gallup
- BeeHive Homes Taylor Ranch in Albuquerque
- Brookdale Santa Fe
- Caliber Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
- Care Free Assisted Living in Albuquerque
- Carefirst Assisted Living Willow Wood House in Albuquerque
- Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo
- Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces
- Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
- Clovis Health and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis
- Colfax long-term care center in Springer
- Golden Hands Assisted Living in Albuquerque
- Good Life Senior Living in Carlsbad
- Good Samaritan Society – Betty Dare in Alamogordo
- Good Samaritan Relief Society
- Ladera Center in Albuquerque
- Laguna Rainbow Care Center in Casa Blanca
- Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
- Landmark at Desert Gardens in Hobbs
- La Posada Assisted Living in Las Cruces
- Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
- The Legacy at Santa Fe
- Life Spire Assisted Living North Albuquerque Acres in Albuquerque
- McKinley Center in Gallup
- Mimbres Memorial Nursing Home in Deming
- Mission Arch Center in Roswell
- Albuquerque MorningStar Assisted Living and Memory Care
- The neighborhood in Rio Rancho Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
- Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) in Albuquerque
- Princeton Place in Albuquerque
- Ravenna Assisted Living in Albuquerque
- The River at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
- Rio Rancho Center
- Sandia Senior Suites Assisted Living in Albuquerque
- Santa Clara Assisted Living in Santa Clara
- Senior Living Systems in Los Lunas
- Sierra Health Care Center in Truth or Consequences
- Skies Health and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
- Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Los Alamos
- The Suites at Rio Vista in Rio Rancho
- Tercer Cielo 2 in Albuquerque
- Village Retirement Community in Roswell
- Las Vegas Enchanted Life Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Vista Sandia Assisted Living in Albuquerque
- Welbrook Senior Living in Las Cruces
The Department of Health has detected spread across the community in the state of New Mexico and is investigating cases with no known exposure. The agency reports that, given the infectious nature of the virus, other residents are likely to be infected, but have not yet been tested or confirmed as positive. For this purpose, all new Mexicans have been instructed to stay at home, except for tours absolutely necessary for health, safety and well-being. These additional restrictions have been enacted to aggressively minimize person-to-person contact and ensure that spread is mitigated. New Mexicans are strongly encouraged to limit travel to only what is necessary for health, safety and well-being.
The New Mexico Department of Health has active investigations into positive patients, which include contact tracking and smears from symptomatic individuals who have had contact with positive cases.
Every New Mexican must work together to contain the spread of COVID-19. Stay at home, especially if you are sick. Wear a face mask or cover when in public and around other people.
New Mexicans reporting symptoms of COVID-19 infection, such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated tremors with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea and / or loss of taste or smell should contact the doctor or the NMDOH COVID-19 hotline immediately (1-855-600-3453).
The Department of Health strongly encourages the following groups to take the test:
- Symptomatic people who have the symptoms of COVID-19 of fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated tremors with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea and / or loss taste or smell;
- Asymptomatic people who are close contacts or members of the family of people in their infectious period who have already tested positive for the coronavirus;
- Asymptomatic people who live or work in congregated environments, such as long-term institutions and collective homes;
- Patients with scheduled surgery and whose provider advised them to get tested before the procedure.
New Mexicans who have non-health questions or concerns can also call 833-551-0518 or visit newmexico.gov, which is being updated regularly as a single source of information for families, workers and others affected and seeking more information about COVID-19.