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Lea County adds three new COVID-19 cases on Friday

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Lea County cumulative total added three positive tests for COVID-19 on Friday. The county now has 58 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the state began tracking test results.

Of those 55 cases, the state says 19 have been designated as totally recovered.

In Lea County as of Wednesday, there has been tests on 3,848 people, with 58 of those testing positive for COVID-19. Of those positive tests, 36 were for the 88240 or Hobbs zip code, 14 were for the 88260 or Lovington zip code, two cases were for the 88242 or north Hobbs zip code and one case for the 88252 or Jal zip code. Five cases have not been assigned a location in Lea County, as of this posting. No correctional facility or long-term care facility in Lea County has had any positive tests for COVID-19, per the state health department and there have been no deaths due to COVID-19 in Lea County.

In nearby Eddy County now has 49 cases. To the north of Lea County, Roosevelt County has 54 cases and Curry has 101. Northwest of Lea County, Chaves County now has 64 cases.

As of Wednesday, there are 4,512 COVID-19 cases statewide designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health and 10,260 people have tested positive for COVID-19 out of 284,603 people tested since the state starting tracking and testing.

New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 112 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

The Department of Health on Friday also reported eight additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19. Those cases are:

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 464.

Previously reported numbers included two cases that were determined to be out-of-state residents in Doña Ana County, two cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County and one in Doña Ana County), and one case in Bernalillo 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 10,260 positive tests for COVID-19:

Bernalillo County: 1,777
Catron County: 2
Chaves County: 64
Cibola County: 194
Colfax County: 8
Curry County: 101
Doña Ana County: 692
Eddy County: 49
Grant County: 16
Guadalupe County: 20
Harding County: 1
Hidalgo County: 26
Lea County: 58
Lincoln County: 7
Los Alamos County: 7
Luna County: 47
McKinley County: 3,009
Otero County: 32
Quay County: 5
Rio Arriba County: 73
Roosevelt County: 54
Sandoval County: 662
San Juan County: 2,165
San Miguel County: 18
Santa Fe County: 188
Sierra County: 5
Socorro County: 55
Taos County: 33
Torrance County: 34
Union County: 5
Valencia County: 95

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:

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:

As of today, there are 147 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 4,512 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 and acute care facilities:

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.

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, and/or loss of taste or smell should call their health care provider or the NMDOH COVID-19 hotline immediately (1-855-600-3453).

Thanks to increased statewide testing capacity, the following people may now be considered for COVID-19 testing:

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.

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