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Lea County adds eight more COVID-19 cases

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Lea County cumulative total added eight positive tests for COVID-19 on Saturday.

The county now has 66 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the state began tracking test results. Of those 66 cases, the state says 19 have been designated as totally recovered.

In Lea County as of Saturday, there has been tests on 3,878 people, with 66 of those testing positive for COVID-19.

Of those positive tests, 42 were for the 88240 or Hobbs zip code, 14 were for the 88260 or Lovington zip code, six cases were for the 88242 or north Hobbs zip code, one case for the 88267 or Tatum zip code and one case for the 88252 or Jal zip code. Two 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 51 cases. To the north of Lea County, Roosevelt County has 53 cases and Curry has 108. Northwest of Lea County, Chaves County now has 64 cases.

As of Saturday, there are 4,628 COVID-19 cases statewide designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health and 10,430 people have tested positive for COVID-19 out of 288,637 people tested since the state starting tracking and testing.

New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 172 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

The Department of Health on Saturday also reported two 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 466.

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 Cibola County and one in Roosevelt County) – these have now been corrected. Previously reported numbers did not include one case that was thought to be an out-of-state resident that has since been identified as a New Mexico state resident and one case has been added to McKinley County; and one case previously classified as suspect, but has since been lab confirmed and one case has been added to Torrance County. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 10,430 positive tests for COVID-19:

Bernalillo County: 1,792
Catron County: 2
Chaves County: 64
Cibola County: 194
Colfax County: 9
Curry County: 108
Doña Ana County: 700
Eddy County: 51
Grant County: 16
Guadalupe County: 20
Harding County: 1
Hidalgo County: 26
Lea County: 66
Lincoln County: 7
Los Alamos County: 7
Luna County: 49
McKinley County: 3,041
Otero County: 32
Quay County: 5
Rio Arriba County: 79
Roosevelt County: 53
Sandoval County: 672
San Juan County: 2,173
San Miguel County: 18
Santa Fe County: 193
Sierra County: 5
Socorro County: 55
Taos County: 33
Torrance County: 36
Union County: 5
Valencia County: 96

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 145 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.

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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