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Lea cumulative total for COVID-19 stands at 79 cases

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Lea County cumulative total added four positive tests for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

The county now has 79 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the state began tracking test results.

Of those 79 cases, the state says 22 have been designated as totally recovered.

In Lea County as of Tuesday, there has been tests on 4,125 people, with 79 of those testing positive for COVID-19.

Of those positive tests, 51 were for the 88240 or Hobbs zip code, 15 were for the 88260 or Lovington zip code, eight cases were for the 88242 or north Hobbs zip code, on case for 88231 or the Eunice 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 58 cases. To the north of Lea County, Roosevelt County has 53 cases and Curry has 115. Northwest of Lea County, Chaves County now has 65 cases.

As of Tuesday, there are 4,874 COVID-19 cases statewide designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health.

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 147 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

The Department of Health on Tuesday reported seven 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 476.

Previously reported numbers included two cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Roosevelt County, one in Santa Fe County) and one case in Chaves County that was determined to be an out-of-state resident – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 10,838 COVID-19 cases:

Bernalillo County: 1,848

Catron County: 2

Chaves County: 65

Cibola County: 198

Colfax County: 9

Curry County: 115

Doña Ana County: 740

Eddy County: 58

Grant County: 17

Guadalupe County: 20

Harding County: 1

Hidalgo County: 39

Lea County: 79

Lincoln County: 7

Los Alamos County: 7

Luna County: 57

McKinley County: 3,155

Otero County: 32

Quay County: 5

Rio Arriba County: 82

Roosevelt County: 53

Sandoval County: 685

San Juan County: 2,235

San Miguel County: 18

Santa Fe County: 202

Sierra County: 7

Socorro County: 58

Taos County: 35

Torrance County: 38

Union County: 5

Valencia County: 97

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 141 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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