Lea County’s added 33 positive cases for COVID-19 on Tuesday.
With those, the county now has a cumulative total of 830 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 out of 12,734 tests.
Lea County has had five deaths attributed to COVID-19: a male in his 20s with underlying conditions, a man in his 50, a male in his 60’s, a male in his 70s, who had been hospitalized with underlying conditions, and a female in her 40s, who had been hospitalized with underlying conditions.
Of those 830 positive tests, 469 were for the 88240 or Hobbs zip code, 210 were for the 88260 or Lovington zip code, 80 cases were for the 88242 or north Hobbs zip code, 26 cases for 88231 or the Eunice zip code, three cases for the 88267 or Tatum zip code, 22 cases for the 88252 or Jal zip code and one case for the 88265 or the Monument area zip code.
Previously reported numbers included one case in Lea County that has been identified as a duplicate.
Nineteen cases have not been assigned a location in Lea County, as of this posting.
Lea County has reported four positives in the Lea County Correctional Facility in Hobbs and two positives at the county’s juvenile detention center in Lovington.
With 830 cases, Lea County has had the most cases of any county in southeastern New Mexico. In nearby Eddy County now has 318 cases. To the north of Lea County, Roosevelt County has 167 cases and Curry has 564. Northwest of Lea County, Chaves County now has 475 cases.
As of Tuesday, there are 134 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 Tuesday, there are 9,612 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health. The state has conducted 640,337 tests with cumulative total of 22,643 positive tests.
New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 202 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
- 36 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 13 new cases in Chaves County
- 2 new cases in Cibola County
- 6 new cases in Curry County
- 50 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 14 new cases in Eddy County
- 1 new case in Guadalupe County
- 33 new cases in Lea County
- 2 new cases in Lincoln County
- 1 new case in Luna County
- 10 new cases in McKinley County
- 1 new case in Roosevelt County
- 5 new cases in Sandoval County
- 17 new cases in San Juan County
- 1 new case in San Miguel County
- 4 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 4 new cases in Valencia County
- 1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Torrance County Detention Facility
- 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County
The Department of Health on Tuesday reported three additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19. They are:
- A female in her 50s from Luna County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 40s from McKinley County.
- A male in his 40s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 693.
Previously reported numbers included two cases in Eddy County that were not lab confirmed – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 22,643 COVID-19 cases:
Bernalillo County: 5,196
Catron County: 5
Chaves County: 475
Cibola County: 371
Colfax County: 18
Curry County: 564
Doña Ana County: 2,517
Eddy County: 318
Grant County: 71
Guadalupe County: 32
Harding County: 1
Hidalgo County: 90
Lea County: 830
Lincoln County: 130
Los Alamos County: 23
Luna County: 255
McKinley County: 4,067
Mora County: 6
Otero County: 203
Quay County: 34
Rio Arriba County: 318
Roosevelt County: 167
Sandoval County: 1,142
San Juan County: 3,064
San Miguel County: 45
Santa Fe County: 658
Sierra County: 32
Socorro County: 75
Taos County: 109
Torrance County: 61
Union County: 30
Valencia County: 432
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: 313
- Otero County Prison Facility: 280
- Otero County Processing Center: 159
- 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: 25
- Lea County Correctional Facility: 4
- Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 1
- Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 1
- Otero County Prison Facility: 472
- Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 1
- Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 4
As of today, there are 134 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 9,612 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:
- Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- The Aristocrat Assisted Living Center in Alamogordo
- Avamere Rehab at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque
- Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
- BeeHive Homes of Farmington in Farmington
- Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen
- Bonney Family Home in Gallup
- Brookdale Santa Fe in Santa Fe
- Camino Healthcare in Albuquerque
- Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo
- Casa Contenta Assisted Living in Rio Rancho
- Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces
- Casa de Sunview in Albuquerque
- Casa Real in Santa Fe
- Cedar Ridge Inn in Farmington
- Clayton Nursing and Rehabilitation in Clayton
- Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hobbs
- El Castillo in Santa Fe
- Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara
- GoodLife Senior Living in Carlsbad
- Good Samaritan Society in Las Cruces
- Heartfelt Manor in Roswell
- Ladera Center in Albuquerque
- Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
- Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
- Life Care Center of Farmington in Farmington
- Life Spire Assisted Living in Albuquerque
- Little Sisters of the Poor in Gallup
- McKinley Care Center in Gallup
- The Meadows Home at the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas
- Mission Arch Center in Roswell
- Montebello on Academy in Albuquerque
- MorningStar Assisted Living & Memory Care in Rio Rancho
- The Neighborhood in Rio Rancho
- New Mexico State Veterans’ Home in Truth or Consequences
- North Ridge Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Albuquerque
- Princeton Place in Albuquerque
- Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup
- Retirement Ranches in Clovis
- Retreat Healthcare in Rio Rancho
- The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
- Rio Rancho Center in Rio Rancho
- Saint Anthony Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis
- Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
- Sandia Ridge Center in Albuquerque
- Sombrillo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Los Alamos
- Sierra Health Care Center, Inc. in Truth or Consequences
- Sierra Hills Assisted Living in Truth or Consequences
- Sierra Springs Assisted Living in Los Lunas
- Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque
- Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell
- Taos Living Center in Taos
- Welbrook Senior Living Las Cruces in Las Cruces
- Wheatfields Senior Living in Clovis
- White Sands Healthcare in Hobbs
- The Woodmark at Uptown in Albuquerque
The Department of Health has detected community spread 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 it is likely other residents are infected but yet to be tested or confirmed positive. To that end, all New Mexicans have been instructed to stay home except for outings absolutely necessary for health, safety and welfare.These additional restrictions have been enacted to aggressively minimize person-to-person contact and ensure spread is mitigated. New Mexicans are strongly urged to limit travel to only what is necessary for health, safety and welfare.
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, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and/or loss of taste or smell should call their health care provider or the NMDOH COVID-19 hotline immediately (1-855-600-3453).
The Department of Health strongly encourages the following groups to get tested:
- Symptomatic people displaying the COVID-19 symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and/or loss of taste or smell;
- Asymptomatic people who are close contacts or household members of people in their infectious period who have already tested positive for the coronavirus;
- Asymptomatic people who live or work in congregate settings such as long-term care facilities and group homes;
- Patients who are scheduled for surgery and whose provider has advised them to get tested before the procedure.
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.
