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SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 5,179 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 1296 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 198 new cases in Chaves County
  • 42 new cases in Cibola County
  • 12 new cases in Colfax County
  • 107 new cases in Curry County
  • 1 new case in De Baca County
  • 999 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 140 new cases in Eddy County
  • 46 new cases in Grant County
  • 15 new cases in Guadalupe County
  • 8 new cases in Hidalgo County
  • 63 new cases in Lea County
  • 53 new cases in Lincoln County
  • 32 new cases in Los Alamos County
  • 118 new cases in Luna County
  • 297 new cases in McKinley County
  • 20 new cases in Mora County
  • 96 new cases in Otero County
  • 17 new cases in Quay County
  • 114 new cases in Rio Arriba County
  • 13 new cases in Roosevelt County
  • 345 new cases in Sandoval County
  • 484 new cases in San Juan County
  • 87 new cases in San Miguel County
  • 230 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 14 new cases in Sierra County
  • 43 new cases in Socorro County
  • 49 new cases in Taos County
  • 14 new cases in Torrance County
  • 12 new cases in Union County
  • 208 new cases in Valencia County
  • 3 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center
  • 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
  • 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County
  • 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County
The Department of Health on Thursday reported thirty-four additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:
Nineteen recent deaths:
  • A female in her 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A male in his 60s from Catron County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 60s from Curry County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A female in her 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Las Cruces.
  • A male in his 80s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A female in her 60s from Rio Arriba County.
  • A male in his 50s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A female in her 60s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A second female in her 60s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 70s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 80s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 60s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A male in his 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 70s from Sierra County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 70s from Socorro County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 90s from Socorro County. The individual had underlying conditions.
Fifteen* deaths > 30 days:
  • A male in his 30s from Bernalillo County.
  • A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A second male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Sandia View Cottonwood Assisted Living Facility.
  • A male in his 50s from Colfax County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 60s from Curry County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A male in his 50s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 90s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 30s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A female in her 70s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A male in his 70s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 50s from San Juan County.
  • A male in his 90s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 50s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 6,391.
*COVID related deaths are reported when a death certificate has been issued and some death certificates are delayed due to insufficient information.
The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Jan. 27 are:
  • 87401 – 197
  • 87121 – 184
  • 88011 – 167
  • 88012 – 160
  • 88001 – 158
  • 87114 – 153
  • 87144 – 133
  • 87124 – 130
  • 88005 – 128
  • 87031 – 118
As of today, there are 713 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 334,988 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health.