New COVID case numbers hover just above 1K for weekend

New Mexico has just more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases per day over the weekend, according to the New Mexico Department of Health.

This evening NMDOH reported a total of 3,245 new cases for Saturday, Sunday and Monday, with 26 deaths. The new case numbers show a drastic drop from December and January, when most days saw 5,000 or more new cases.

The seven-day positivity rate for COVID tests was 15.7 percent.

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According to the DOH, the break-down of numbers is:

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

• 1103 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 2 new cases in Catron County
• 75 new cases in Chaves County
• 68 new cases in Cibola County
• 13 new cases in Colfax County
• 55 new cases in Curry County
• 8 new cases in De Baca County
• 269 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 37 new cases in Eddy County
• 36 new cases in Grant County
• 11 new cases in Guadalupe County
• 4 new cases in Hidalgo County
• 33 new cases in Lea County
• 15 new cases in Lincoln County
• 42 new cases in Los Alamos County
• 46 new cases in Luna County
• 127 new cases in McKinley County
• 4 new cases in Mora County
• 79 new cases in Otero County
• 10 new cases in Quay County
• 46 new cases in Rio Arriba County
• 8 new cases in Roosevelt County
• 280 new cases in Sandoval County
• 338 new cases in San Juan County
• 30 new cases in San Miguel County
• 154 new cases in Santa Fe County
• 16 new cases in Sierra County
• 14 new cases in Socorro County
• 14 new cases in Taos County
• 43 new cases in Torrance County
• 4 new cases in Union County
• 153 new cases in Valencia County
• 13 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center
• 15 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Torrance County Detention Facility
• 14 new cases 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 Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
• 25 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility
• 2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County
• 13 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County
• 12 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County
• 13 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County

The Department of Health on Monday reported twenty-six additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:

Nineteen recent deaths:

• A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 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 had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was a resident of the Senior Care LLC-Kriss House Assisted Living in Albuquerque.
• A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County.
• A second male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Casa Sandia facility in Albuquerque.
• A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 70s from Chaves County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 80s from Chaves County.
• A second male in his 80s from Chaves County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 50s from Curry County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Otero County.
• A male in his 80s from Otero County. The individual was a resident of the Haven Care Dogwood House facility in Rio Rancho.
• A male in his 50s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 90s from San Juan County.
• A female in her 70s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A female in her 60s from Socorro County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

Seven* deaths > 30 days:

• A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 40s from Cibola County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 50s from Colfax County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Lea County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 70s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 6,684.

*COVID related deaths are reported when a death certificate has been issued and some death certificates are delayed due to insufficient information.

As of today, there are 403 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 396,313 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health.