December 13, 2020

DOH reports 44 additional deaths, matching one-day high, 1,459 new COVID-19 cases

The state Department of Health reported 1,459 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. The department also reported 44 additional deaths related to the disease. It matched the most single-day numbers of deaths, equal with December 3. Bernalillo County had the most newly reported cases on Sunday, with 459. Two other counties had 100 or more […]

Matthew Reichbach

The state Department of Health reported 1,459 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. The department also reported 44 additional deaths related to the disease.

It matched the most single-day numbers of deaths, equal with December 3.

Bernalillo County had the most newly reported cases on Sunday, with 459. Two other counties had 100 or more cases: San Juan county (149) and Lea County (114).

On Sunday, the department reported 878 individuals were hospitalized for COVID-19, a decrease of 29 people since Saturday. This could include those from other states who are hospitalized in New Mexico, but would not include New Mexicans who are hospitalized out of state.

DOH provided some information on each of the 44 newly reported deaths that would have been reported on Sunday.

A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County.
A second male in his 70s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque.
A male in his 70s from Catron County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from Chaves County who was hospitalized.
A male in his 70s from Chaves County who was a resident of the Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell.
A female in her 80s from Chaves County who was a resident of the Mission Arch Center in Roswell.
A second female in her 80s from Chaves County who was a resident of the Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell
A male in his 80s from Chaves County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 90s from Chaves County who was a resident of the Mission Arch Center in Roswell.
A female in her 80s from Cibola County who had underlying conditions and was a patient at the Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
A male in his 80s from Cibola County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 30s from Curry County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Curry County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second male in his 60s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 90s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Eddy County who was hospitalized.
A male in his 30s from Guadalupe County who had underlying conditions.
A female in her 90s from Hidalgo County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 20s from Lea County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Lea County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Lea County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Lea County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Luna County who was a resident of the BeeHive Homes Deming facility.
A female in her 60s from McKinley County who was hospitalized.
A male in his 60s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second male in his 60s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 50s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Roosevelt County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 70s from Roosevelt County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from Sandoval County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 90s from Sandoval County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. She was a patient at the Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque.
A female in her 20s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second male in his 70s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from Santa Fe County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Santa Fe County who had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Sierra County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences.
A male in his 90s from Sierra County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences.
A male in his 90s from Valencia County who was hospitalized.

DOH does not disclose which underlying condition any of the deceased had, only if one was present before death.

The most common underlying condition for those who died with COVID-19 was hypertension, followed by diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to the most recently available mortality update. Some of those who died had multiple comorbidities.

DOH has now found 119,800 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and reported 1,957 deaths related to the disease.

Of the confirmed cases, 44,130 were designated as recovered by the department as of Sunday, an increase of 1,039 since Saturday.

The New Mexico Environment Department’s Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist had 141 establishments as of Sunday, sixteen more than listed on Saturday. These workplaces had two or more COVID-19 rapid responses in the last 14 days.

Testing details

The state coronavirus information page says the state has processed 1,707,040 tests as of Sunday, 14,364 more than reported on Saturday..

DOH provided the number of newly reported cases on Sunday, by county.

573 new cases in Bernalillo County
54 new cases in Chaves County
18 new cases in Cibola County
21 new cases in Colfax County
27 new cases in Curry County
98 new cases in Doña Ana County
30 new cases in Eddy County
7 new cases in Grant County
8 new cases in Guadalupe County
181 new cases in Lea County
13 new cases in Lincoln County
10 new cases in Los Alamos County
8 new cases in Luna County
96 new cases in McKinley County
4 new cases in Mora County
32 new cases in Otero County
4 new cases in Quay County
39 new cases in Rio Arriba County
14 new cases in Roosevelt County
135 new cases in Sandoval County
179 new cases in San Juan County
20 new cases in San Miguel County
90 new cases in Santa Fe County
10 new cases in Sierra County
6 new cases in Socorro County
12 new cases in Taos County
7 new cases in Torrance County
77 new cases in Valencia County
2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
23 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union 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 Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County
2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County

DOH also reported the total number of cases by county, including those reported on Sunday.

Fifteen previously reported numbers were identified by DOHas duplicates (twelve in Bernalillo County, two in Doña Ana County and one in Taos County) and two previously reported cases that were not lab confirmed (one in Doña Ana County and one in Taos County). The department corrected these.

One case previously reported in Guadalupe County was determined to be among state Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County. Another case previously reported in Lea County has been determined to be among Corrections Department inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility. These have also been corrected.