October 26, 2020

732 new COVID-19 cases and nine additional deaths

On Monday, New Mexico Department of Health officials reported 732 new cases of COVID-19 and nine additional deaths related to the disease. The nine deaths were the most in a single day since August 31. Hospitalizations also increased again, as well. DOH said the number of hospitalizations reached 289, two more than reported on Sunday. […]

Matthew Reichbach

On Monday, New Mexico Department of Health officials reported 732 new cases of COVID-19 and nine additional deaths related to the disease.

The nine deaths were the most in a single day since August 31.

Hospitalizations also increased again, as well.

DOH said the number of hospitalizations reached 289, two more than reported on Sunday. 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.

As of Monday, 76 percent of general hospital beds were full and 70 percent of ICU beds. This includes those hospitalized for all reasons, not just COVID-19.

For the second-straight day, Doña Ana County had the most newly reported cases of any county in the state, with 194.

Bernalillo County followed with 173 cases, while Luna County had 59 new cases, Curry County had 45 new cases, Santa Fe County had 42 new cases and Chaves County had 39 new cases.

In all, 24 of the state’s 33 counties reported at least one new case reported on Monday.

Additionally, the state reported four more cases among those held by either the state Department of Corrections or federal agencies at facilities in the state.

DOH provided some details on each of the nine newly announced deaths related to COVID-19.

A female in her 30s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 50s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Cibola County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County who had underlying conditions.
A female in her 90s from Sandoval County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 50s from Socorro County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 40s from Valencia County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

As usual, DOH did not disclose which underlying conditions any of the deceased had, only if one was present. According to the latest state epidemiology report, the most common underlying condition among those who have died in New Mexico so far is cardiovascular disease, followed by diabetes and hypertension. Some who have died had multiple conditions.

The state has now found 42,586 cases of COVID-19 and 976 deaths related to the disease.

Of the total cases, 20,910 are considered recovered, 73 more than reported on Sunday.

Testing details

According to the state coronavirus information page, the state has processed 1,124,922 tests either through state-run labs or private partners. This is 6,148 more tests than in Sunday’s announcement.

DOH provided the number of newly reported cases by county.

173 new cases in Bernalillo County
39 new cases in Chaves County
1 new case in Cibola County
45 new cases in Curry County
194 new cases in Doña Ana County
25 new cases in Eddy County
2 new cases in Grant County
19 new cases in Lea County
7 new cases in Lincoln County
1 new case in Los Alamos County
59 new cases in Luna County
20 new cases in McKinley County
10 new cases in Otero County
1 new case in Quay County
5 new cases in Rio Arriba County
8 new cases in Roosevelt County
18 new cases in Sandoval County
23 new cases in San Juan County
1 new case in San Miguel County
42 new cases in Santa Fe County
3 new cases in Sierra County
2 new cases in Socorro County
15 new cases in Taos County
15 new cases in Valencia County
2 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Prison Facility
2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County

DOH also provided the total number of cases by county, including those announced on Monday.

DOH identified nine previously reported cases (five in Bernalillo County, one in Chaves County, one in Doña Ana County and one in San Juan County) as duplicates. These were corrected and removed from the totals.

In Sunday’s total, DOH said they should have included a correction for five duplicates (three in Doña Ana County, one in Bernalillo County and one in Santa Fe County) that were removed from the totals.

Bernalillo County: 10,452
Catron County: 9
Chaves County: 2,001
Cibola County: 560
Colfax County: 44
Curry County: 1,548
De Baca County: 1
Doña Ana County: 5,817
Eddy County: 1,423
Grant County: 186
Guadalupe County: 41
Harding County: 1
Hidalgo County: 118
Lea County: 2,081
Lincoln County: 369
Los Alamos County: 44
Luna County: 864
McKinley County: 4,616
Mora County: 14
Otero County: 494
Quay County: 101
Rio Arriba County: 488
Roosevelt County: 449
Sandoval County: 1,949
San Juan County: 3,756
San Miguel County: 171
Santa Fe County: 1,673
Sierra County: 104
Socorro County: 228
Taos County: 224
Torrance County: 99
Union County: 39
Valencia County: 920

DOH reported the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the following facilities:

Cibola County Correctional Center: 348
Otero County Prison Facility: 387
Otero County Processing Center: 187
Torrance County Detention Facility: 44

DOH reported 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: 89
Lea County Correctional Facility: 109
Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 5
Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 1
Otero County Prison Facility: 472
Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 1
Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 55
Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 4

DOH has identified at least one positive COVID-19 case in residents and/or staff in the past 28 days in 67 long-term care facilities, an increase of 4 since Sunday.