November 13, 2020

Tenth straight day of 1,200+ COVID-19 cases; 22 more deaths

For the tenth-straight day, the state reported more than 1,200 additional cases on Friday and 22 additional deaths. The number of additional cases reported by the state Department of Health was 1,237 of COVID-19. This brought the total number of deaths in the state to 1,198 and the total number of cases to 62,006. The […]

Susan Dunlap

For the tenth-straight day, the state reported more than 1,200 additional cases on Friday and 22 additional deaths.

The number of additional cases reported by the state Department of Health was 1,237 of COVID-19. This brought the total number of deaths in the state to 1,198 and the total number of cases to 62,006.

The state Department of Health released the following information about the deaths:

A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second female in her 70s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of The Rio Las Estancias in Albuquerque.
A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second female in her 80s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 80s from Chaves County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 50s from Cibola County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 40s from Cibola County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s in Cibola County who was hospitalized and was an inmate at Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County.
A female in her 40s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 50s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 80s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 90s from Doña Ana County who had underlying conditions was a resident of Calibre Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces facility.
A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the The Arbors of Del Rey in Las Cruces facility.
A second male in his 80s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the The Arbors of Del Rey in Las Cruces facility.
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 and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 90s from Eddy County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 50s from Otero County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second female in her 50s from Otero County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 40s from Socorro County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

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

As of Friday, the New Mexico Environment Department’s Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist had 205 workplaces listed, nine more since Thursday. The watchlist includes workplaces with two or more rapid responses for positive COVID-19 cases in the previous two weeks.

There are 455 individuals hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19, 17 fewer than Thursday. 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 Friday , there were 24,449 COVID-19 cases designated as recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health.

Testing

The most recent cases are:

319 new cases in Bernalillo County
1 new case in Catron County
109 new cases in Chaves County
21 new cases in Cibola County
2 new cases in Colfax County
39 new cases in Curry County
1 new case in De Baca County
222 new cases in Doña Ana County
28 new cases in Eddy County
8 new cases in Grant County
3 new cases in Guadalupe County
3 new cases in Hidalgo County
44 new cases in Lea County
7 new cases in Lincoln County
2 new cases in Los Alamos County
26 new cases in Luna County
13 new cases in McKinley County
14 new cases in Otero County
12 new cases in Rio Arriba County
12 new cases Roosevelt County
84 new cases in Sandoval County
41 new cases in San Juan County
8 new cases in San Miguel County
133 new cases in Santa Fe County
4 new cases in Sierra County
6 new cases in Socorro County
13 new cases in Taos County
4 new cases in Torrance County
2 new cases in Union County
49 new cases in Valencia County
4 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
3 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County

DOH previously reported numbers included six cases that have been identified as duplicates (two in Bernalillo County, one in Chaves County, two in Doña Ana County and one in Valencia County) and one case in Bernalillo County that has been determined to be an out-of-state resident. The state said these have been corrected. One case previously reported in Cibola County has been determined to be among NMCD inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County. The following are the total number of cases broken down by county: