December 12, 2020

NM officials report 1,803 new cases of COVID-19, 24 more deaths

New Mexico health officials announced Saturday 1,803 new cases of COVID-19 and 24 more deaths related to the disease. Among the newly reported cases were 30 inmates held by the state Corrections Department. The state has now seen 118,358 total cases and 1,913 total deaths. Bernalillo County again leads the state in newly reported cases. […]

Andy Lyman

New Mexico health officials announced Saturday 1,803 new cases of COVID-19 and 24 more deaths related to the disease. Among the newly reported cases were 30 inmates held by the state Corrections Department. The state has now seen 118,358 total cases and 1,913 total deaths.

Bernalillo County again leads the state in newly reported cases. The newly reported cases by county are below.

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

Bernalillo and Doña Ana counties had the most number of newly reported deaths in the state. Each county reported six more deaths. The newly reported deaths, by county, are below.

A female in her 50s 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 was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County who was a resident of Palmilla Senior Living in Albuquerque.
A second female in her 90s from Bernalillo County.
A male in his 40s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized.
A male in his 70s from Catron County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 80s from Chaves County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from Chaves County who was hospitalized.
A male in his 60s from Chaves County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 40s from Cibola County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 80s from Doña Ana County who had underlying conditions.
A female in her 90s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Doña Ana County who was a resident of Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces and had underlying conditions.
A second male in his 70s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 50s from Eddy County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Grant 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 90s from Santa Fe County.
A male in his 80s from Torrance County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Valencia County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 70s from Valencia County who was hospitalized.

State health officials also reported the 10 New Mexico zip codes with the most reported cases. An area of Lea County surpassed an area of Albuquerque for the most number of cases. Those zipcodes with the most number of cases are below.