December 14, 2020

DOH: 1,507 new COVID-19 cases, 21 additional deaths

The state Department of Health reported 1,507 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The department also reported 21 additional deaths related to the disease. Bernalillo County had the most newly reported cases on Monday, with 459. Two other counties had 100 or more cases: Doña Ana County (140) and San Juan County (116). On Monday, […]

Matthew Reichbach

The state Department of Health reported 1,507 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The department also reported 21 additional deaths related to the disease.

Bernalillo County had the most newly reported cases on Monday, with 459. Two other counties had 100 or more cases: Doña Ana County (140) and San Juan County (116).

On Monday, the department reported 860 individuals were hospitalized for COVID-19, a decrease of 18 people since 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.

DOH provided some information on each of the 21 newly reported deaths.

A male in his 40s 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 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 male in his 80s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. He was a resident of the Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque.
A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. She was a resident of the Odelia Healthcare facility in Albuquerque.
A male in his 60s 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 female in her 70s from Doña Ana County who had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Lea County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Luna County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. He was a resident of the Mimbres Memorial Nursing Home in Deming.
A female in her 70s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 40s from Otero County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 40s from Rio Arriba County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from Sandoval County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Sandoval County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 90s from Sandoval County who was hospitalized and was a resident of the Avamere at Rio Rancho facility.
A female in her 50s from San Juan County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 60s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 40s from Santa Fe County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Sierra County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.He was a resident of the New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences.

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 121,299 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and reported 1,978 deaths related to the disease.

Of the confirmed cases, 46,505 were designated as recovered by the department as of Monday, an increase of 1,039 since Sunday.

The New Mexico Environment Department’s Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist had 136 establishments as of Monday, sixteen fewer than listed on Monday. 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 1,741,401 tests as of Monday, 34,361 more than reported on Sunday.

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

459 new cases in Bernalillo County
69 new cases in Chaves County
26 new cases in Cibola County
9 new cases in Colfax County
16 new cases in Curry County
3 new cases in De Baca County
140 new cases in Doña Ana County
80 new cases in Eddy County
4 new cases in Grant County
7 new cases in Guadalupe County
2 new cases in Hidalgo County
59 new cases in Lea County
6 new cases in Lincoln County
5 new cases in Los Alamos County
8 new ases in Luna County
69 new cases in McKinley County
4 new cases in Mora County
13 new cases in Otero County
1 new case in Quay County
41 new cases in Rio Arriba County
8 new cases in Roosevelt County
87 new cases in Sandoval County
116 new cases in San Juan County
20 new cases in San Miguel County
85 new cases in Santa Fe County
7 new cases in Sierra County
14 new cases in Socorro County
4 new cases in Taos County
1 new case in Torrance County
5 new cases in Union County
74 new cases in Valencia County
3 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
58 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Otero County Prison Facility
3 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Springer Correctional Center

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

Eight previously reported numbers were identified by DOH as duplicates (four in Bernalillo County, three in Cibola County and one in Colfax County). The department corrected these.

Four cases previously reported as residents of Union County were identified to be inmates of the state Corrections Department at the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility. These have also been corrected.