January 4, 2021

DOH: 936 new cases of COVID-19, 23 additional deaths

The state Department of Health reported 936 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and 23 additional deaths related to the disease. Bernalillo County had the most newly reported cases on Monday, with 279. Doña Ana County was the only other county with 100 or more cases, with 116. On Monday, the department reported 703 individuals […]

Matthew Reichbach

The state Department of Health reported 936 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and 23 additional deaths related to the disease.

Bernalillo County had the most newly reported cases on Monday, with 279. Doña Ana County was the only other county with 100 or more cases, with 116.

On Monday, the department reported 703 individuals were hospitalized for COVID-19, a decrease of 13 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 23 newly reported deaths.

A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized.
A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second 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 female in her 80s from Cibola County.
A male in his 60s from Curry 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 70s 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 second male in his 80s 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 70s from Lea County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
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 female in her 70s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Mora County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 90s from Otero County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Aristocrat Assisted Living Community in Alamogordo.
A male in his 70s from San Juan County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 80s from Santa Fe County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second female in her 80s from Santa Fe County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

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 147,315 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and reported 2,574 deaths related to the disease.

Of the confirmed cases, 69,903 were designated as recovered by the department as of Monday, an increase of 1,027 since Sunday.

The New Mexico Environment Department’s Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist had 76 establishments as of Monday, three fewer than were listed on Sunday. These workplaces had two or more COVID-19 rapid responses in the last 14 days.

Gating criteria

The state has recently seen an uptick in positivity rate, as the total number of tests, on a seven-day rolling average, had a large drop over the holidays.

The positivity rate reached 14.2 percent, on a seven-day rolling average, as of Jan. 2. As of Jan. 3, the average number of tests on a seven-day rolling average reached 10,530 on a seven-day rolling average, after being over 14,000 on Dec. 24.

The total number of cases on a seven-day rolling average was 930 as of Dec. 28 on a seven-day rolling average. This can lag behind by several days because some labs take longer to conduct or report tests.

Testing details

The state coronavirus information page says the state has processed 2,012,759 tests as of Monday, 6,591 more than reported on Sunday.

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

279 new cases in Bernalillo County
1 new case in Catron County
40 new cases in Chaves County
19 new cases in Cibola County
11 new cases in Colfax County
33 new cases in Curry County
3 new cases in De Baca County
116 new cases in Doña Ana County
44 new cases in Eddy County
3 new cases in Grant County
2 new cases in Guadalupe County
72 new cases in Lea County
3 new cases in Lincoln County
4 new cases in Luna County
34 new cases in McKinley County
18 new cases in Otero County
8 new cases in Rio Arriba County
8 new cases in Roosevelt County
54 new cases in Sandoval County
69 new cases in San Juan County
10 new cases in San Miguel County
63 new cases in Santa Fe County
5 new cases in Sierra County
2 new cases in Socorro County
4 new cases in Taos County
5 new cases in Torrance County
1 new case in Union County
24 new cases in Valencia County
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County

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

Thirteen previously reported cases were identified by DOH as duplicates (five in Chaves County, five in Sandoval County and one in each of Doña Ana, Guadalupe and Hidalgo counties) and two previously reported cases in Doña Ana County that were not lab confirmed. These have been corrected.

279 new cases in Bernalillo County
1 new case in Catron County
40 new cases in Chaves County
19 new cases in Cibola County
11 new cases in Colfax County
33 new cases in Curry County
3 new cases in De Baca County
116 new cases in Doña Ana County
44 new cases in Eddy County
3 new cases in Grant County
2 new cases in Guadalupe County
72 new cases in Lea County
3 new cases in Lincoln County
4 new cases in Luna County
34 new cases in McKinley County
18 new cases in Otero County
8 new cases in Rio Arriba County
8 new cases in Roosevelt County
54 new cases in Sandoval County
69 new cases in San Juan County
10 new cases in San Miguel County
63 new cases in Santa Fe County
5 new cases in Sierra County
2 new cases in Socorro County
4 new cases in Taos County
5 new cases in Torrance County
1 new case in Union County
24 new cases in Valencia County
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County