January 15, 2021

DOH: 1,266 new COVID-19 cases, 38 deaths

The state Department of Health reported 1,266 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and 38 additional deaths related to the disease. Bernalillo County had the most newly reported cases on Friday, with 291. Doña Ana County with 190 was the only other county with over 100 newly reported cases. On Friday, the department reported 670 […]

Matthew Reichbach

The state Department of Health reported 1,266 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and 38 additional deaths related to the disease.

Bernalillo County had the most newly reported cases on Friday, with 291. Doña Ana County with 190 was the only other county with over 100 newly reported cases.

On Friday, the department reported 670 individuals were hospitalized for COVID-19, a decrease of 21 people since Thursday. 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 38 newly reported deaths.

A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions.
A second male in his 60s from Bernalillo County who was a resident of the Atria Vista del Rio facility in Albuquerque.
A third male in his 60s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County who was a resident of the Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque.
A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second male in his 70s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
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 a resident of the Haven Care Fir House facility in Albuquerque.
A third female in her 80s from Bernalillo County who was a resident of the Princeton Place facility in Albuquerque.
A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County.
A second male in his 80s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A third male in his 80s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions who was a resident of the Avamere at Rio Rancho facility.
A female in her 60s from Chaves County.
A male in his 70s from Chaves County.
A second male in his 70s from Chaves County who was a resident of the Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces.
A third male in his 70s from Chaves County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Colfax County.
A male in his 70s from Curry County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second female in her 70s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Doña Ana County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Welbrook Senior Living facility in Las Cruces.
A female in her 80s from Doña Ana County who was a resident of the Casa de Oro Center in Las Cruces.
A male in his 40s from Eddy County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Eddy County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 80s from Grant County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from Guadalupe County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Lea County who was hospitalized.
A male in his 80s from Lea County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Otero County who was hospitalized.
A male in his 80s from Otero County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 70s from Roosevelt County who 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 had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Sandoval County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Retreat Healthcare facility in Rio Rancho.
A female in her 70s from Sierra 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 161,805 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and reported 2,874 deaths related to the disease.

Of the confirmed cases, 84,105 were designated as recovered by the department as of Friday, an increase of 1,296 since Thursday.

The New Mexico Environment Department’s Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist had 86 establishments as of Friday, an increase of two since Thursday. These workplaces had two or more COVID-19 rapid responses in the last 14 days.

Testing details

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

291 new cases in Bernalillo County
77 new cases in Chaves County
9 new cases in Cibola County
7 new cases in Colfax County
46 new cases in Curry County
2 new cases in De Baca County
190 new cases in Doña Ana County
69 new cases in Eddy County
14 new cases in Grant County
2 new cases in Guadalupe County
1 new case in Hidalgo County
55 new cases in Lea County
44 new cases in Lincoln County
17 new cases in Los Alamos County
19 new cases in Luna County
50 new cases in McKinley County
1 new case in Mora County
29 new cases in Otero County
4 new cases in Quay County
31 new cases in Rio Arriba County
7 new cases in Roosevelt County
58 new cases in Sandoval County
89 new cases in San Juan County
16 new cases in San Miguel County
59 new cases in Santa Fe County
9 new cases in Sierra County
2 new cases in Socorro County
15 new cases in Taos County
6 new cases in Torrance County
2 new cases in Union County
32 new cases in Valencia County
1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Prison Facility
12 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility

DOH said two previously reported cases have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County and one in Cibola County) and that two previously reported cases were not lab confirmed (one in Colfax County and one in Valencia County). These have been corrected.

The total number of cases per county are as follows: