December 21, 2020

NM continues slight downward trend, reports 826 new cases of COVID-19 and eight more deaths

New Mexico health officials reported Monday an additional 826 cases of COVID-19 and nine additional deaths.

Monday’s reported numbers seem to reflect a slight downward trend in cases and deaths, but also reflect a slight uptick in cases among inmates. Included in the latest reported cases were eight inmates held by the New Mexico Corrections Department.

Andy Lyman

New Mexico health officials reported Monday an additional 826 cases of COVID-19 and nine additional deaths.

Monday’s reported numbers seem to reflect a slight downward trend in cases and deaths, but also reflect a slight uptick in cases among inmates. Included in the latest reported cases were eight inmates held by the New Mexico Corrections Department.

In total, the state has seen 130,808 cases and 2,180 total deaths related to the disease.

According to state health officials, there are currently 796 people hospitalized for COVID-19 and 55,803 people who have deemed recovered.

Bernalillo County again reported the most new cases in the state and accounted for more than 30 percent of the newly reported cases. Bernalillo County reported nearly three times as many cases as San Juan County, which had the second most cases on Monday.

293 new cases in Bernalillo County
27 new cases in Chaves County
13 new cases in Cibola County
1 new case in Colfax County
10 new cases in Curry County
72 new cases in Doña Ana County
19 new cases in Eddy County
11 new cases in Grant County
35 new cases in Lea County
3 new cases in Lincoln County
3 new cases in Los Alamos County
9 new cases in Luna County
41 new cases in McKinley County
2 new cases in Mora County
11 new cases in Otero County
1 new case in Quay County
10 new cases in Rio Arriba County
17 new cases in Roosevelt County
51 new cases in Sandoval County
96 new cases in San Juan County
15 new cases in San Miguel County
43 new cases in Santa Fe County
2 new cases in Socorro County
3 new cases in Taos County
1 new case in Torrance County
28 new cases in Valencia County
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
5 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
2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County

Below is information on the newly reported deaths related to COVID-19.

A female in her 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 80s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second male in his 80s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Cuesta Manor facility in Albuquerque.
A male in his 90s from Bernalillo 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 female in her 70s from Eddy County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 70s from Sandoval County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 80s from San Juan County who was hospitalized.

Below are the ten zip codes that reported the most cases.