December 6, 2020

The state reports 1,250 cases of COVID-19 Sunday and 11 deaths

The state Department of Health announced 1,250 cases of COVID-19 Sunday and 11 additional related deaths. This brought the total number of cases to 108,088 and the total number of related deaths to 1,749. The zip code with the most additional cases Sunday was 87121 with 99. It is west of Albuquerque. The other nine […]

Susan Dunlap

The state Department of Health announced 1,250 cases of COVID-19 Sunday and 11 additional related deaths.

This brought the total number of cases to 108,088 and the total number of related deaths to 1,749.

The zip code with the most additional cases Sunday was 87121 with 99. It is west of Albuquerque. The other nine zip codes with the most additional cases of the respiratory illness are:

87401 – 52
87105 – 49
87507 – 44
87120 – 37
87031 – 34
88203 – 33
87123 – 32
87114 – 28
88101 – 25

Bernalillo County had about a third of the reported cases Sunday, with 391. San Juan County is the only other county in the triple digits, with 124.

DOH provided a few details about each of the new deaths. The new deaths were:

A male in his 40s from Bernalillo County.
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 male in his 70s from Doña Ana County, who was hospitalized.
A male in his 70s from Luna County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 60s from McKinley County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 70s from Otero County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 20s from Rio Arriba County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from San Juan County who was hospitalized.
A male in his 50s from Taos County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 40s from Valencia 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 state’s latest mortality update. Some of those who died had multiple comorbidities.

As of Sunday, there are 919 individuals hospitalized for COVID-19, a decrease of six since Saturday. This number may include individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 out of state but are currently hospitalized in New Mexico. This number does not include New Mexicans who tested positive for COVID-19 and may have been transferred to a hospital out of state.

DOH has identified 37,041 COVID-19 cases designated as recovered, an increase of 653 since Saturday.

The New Mexico Environment Department’s Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist had 152 establishments as of Sunday, a decrease of 2 establishments since Saturday. This includes both workplaces and K-12 public schools with two or more rapid responses for positive COVID-19 tests in the workplace in the previous 14 days. The state Public Education Department conducts rapid responses when a student or students test positive.

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The additional cases reported Sunday per county were the following:

391 new cases in Bernalillo County
2 new cases in Catron County
68 new cases in Chaves County
23 new cases in Cibola County
12 new cases in Colfax County
26 new cases in Curry County
11 new cases in De Baca County
95 new cases in Doña Ana County
37 new cases in Eddy County
3 new cases in Grant County
16 new cases in Guadalupe County
2 new cases Hidalgo County
33 new cases in Lea County
17 new cases in Lincoln County
2 new cases in Los Alamos County
12 new cases in Luna County
49 new cases in McKinley County
2 new cases in Mora County
12 new cases in Otero County
13 new cases in Quay County
21 new cases in Rio Arriba County
11 new cases in Roosevelt County
53 new cases in Sandoval County
124 new cases in San Juan County
14 new cases in San Miguel County
64 new cases in Santa Fe County
9 new cases in Sierra County
14 new cases in Socorro County
13 new cases in Taos County
9 new cases in Torrance County
51 new cases in Valencia County
5 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
6 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
14 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County
2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Roswell Correctional Center
13 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County

Previously reported numbers included 17 cases that have been identified as duplicates (10 in Bernalillo County, five in Doña Ana County, two in San Juan County) and one case in Doña Ana County that was not lab confirmed – these have now been corrected, according to DOH. Eight cases previously reported in Santa Fe County have been determined to be among NMCD inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County and are now reported as such, according to DOH. The total number of cases per county are the following:

Bernalillo County: 30,339
Catron County: 48
Chaves County: 5,362
Cibola County: 1,786
Colfax County: 284
Curry County: 3,419
De Baca County: 67
Doña Ana County: 14,590
Eddy County: 3,282
Grant County: 554
Guadalupe County: 171
Harding County: 6
Hidalgo County: 193
Lea County: 4,833
Lincoln County: 873
Los Alamos County: 178
Luna County: 2,061
McKinley County: 7,630
Mora County: 53
Otero County: 1,645
Quay County: 282
Rio Arriba County: 1,493
Roosevelt County: 1,107
Sandoval County: 5,867
San Juan County: 6,787
San Miguel County: 502
Santa Fe County: 5,787
Sierra County: 418
Socorro County: 698
Taos County: 922
Torrance County: 379
Union County: 147
Valencia County: 3,526

DOH reports the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the following facilities:

Cibola County Correctional Center: 387
Otero County Prison Facility: 428
Otero County Processing Center: 194
Torrance County Detention Facility: 45

DOH reports the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals held by the New Mexico Corrections Department at the following facilities:

Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 225
Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 111
Lea County Correctional Facility: 148
Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 120
Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 94
Otero County Prison Facility: 473
Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 117
Roswell Correctional Center: 224
Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 177
Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 52
Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 4

The Department of Health has identified at least one positive COVID-19 case in residents and/or staff in the past 28 days at the following long-term care facilities: