January 7, 2021

Cases continue to grow: 1,841 new COVID-19 cases, 39 additional deaths on Thursday

The number of new COVID-19 cases in New Mexico continued to grow on Thursday, when the state Department of Health reported 1,841 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and 39 additional deaths related to the disease. The seven-day average number of cases, according to calculations by the Albuquerque Journal, rose to 1,280. The one-day number […]

Matthew Reichbach

The number of new COVID-19 cases in New Mexico continued to grow on Thursday, when the state Department of Health reported 1,841 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and 39 additional deaths related to the disease.

The seven-day average number of cases, according to calculations by the Albuquerque Journal, rose to 1,280. The one-day number was the highest since Christmas Eve, Dec. 24.

Bernalillo County had the most newly reported cases on Thursday, with 449. Five other counties had 100 or more newly reported cases: San Juan County (231), Sandoval County (143), Eddy County (131), Santa Fe County (131) and Doña Ana County (117).

DOH also reported 17 new cases among inmates held by the state Department of Corrections.

On Thursday, the department reported 722 individuals were hospitalized for COVID-19, an increase of 10 people since Wednesday. 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 39 newly reported deaths.

A female in her 50s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized.
A second female in her 50s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized.
A second male in his 50s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions.
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 second female in her 70s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions who was a resident of the Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque in Albuquerque.
A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized.
A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County who was a resident of the Hannett House facility in Albuquerque.
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 female in her 90s from Bernalillo County.
A second female in her 90s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions.
A third female in her 90s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions who was a resident of the Ladera Center facility in Albuquerque.
A female in her 70s from Chaves County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 70s from Cibola County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 40s from Colfax County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 40s from Eddy County who had underlying conditions.
A female in her 90s from Grant County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Sunset Vista facility in Silver City.
A female in her 60s from Lea County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from McKinley County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 70s from McKinley County who had underlying conditions.
A female in her 80s from McKinley County.
A female in her 80s from Roosevelt County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
A male in his 50s from Sandoval County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Sandoval County who was a resident of the Rio Rancho Center facility in Rio Rancho.
A female in her 30s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from San Juan County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from San Juan County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 80s from San Juan County who was hospitalized.
A male in his 60s from San Miguel County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from Santa Fe County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Sierra County who was hospitalized.
A female in her 70s from Socorro County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Torrance County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Torrance County who had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Valencia County who was hospitalized.

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 151,819 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and reported 2,680 deaths related to the disease.

Of the confirmed cases, 74,235 were designated as recovered by the department as of Thursday, an increase of 2,146 since Wednesday.

The New Mexico Environment Department’s Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist had 83 establishments as of Thursday, six more than were listed on Wednesday. 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 2,048,336 tests as of Thursday, 15,758 more than reported on Wednesday.

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

449 new cases in Bernalillo County
1 new case in Catron County
77 new cases in Chaves County
23 new cases in Cibola County
7 new cases in Colfax County
35 new cases in Curry County
1 new case in De Baca County
117 new cases in Doña Ana County
131 new cases in Eddy County
33 new cases in Grant County
2 new cases in Guadalupe County
7 new cases in Hidalgo County
47 new cases in Lea County
19 new cases in Lincoln County
11 new cases in Los Alamos County
24 new cases in Luna County
69 new cases in McKinley County
52 new cases in Otero County
2 new cases in Quay County
73 new cases in Rio Arriba County
24 new cases in Roosevelt County
143 new cases in Sandoval County
231 new cases in San Juan County
12 new cases in San Miguel County
131 new cases in Santa Fe County
11 new cases in Sierra County
4 new cases in Socorro County
13 new cases in Taos County
5 new cases in Torrance County
5 new cases in Union County
65 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
16 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County

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

Four previously reported cases were identified by DOH as duplicates (two in Otero County, one in Chaves County and one in Valencia County) and two previously reported cases were not lab confirmed (one in Guadalupe County and one in Luna County). These have been corrected.