Enchantment State News

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following announcement on June 12.

New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 162 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

• 18 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 1 new case in Chaves County
• 7 new cases in Cibola County
• 3 new cases in Curry County
• 7 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 1 new case in Eddy County
• 1 new case in Grant County
• 1 new case in Hidalgo County
• 3 new cases in Lea County
• 49 new cases in McKinley County
• 2 new cases in Otero County
• 2 new cases in Roosevelt County
• 2 new cases in Sandoval County
• 38 new cases in San Juan County
• 4 new cases in Santa Fe County
• 1 new case in Taos County
• 1 new case in Valencia County
• 1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Luna County Detention Center
• 6 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center
• 1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Torrance County Detention Facility
• 13 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Otero County Prison Facility

The Department of Health on Thursday also reported six additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19. Those cases are:

• A male in his 70s from Cibola County. The individual was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Grants.
• A male in his 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 70s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 80s from McKinley County. The individual was a resident of Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup.
• A male in his 50s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 80s from San Juan County. The individual was a resident of the Cedar Ridge Inn facility.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 426.

Previously reported numbers included one case in Bernalillo County and two cases in Doña Ana County that have been determined to be out-of-state residents – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 9,526 positive tests for COVID-19:

• Bernalillo County: 1,669
• Catron County: 2
• Chaves County: 53
• Cibola County: 180
• Colfax County: 5
• Curry County: 71
• Doña Ana County: 637
• Eddy County: 46
• Grant County: 17
• Guadalupe County: 20
• Harding County: 1
• Hidalgo County: 2
• Lea County: 38
• Lincoln County: 5
• Los Alamos County: 6
• Luna County: 20
• McKinley County: 2,870
• Otero County: 30
• Quay County: 4
• Rio Arriba County: 60
• Roosevelt County: 53
• Sandoval County: 609
• San Juan County: 2,081
• San Miguel County: 16
• Santa Fe County: 165
• Sierra County: 3
• Socorro County: 55
• Taos County: 32
• Torrance County: 34
• Union County: 5
• Valencia County: 87

County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.

The Department of Health currently reports the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the following facilities:

• Cibola County Correctional Center: 2
• Luna County Detention Center: 1
• Otero County Prison Facility: 275
• Otero County Processing Center: 98
• Torrance County Detention Facility: 19

Original source can be found here.