Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following announcement on Aug 7.
New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 197 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
- 32 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 8 new cases in Chaves County
- 14 new cases in Cibola County
- 1 new case in Colfax County
- 17 new cases in Curry County
- 50 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 6 new cases in Eddy County
- 12 new cases in Lea County
- 1 new case in Lincoln County
- 4 new cases in McKinley County
- 2 new cases in Otero County
- 1 new case in Rio Arriba County
- 4 new cases in Roosevelt County
- 9 new cases in Sandoval County
- 11 new cases in San Juan County
- 8 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 1 new case in Union County
- 6 new cases in Valencia County
- 9 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Cibola County Correctional Center
- 1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Prison Facility
- A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites in Albuquerque.
- A female in her 50s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of Welbrook Senior Living in Las Cruces.
- A male in his 60s from Lincoln County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A female in her 80s from Rio Arriba County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
Previously reported numbers included five cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County, one in Lea County, one in Roosevelt County, one in Socorro County, one in Valencia County) – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 21,965 COVID-19 cases:
- Bernalillo County: 5,059
- Catron County: 5
- Chaves County: 419
- Cibola County: 361
- Colfax County: 17
- Curry County: 533
- Doña Ana County: 2,398
- Eddy County: 284
- Grant County: 71
- Guadalupe County: 31
- Harding County: 1
- Hidalgo County: 89
- Lea County: 740
- Lincoln County: 118
- Los Alamos County: 20
- Luna County: 241
- McKinley County: 4,037
- Mora County: 6
- Otero County: 199
- Quay County: 34
- Rio Arriba County: 313
- Roosevelt County: 160
- Sandoval County: 1,126
- San Juan County: 3,037
- San Miguel County: 42
- Santa Fe County: 626
- Sierra County: 31
- Socorro County: 72
- Taos County: 106
- Torrance County: 61
- Union County: 29
- Valencia County: 404
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: 306
- Otero County Prison Facility: 280
- Otero County Processing Center: 159
- Torrance County Detention Facility: 43
- Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 25
- Lea County Correctional Facility: 4
- Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 1
- Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 1
- Otero County Prison Facility: 472
- Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 1
- Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 3
There are 9,166 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health.
Original source can be found here.
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