Enchantment State News

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

New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 100 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

• 14 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 11 new cases in Chaves County
• 2 new cases in Cibola County
• 2 new cases in Curry County
• 1 new case in De Baca County
• 19 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 6 new cases in Eddy County
• 8 new cases in Lea County
• 1 new case in Lincoln County
• 4 new cases in Luna County
• 5 new cases in McKinley County
• 1 new case in Mora County
• 7 new cases in Otero County
• 2 new cases in Rio Arriba County
• 4 new cases in Roosevelt County
• 4 new cases in Sandoval County
• 3 new cases in San Juan County
• 5 new cases in Santa Fe County
• 1 new case in Valencia County

The Department of Health on Saturday reported three additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:

• A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of Camino Healthcare in Albuquerque.
• A male in his 70s from Lea County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 30s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now at 821.

Previously reported numbers included two cases in Curry County that were not lab confirmed – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 26,661 COVID-19 cases:

• Bernalillo County: 6,038
• Catron County: 11
• Chaves County: 918
• Cibola County: 402
• Colfax County: 23
• Curry County: 722
• De Baca County: 2
• Doña Ana County: 3,020
• Eddy County: 619
• Grant County: 98
• Guadalupe County: 32
• Harding County: 2
• Hidalgo County: 98
• Lea County: 1,247
• Lincoln County: 177
• Los Alamos County: 29
• Luna County: 358
• McKinley County: 4,264
• Mora County: 7
• Otero County: 238
• Quay County: 69
• Rio Arriba County: 373
• Roosevelt County: 229
• Sandoval County: 1,281
• San Juan County: 3,233
• San Miguel County: 89
• Santa Fe County: 893
• Sierra County: 38
• Socorro County: 78
• Taos County: 124
• Torrance County: 63
• Union County: 31
• Valencia County: 530

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: 324
• Otero County Prison Facility: 281
• Otero County Processing Center: 161
• Torrance County Detention Facility: 44

The Department of Health currently 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: 31
• 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: 473
• Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 1
• Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 4

There are 67 individuals hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19. 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.

Tthere are 14,396 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health.

Original source can be found here.