NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: New Mexico COVID-19 update: 1,463 new cases, totaling 127,500

By Press release submission

Dec 21, 2020

New Mexico Department of Health issued the following announcement on Dec. 18.

New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 1,463 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

418 new cases in Bernalillo County
44 new cases in Chaves County
25 new cases in Cibola County
9 new cases in Colfax County
29 new cases in Curry County
1 new case in De Baca County
137 new cases in Doña Ana County
59 new cases in Eddy County
23 new cases in Grant County
11 new cases in Guadalupe County
1 new case in Hidalgo County
52 new cases in Lea County
8 new cases in Lincoln County
9 new cases in Los Alamos County
12 new cases in Luna County
111 new cases in McKinley County
1 new case in Mora County
17 new cases in Otero County
1 new case in Quay County
34 new cases in Rio Arriba County
20 new cases in Roosevelt County
117 new cases in Sandoval County
131 new cases in San Juan County
17 new cases in San Miguel County
63 new cases in Santa Fe County
5 new cases in Sierra County
20 new cases in Socorro County
8 new cases in Taos County
7 new cases in Torrance County
4 new cases in Union County
38 new cases in Valencia County
14 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility
7 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County
8 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County

The Department of Health on Friday reported thirty-one additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19:

A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
A second male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was a resident of the Care Free Assisted Living facility in Albuquerque.
A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second female in her 90s from Bernalillo County.
A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 70s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the Mission Arch Center in Roswell.
A female in her 90s from Chaves County. The individual was a resident of the Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell.
A male in his 60s from Cibola County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 70s from Colfax County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Raton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
A female in her 40s from Curry 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 second male in his 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Eddy County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 90s from Eddy County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Landsun Unit of Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad.
A female in her 50s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Luna County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 40s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 90s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Roosevelt County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Sandoval County.
A male in his 80s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 80s from San Juan County. The individual was a resident of the Aztec Healthcare facility in Aztec.
A male in his 80s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 80s from Socorro County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society facility in Socorro.
A male in his 80s from Socorro County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.