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
- 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.
The twelve ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Friday, Dec. 18, are:
- 87121 – 54
- 87105 – 42
- 88240 – 39
- 87112 – 38
- 87124 – 38
- 87114 – 34
- 87120 – 32
- 87401 – 31
- 87144 – 28
- 87420 – 28
- 87507 – 28
- 88220 – 28
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