Enchantment State News

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.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 2,128.

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

Original source can be found here.