STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico state health officials announced 788 additional COVID-19 cases Tuesday.

Los Alamos County reports 0 new cases so the total remains at 975 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

This update includes 7 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19 and a 7-Day positivity rate of 10.6 percent.

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

• 263 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 13 new cases in Chaves County
• 6 new cases in Cibola County
• 6 new cases in Colfax County
• 18 new cases in Curry County
• 1 new case in De Baca County
• 104 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 30 new cases in Eddy County
• 2 new cases in Grant County
• 5 new cases in Guadalupe County
• 1 new case in Harding County
• 42 new cases in Lea County
• 7 new cases in Lincoln County
• 5 new cases in Luna County
• 18 new cases in McKinley County
• 1 new case in Mora County
• 27 new cases in Otero County
• 9 new cases in Quay County
• 8 new cases in Rio Arriba County
• 3 new cases in Roosevelt County
• 61 new cases in Sandoval County
• 34 new cases in San Juan County
• 7 new cases in San Miguel County
• 15 new cases in Santa Fe County
• 2 new cases in Sierra County
• 14 new cases in Socorro County
• 22 new cases in Taos County
• 6 new cases in Torrance County
• 10 new cases in Union County
• 46 new cases in Valencia County
• 2 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center

The Department of Health reports 7 more deaths Tuesday in New Mexico related to COVID-19:

Seven recent deaths:

• A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque.
• A female in her 80s from Curry County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the BeeHive Homes Clovis facility.
• A female in her 90s from Doña Ana County. The individual was a resident of the Village at Northrise – Desert Willow facility in Las Cruces.
• A male in his 80s from Otero County. The individual was a resident of the Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo.
• A male in his 50s from Rio Arriba County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 80s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 5,491.

The 10 ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases Tuesday, Dec. 14 are:

• 87121 – 47
• 87031 – 33
• 87114 – 29
• 87105 – 27
• 87144 – 27
• 88007 – 27
• 87112 – 25
• 87124 – 25
• 87120 – 22
• 88012 – 21

Daily case counts and test numbers are raw data based on information the state receives today – meaning data that has not yet been scrutinized to identify potential duplicates or late-arriving positives or negatives.

Including the cases reported Tuesday, New Mexico has had a total of 332,975 COVID-19 cases:

• Bernalillo County: 93,099
• Catron County: 273
• Chaves County: 14,544
• Cibola County: 4,282
• Colfax County: 1,657
• Curry County: 8,355
• De Baca County: 374
• Doña Ana County: 38,873
• Eddy County: 12,162
• Grant County: 3,959
• Guadalupe County: 685
• Harding County: 55
• Hidalgo County: 656
• Lea County: 14,364
• Lincoln County: 3,564
• Los Alamos County: 975
• Luna County: 4,752
• McKinley County: 17,211
• Mora County: 443
• Otero County: 8,813
• Quay County: 1,491
• Rio Arriba County: 6,039
• Roosevelt County: 3,287
• Sandoval County: 20,041
• San Juan County: 27,679
• San Miguel County: 3,225
• Santa Fe County: 15,778
• Sierra County: 1,420
• Socorro County: 2,378
• Taos County: 3,126
• Torrance County: 1,789
• Union County: 484
• Valencia County: 11,811

County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.

The Department of Health reports the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the following facilities:

• Cibola County Correctional Center: 455
• Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 573
• Otero County Processing Center: 639
• Torrance County Detention Facility: 356

The Department of Health 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: 374
• Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 258
• Lea County Correctional Facility: 765
• Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 214
• Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 131
• Otero County Prison Facility: 542
• Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 233
• Roswell Correctional Center: 230
• Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 238
• Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 244
• Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 79

As of Tuesday, there are 666 individuals hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19. This number may include individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 out of state but are 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.

As of Tuesday, there are 284,484 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health.

The Department of Health has identified at least one positive COVID-19 case in residents and/or staff in the past 28 days at the following long-term care facilities:

• Advanced Health Care in Albuquerque
• Aspen Ridge Lodge Retirement in Los Alamos
• Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Artesia
• Atria Vista Del Rio in Albuquerque
• Autumn Blessings Assisted Living in Logan
• Avamere at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque
• Avamere in Rio Rancho
• Aztec Healthcare in Aztec
• BeeHive Homes Alamogordo
• BeeHive Homes in Clovis
• BeeHive Homes in Roswell
• Bloomfield Nursing and Rehab Center in Bloomfield
• Blue Horizon Assisted Living In Las Cruces
• The Bridge of Farmington in Farmington
• Calibre Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces
• Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo
• Casa de Carino in Albuquerque
• Casa Maria Health Care Center in Roswell
• Casa Real Genesis in Santa Fe
• Casa Sandia in Albuquerque
• Cedar Ridge Inn in Farmington
• Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara
• Genesis Healthcare Uptown in Albuquerque
• Genesis McKinley Care Center in Gallup
• Good Samaritan Society Las Cruces
• Good Samaritan Society – Manzano del Sol Village in Albuquerque
• Haciendas at Grace Village in Las Cruces
• Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
• Las Cruces Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center of Cascadia (Welbrook Senior Living) in Las Cruces
• Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
• Life Care Farmington
• Little Sisters of the Poor in Gallup
• The Meadows Home at the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas
• Mimbres Memorial Nursing Home in Deming
• Miners Colfax Medical Center in Raton
• Mission Arch Center in Roswell
• The Neighborhood Health Care in Rio Rancho
• New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
• Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) in Albuquerque
• Palmilla Senior Living in Albuquerque
• Princeton Place in Albuquerque
• The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
• The Retreat Healthcare in Rio Rancho
• Sandia Ridge Genesis in Albuquerque
• Sandia View Cottonwood Assisted Living in Albuquerque
• Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
• Sombrillo Nursing Home in Los Alamos
• South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
• Sugar Hollow Assisted Living Community in Albuquerque
• Sunshine Assisted Living in Tucumcari
• Vida Encantada Nursing & Rehabilitation in Las Vegas
• Village at Northrise – Desert Willow in Las Cruces
• The Watermark at Cherry Hills in Albuquerque
• The Woodmark at Uptown in Albuquerque
• White Sands Healthcare in Hobbs

The New Mexico Department of Health has active investigations into the positive patients, which includes contact-tracing and swabs of symptomatic individuals who have had contact with the positive cases.

Every New Mexican must work together to stem the spread of COVID-19. Wear a mask when in public and around others. If you are sick, stay home as much as possible.

New Mexicans who report symptoms of COVID-19 infection, such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and/or loss of taste or smell should call their health care provider or the NMDOH COVID-19 hotline immediately (1.855.600.3453).

The Department of Health strongly encourages the following groups to get tested:

• Symptomatic people displaying the COVID-19 symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and/or loss of taste or smell;
• Asymptomatic people who are close contacts or household members of people in their infectious period who have already tested positive for the coronavirus;
• Asymptomatic people who live or work in congregate settings such as long-term care facilities and group homes;
• Patients who are scheduled for surgery and whose provider has advised them to get tested before the procedure.

New Mexicans who have non-health-related questions or concerns can also call 833.551.0518 or visit newmexico.gov, which is being updated regularly as a one-stop source for information for families, workers and others affected by and seeking more information about COVID-19.