New Mexico reports 28 new deaths, 1,180 additional COVID-19 cases

Christina Rodriguez

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Health reported 28 additional COVID-19-related deaths Friday.

The latest deaths include:

27 recent deaths:

A female in her 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
A second male in his 50s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and was a resident of the Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 50s from Chaves County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Curry County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A female in her 50s from Luna County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 80s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second female in her 80s from Sandoval County.
A male in his 70s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 30s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 60s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 70s from San Juan County. The individual was a resident of the Life Care Center in Farmington.
A female in her 80s from San Juan County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A male in his 40s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 60s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
A male in his 80s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A second male in his 80s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 80s from Sierra County. The individual was hospitalized.
A male in his 70s from Torrance County. The individual was hospitalized.
A male in his 80s from Valencia County. The individual had underlying conditions.

One death > 30 days:

A male in his 70s from Catron County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 5,577.

In addition to the deaths, the state reported 1,180 additional COVID-19 cases. As of Friday, New Mexico has reported a total of 336,790 cases.

The latest cases include:

331 new cases in Bernalillo County
1 new case in Catron County
65 new cases in Chaves County
32 new cases in Cibola County
14 new cases in Colfax County
39 new cases in Curry County
4 new cases in De Baca County
140 new cases in Doña Ana County
42 new cases in Eddy County
24 new cases in Grant County
2 new cases in Guadalupe County
2 new cases in Hidalgo County
26 new cases in Lea County
9 new cases in Lincoln County
2 new cases in Los Alamos County
7 new cases in Luna County
17 new cases in McKinley County
3 new cases in Mora County
34 new cases in Otero County
10 new cases in Quay County
25 new cases in Rio Arriba County
17 new cases in Roosevelt County
59 new cases in Sandoval County
57 new cases in San Juan County
17 new cases in San Miguel County
101 new cases in Santa Fe County
5 new cases in Sierra County
22 new cases in Socorro County
16 new cases in Taos County
6 new cases in Torrance County
5 new cases in Union County
43 new cases in Valencia County
1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center
2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County

To see the number of positive cases in each county or by zip code, click here.

As of Friday, there are 617 individuals hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19.

There are 287,522 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the NMDOH.

New Mexico reported the first identified case of the Omicron variant Tuesday.