New Mexico reports 12 new deaths, 2,561 additional COVID-19 cases over three-day period
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reported 12 additional COVID-19-related deaths in a report that combines the data from Saturday through Monday. The state health department also reported the first case of the Omicron variant.
The latest deaths include:
Twelve recent deaths:
- A female in her 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 30s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 50s from Grant County. The individual had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 60s from Quay County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A male in his 30s from Roosevelt County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 60s from San Juan County. The individual had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 50s from Santa Fe County. The individual had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 60s from Torrance County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 90s 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 5,484.
In addition to the deaths, the state reported 2,561 additional COVID-19 cases over the three-day period. New Mexico has reported a total of 332,238 cases.
The latest cases include:
- 878 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Catron County
- 110 new cases in Chaves County
- 23 new cases in Cibola County
- 5 new cases in Colfax County
- 59 new cases in Curry County
- 3 new cases in De Baca County
- 268 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 69 new cases in Eddy County
- 31 new cases in Grant County
- 1 new case in Guadalupe County
- 2 new cases in Harding County
- 7 new cases in Hidalgo County
- 56 new cases in Lea County
- 14 new cases in Lincoln County
- 8 new cases in Los Alamos County
- 23 new cases in Luna County
- 46 new cases in McKinley County
- 9 new cases in Mora County
- 51 new cases in Otero County
- 20 new cases in Quay County
- 62 new cases in Rio Arriba County
- 28 new cases in Roosevelt County
- 191 new cases in Sandoval County
- 170 new cases in San Juan County
- 35 new cases in San Miguel County
- 138 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 9 new cases in Sierra County
- 29 new cases in Socorro County
- 36 new cases in Taos County
- 17 new cases in Torrance County
- 6 new cases in Union County
- 128 new cases in Valencia County
- 8 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center
- 4 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
- 16 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Otero County Prison Facility
To see the number of positive cases in each county or by zip code, click here.
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The state reports that 610 individuals are currently being hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19.
As of Monday, there are 283,030 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the NMDOH.