New Mexico reports 7 new deaths, 540 additional COVID-19 cases
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Health reported 7 additional COVID-19-related deaths Tuesday.
The latest deaths include:
Six recent deaths:
- A male in his 30s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 70s from Eddy County. The individual was hospitalized.
- A female in her 50s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 40s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A male in his 80s from Sandoval County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the The Suites at Rio Vista facility in Rio Rancho.
- A male in his 60s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
One* death >30 days:
- A female in her 60s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized.
The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 4,830.
In addition to the deaths, the state reported 540 additional COVID-19 cases. As of Tuesday, New Mexico has reported a total of 256,115 cases.
The latest cases include:
- 154 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 2 new cases in Catron County
- 32 new cases in Chaves County
- 7 new cases in Cibola County
- 4 new cases in Colfax County
- 7 new cases in Curry County
- 1 new case in De Baca County
- 20 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 14 new cases in Eddy County
- 7 new cases in Grant County
- 6 new cases in Guadalupe County
- 6 new cases in Harding County
- 1 new case in Hidalgo County
- 29 new cases in Lea County
- 5 new cases in Lincoln County
- 1 new case in Los Alamos County
- 2 new cases in Luna County
- 34 new cases in McKinley County
- 20 new cases in Otero County
- 1 new case in Quay County
- 8 new cases in Rio Arriba County
- 7 new cases in Roosevelt County
- 33 new cases in Sandoval County
- 45 new cases in San Juan County
- 6 new cases in San Miguel County
- 31 new cases in Santa Fe County
- 4 new cases in Sierra County
- 1 new case in Socorro County
- 17 new cases in Taos County
- 6 new cases in Torrance County
- 1 new case in Union County
- 23 new cases in Valencia County
- 5 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center
To see the number of positive cases in each county or by zip code, click here.
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The state reported that 352 individuals are currently being hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19.
As of Tuesday, there are 227,476 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the NMDOH.