New Mexico reports 17 new deaths, 999 additional COVID-19 cases

Christina Rodriguez

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On Thursday, the New Mexico Department of Health reported 17 additional COVID-19-related deaths and 999 new COVID-19 cases.

The latest deaths include:

14 recent deaths:

  • A female in her 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 60s 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 female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  • A second female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A male in his 80s from Cibola County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 40s from Curry County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 70s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A female in her 90s from McKinley County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Beehive Homes in Gallup.
  • A male in his 30s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A male in his 60s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
  • A male in his 80s from Valencia County. The individual had underlying conditions.

Three deaths > 30 days:

  • A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County.
  • A male in his 80s from Bernalillo County.
  • A female in her 70s from Valencia County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 6,746.

As of Thursday, New Mexico has reported a total of 509,348 cases.

The latest cases include:

  • 304 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 28 new cases in Chaves County
  • 17 new cases in Cibola County
  • 4 new cases in Colfax County
  • 23 new cases in Curry County
  • 4 new cases in De Baca County
  • 94 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 25 new cases in Eddy County
  • 19 new cases in Grant County
  • 4 new cases in Guadalupe County
  • 2 new cases in Hidalgo County
  • 13 new cases in Lea County
  • 2 new cases in Lincoln County
  • 12 new cases in Los Alamos County
  • 9 new cases in Luna County
  • 35 new cases in McKinley County
  • 5 new cases in Mora County
  • 16 new cases in Otero County
  • 2 new cases in Quay County
  • 25 new cases in Rio Arriba County
  • 5 new cases in Roosevelt County
  • 81 new cases in Sandoval County
  • 98 new cases in San Juan County
  • 28 new cases in San Miguel County
  • 58 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 4 new cases in Sierra County
  • 5 new cases in Socorro County
  • 12 new cases in Taos County
  • 6 new cases in Torrance County
  • 4 new cases in Union County
  • 54 new cases in Valencia County
  • 1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County

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

As of Thursday, there are 427 individuals hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19.

There are 409,008 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the NMDOH.