New Mexico reports 5 new deaths, 688 additional COVID-19 cases

KOB Web Staff

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reported five additional COVID-19-related deaths Tuesday.

The latest deaths include:

Two recent deaths:

  • A female in her 60s from Eddy County. The individual was hospitalized.
  • A second female in her 60s from Eddy County. The individual had underlying conditions.

Three* deaths >30 days:

  • A female in her 40s from McKinley County.
  • A female in her 80s from Otero County. The individual was a resident of Good Samaritan Betty Dare facility in Alamogordo.
  • A female in her 90s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of Good Samaritan Betty Dare facility in Alamogordo.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 4,430.

In addition to the deaths, the state reported 688 additional COVID-19 cases. As of Tuesday, New Mexico has reported a total of 215,781 cases.

The latest cases include:

  • 202 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 1 new case in Catron County
  • 15 new cases in Chaves County
  • 3 new cases in Cibola County
  • 4 new cases in Colfax County
  • 10 new cases in Curry County
  • 3 new cases in De Baca County
  • 47 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 68 new cases in Eddy County
  • 2 new cases in Grant County
  • 2 new cases in Guadalupe County
  • 2 new cases in Hidalgo County
  • 131 new cases in Lea County
  • 24 new cases in Lincoln County
  • 5 new cases in Luna County
  • 10 new cases in McKinley County
  • 16 new cases in Otero County
  • 6 new cases in Quay County
  • 12 new cases in Rio Arriba County
  • 2 new cases in Roosevelt County
  • 36 new cases in Sandoval County
  • 22 new cases in San Juan County
  • 4 new cases in San Miguel County
  • 13 new cases in Santa Fe County
  • 4 new cases in Sierra County
  • 6 new cases in Socorro County
  • 1 new case in Taos County
  • 3 new cases in Torrance County
  • 1 new case in Union County
  • 29 new cases in Valencia County
  • 2 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center
  • 2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County

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

The state reported that 250 individuals are currently being hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19.

As of Tuesday, there are 197,786 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the NMDOH