New Mexico reports 20 new deaths, 1,563 additional COVID-19 cases over three-day period

Christina Rodriguez

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Health reported 20 additional COVID-19-related deaths in a report that combines the data from Saturday through Monday.

The latest deaths include:

15 recent deaths:

A female in her 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 50s from Bernalillo County.
A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County.
A male in his 60s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 70s from Eddy County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 50s from Lincoln County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Luna County. The individual was hospitalized.
A male in his 50s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 70s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 80s from Otero County.
A female in her 70s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.
A female in her 60s from Socorro County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

Five deaths > 30 days:

A male in his 30s from Bernalillo County.
A female in her 50s from Bernalillo County.
A male in his 50s from Bernalillo County.
A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A female in her 70s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 6,794. State health officials also said the total had been adjusted because one death reported on Feb. 15 in Bernalillo County was not due to COVID-19.

In addition to the deaths, the state reported 1,563 additional COVID-19 cases over the three-day period. New Mexico has reported a total of 508,863 cases.

The latest cases include:

395 new cases in Bernalillo County
2 new cases in Catron County
20 new cases in Chaves County
31 new cases in Cibola County
7 new cases in Colfax County
35 new cases in Curry County
2 new cases in De Baca County
209 new cases in Doña Ana County
25 new cases in Eddy County
20 new cases in Grant County
32 new cases in Guadalupe County
4 new cases in Hidalgo County
19 new cases in Lea County
13 new cases in Lincoln County
22 new cases in Los Alamos County
27 new cases in Luna County
58 new cases in McKinley County
3 new cases in Mora County
33 new cases in Otero County
3 new cases in Quay County
24 new cases in Rio Arriba County
5 new cases in Roosevelt County
105 new cases in Sandoval County
134 new cases in San Juan County
33 new cases in San Miguel County
111 new cases in Santa Fe County
8 new cases in Sierra County
12 new cases in Socorro County
20 new cases in Taos County
12 new cases in Torrance County
8 new cases in Union County
62 new cases in Valencia County
1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Cibola County Correctional Center
10 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
47 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility
7 new cases 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.

The state reports that 322 individuals are currently being hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19.

As of Monday, there are 431,723 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the NMDOH.