• 960 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 2 new cases in Catron County
• 170 new cases in Chaves County
• 35 new cases in Cibola County
• 8 new cases in Colfax County
• 246 new cases in Curry County
• 1 new case in De Baca County
• 277 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 69 new cases in Eddy County
• 48 new cases in Grant County
• 4 new cases in Guadalupe County
• 12 new cases in Hidalgo County
• 58 new cases in Lea County
• 25 new cases in Lincoln County
• 8 new cases in Los Alamos County
• 24 new cases in Luna County
• 59 new cases in McKinley County
• 2 new cases in Mora County
• 121 new cases in Otero County
• 15 new cases in Quay County
• 58 new cases in Rio Arriba County
• 21 new cases in Roosevelt County
• 221 new cases in Sandoval County
• 98 new cases in San Juan County
• 29 new cases in San Miguel County
• 248 new cases in Santa Fe County
• 9 new cases in Sierra County
• 22 new cases in Socorro County
• 34 new cases in Taos County
• 20 new cases in Torrance County
• 14 new cases in Union County
• 113 new cases in Valencia County
• 3 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 Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
• 3 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County

The Health Department reports 29 more deaths Dec. 24-27 in New Mexico related to COVID-19:

Seventeen recent deaths:

• A male in his 30s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A second female in her 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 40s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 50s 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 male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 70s from Chaves County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 70s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 50s from Eddy County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Eddy County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 80s from Grant County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 70s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 50s from Santa Fe County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 60s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A female in her 80s from Valencia County. The individual had underlying conditions.

Twelve* deaths > 30 days:

• A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 90s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 50s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 60s from Otero County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 70s from Rio Arriba County.
• A second male in his 70s from Rio Arriba County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A male in his 60s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A second male in his 60s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A female in her 70s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 70s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized.
• A second male in his 70s from Valencia County. The individual had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 80s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the Avamere at Fiesta Park facility in Albuquerque.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 5,774.

*COVID related deaths are reported when a death certificate has been issued and some death certificates are delayed due to insufficient information.

The 10 ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases Dec. 24-27 are:

• 88101 – 209
• 87114 – 117
• 87124 – 98
• 87120 – 89
• 87121 – 86
• 88201 – 84
• 87144 – 76
• 87507 – 74
• 88203 – 72
• 87105 – 70

Daily case counts and test numbers are raw data based on information the state receives today – meaning data that has not yet been scrutinized to identify potential duplicates or late-arriving positives or negatives.

Including those reported Monday, New Mexico has had a total of 345,663 COVID-19 cases:

• Bernalillo County: 97,176
• Catron County: 284
• Chaves County: 15,183
• Cibola County: 4,411
• Colfax County: 1,705
• Curry County: 8,900
• De Baca County: 392
• Doña Ana County: 40,299
• Eddy County: 12,500
• Grant County: 4,226
• Guadalupe County: 700
• Harding County: 56
• Hidalgo County: 689
• Lea County: 14,666
• Lincoln County: 3,686
• Los Alamos County: 1,011
• Luna County: 4,867
• McKinley County: 17,439
• Mora County: 462
• Otero County: 9,083
• Quay County: 1,566
• Rio Arriba County: 6,259
• Roosevelt County: 3,469
• Sandoval County: 20,882
• San Juan County: 28,225
• San Miguel County: 3,376
• Santa Fe County: 16,611
• Sierra County: 1,477
• Socorro County: 2,519
• Taos County: 3,234
• Torrance County: 1,876
• Union County: 522
• Valencia County: 12,541

County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.

The Department of Health reports the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the following facilities:

• Cibola County Correctional Center: 455
• Otero County Federal Prison Facility: 584
• Otero County Processing Center: 648
• Torrance County Detention Facility: 356

The Department of Health reports the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals held by the New Mexico Corrections Department at the following facilities:

• Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 389
• Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 258
• Lea County Correctional Facility: 765
• Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union County: 214
• Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 131
• Otero County Prison Facility: 543
• Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 233
• Roswell Correctional Center: 230
• Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 238
• Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 245
• Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Cibola County: 82

As of Monday, there were 456 individuals hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19. This number may include individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 out of state but are hospitalized in New Mexico. This number does not include New Mexicans who tested positive for COVID-19 and may have been transferred to a hospital out of state.

As of today, there are 300,819 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health.

The Department of Health has identified at least one positive COVID-19 case in residents and/or staff in the past 28 days at the following long-term care facilities:

• Artesia Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Artesia
• Aspen Ridge Lodge Retirement in Los Alamos
• Atria Vista Del Rio in Albuquerque
• Avamere at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque
• Avamere in Rio Rancho
• Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
• BeeHive Homes Alamogordo
• BeeHive Homes Bosque Farms
• BeeHive Homes Edgewood facility
• Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen
• Bloomfield Nursing and Rehab Center in Bloomfield
• Blue Horizon Assisted Living In Las Cruces
• Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo
• Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
• Casa Real Genesis in Santa Fe
• Casa Sandia in Albuquerque
• Desert Peaks Assisting Living and Memory Care in Las Cruces
• Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara
• Genesis Healthcare Uptown in Albuquerque
• Good Life Senior Living and Memory Care in Los Lunas
• Good Samaritan Society – Betty Dare in Alamogordo
• Good Samaritan Society – Manzano del Sol Village in Albuquerque
• Haciendas of Grace Village in Las Cruces
• Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
• Las Palomas Center in Albuquerque
• Life Care Farmington
• Little Sisters of the Poor in Gallup
• The Meadows Home at the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas
• Mission Arch Center in Roswell
• New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
• Odelia Healthcare (Camino Healthcare) in Albuquerque
• Princeton Place in Albuquerque
• The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
• The Retreat Healthcare in Rio Rancho
• The Rio at Las Estancias in Albuquerque
• Sandia View Bosque Trails Assisted Living in Albuquerque
• Sandia View Cottonwood Assisted Living in Albuquerque
• Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
• South Valley Care Center in Albuquerque
• St. Anthony Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis
• Sugar Hollow Assisted Living Community in Albuquerque
• The Suites at Rio Vista in Rio Rancho
• Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell
• Sunshine Assisted Living in Tucumcari
• Vida Encantada Nursing & Rehabilitation in Las Vegas
• The Village at Alameda in Albuquerque
• Village at Northrise – Morningside in Las Cruces
• The Watermark at Cherry Hills in Albuquerque
• The Woodmark at Uptown in Albuquerque
• Wheatfields Senior Living Community in Clovis
• White Sands Healthcare in Hobbs

The New Mexico Department of Health has active investigations into the positive patients, which includes contact-tracing and swabs of symptomatic individuals who have had contact with the positive cases.

Every New Mexican must work together to stem the spread of COVID-19. Wear a mask when in public and around others. If you are sick, stay home as much as possible.

New Mexicans who report symptoms of COVID-19 infection, such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and/or loss of taste or smell should call their health care provider or the NMDOH COVID-19 hotline immediately (1-855-600-3453).

The Department of Health strongly encourages the following groups to get tested:

• Symptomatic people displaying the COVID-19 symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, and/or loss of taste or smell;
• Asymptomatic people who are close contacts or household members of people in their infectious period who have already tested positive for the coronavirus;
• Asymptomatic people who live or work in congregate settings such as long-term care facilities and group homes; and
• Patients who are scheduled for surgery and whose provider has advised them to get tested before a procedure.

New Mexicans who have non-health-related questions or concerns also may call 833.551.0518 or visit newmexico.gov, which is being updated regularly as a one-stop source for information for families, workers and others affected by and seeking more information about COVID-19.