Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following announcement on May 29.
New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 133 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
- 12 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Cibola County
- 1 new case in Curry County
- 7 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 1 new case in Eddy County
- 2 new cases in Lea County
- 1 new case in Luna County
- 58 new cases in McKinley County
- 4 new cases in Otero County
- 2 new cases in Rio Arriba County
- 3 new cases in Sandoval County
- 31 new cases in San Juan County
- 1 new case in San Miguel County
- 1 new case in Taos County
- 1 new case in Union County
- 1 new case in Valencia County
- 2 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County
- 4 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Prison Facility
- A male in his 60s from Bernalillo County. The individual had underlying conditions and was a resident of the Robin House Assisted Living Center in Albuquerque.
- A male in his 90s from Doña Ana County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 40s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 80s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A second female in her 80s 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 Little Sisters of the Poor facility in Gallup.
- A male in his 50s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 50s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
- A female in her 70s from Valencia County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
Previously reported numbers included three cases that have been identified as duplicates (one in Bernalillo County, one in McKinley County, one in San Juan County) and one case in Santa Fe County that was not lab confirmed – these have now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 7,493 positive tests for COVID-19:
- Bernalillo County: 1,445
- Catron County: 2
- Chaves County: 44
- Cibola County: 137
- Colfax County: 5
- Curry County: 52
- Doña Ana County: 449
- Eddy County: 20
- Grant County: 15
- Guadalupe County: 20
- Harding County: 1
- Hidalgo County: 1
- Lea County: 26
- Lincoln County: 2
- Los Alamos County: 6
- Luna County: 8
- McKinley County: 2,348
- Otero County: 22
- Quay County: 5
- Rio Arriba County: 43
- Roosevelt County: 37
- Sandoval County: 559
- San Juan County: 1,692
- San Miguel County: 15
- Santa Fe County: 137
- Sierra County: 1
- Socorro County: 50
- Taos County: 25
- Torrance County: 33
- Union County: 4
- Valencia County: 74
The Department of Health currently reports the following numbers of COVID-19 cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the following facilities:
- Cibola County Correctional Center: 2
- Otero County Prison Facility: 59
- Otero County Processing Center: 92
- Torrance County Detention Facility: 17
- Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 1
- Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 2
- Otero County Prison Facility: 42
There are 2,728 COVID-19 cases designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health.
Original source can be found here.
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