NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Health reports 126 new coronavirus cases in the state on Friday, with 2 new deaths.
Health officials said Friday that New Mexico is moving faster than any state in the U.S. toward herd immunity, with one-third of adult residents now fully vaccinated. Health Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins said milestones such as this show that the state’s vaccination campaign is working. Overall, state data shows more than half of residents 16 and older have received at least a first shot. That puts the state in the lead when it comes to vaccine distribution nationwide.
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Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in New Mexico
- Positive: 193,368
- Currently Hospitalized 106
- Deaths: 3,976
- Recovered: 174,849
- Total Tests: 3,079,551
County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.
The ten ZIP codes across the state with the most COVID-19 cases on Friday, April 9 are:
New Mexico Holding Facility COVID-19 Cases
The Department of Health is currently reporting the following numbers at facilities in New Mexico. Please note: These numbers are not being included in county totals, however, they are included in total positive cases within the state of New Mexico.
ICE Centers
- Cibola County Correctional Center: 446
- Otero County Prison Facility: 444
- Otero County Processing Center: 198
- Torrance County Detention Facility: 47
Correction Facilities
- Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County: 292
- Guadalupe County Correctional Facility: 251
- Lea County Correctional Facility: 761
- Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility in Union: 167
- Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center in Cibola County: 126
- Otero County Prison Facility: 472
- Penitentiary of New Mexico in Santa Fe County: 217
- Roswell Correctional Center: 230
- Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Doña Ana County: 230
- Springer Correctional Center in Colfax County: 151
- Western New Mexico Correctional Facility: 75
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 and acute care facilities:
- Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Avamere at Fiesta Park in Albuquerque
- Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Belen
- Casa del Sol Center in Las Cruces
- Desert Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hobbs
- Genesis Healthcare Uptown in Albuquerque
- Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad
- Mission Arch Center in Roswell
- The Montecito in Santa Fe
- New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences
- Pacifica Senior Living in Santa Fe
- Princeton Place in Albuquerque
- Retirement Ranches in Clovis
- Rio Rancho Center
- Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque
- Vecino Sanos Assisted Living in Santa Rosa
- White Sands Healthcare in Hobbs
- The Woodmark at Uptown in Albuquerque
