New Mexico health officials today announced 105 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 2,073. The state also reported the deaths of seven people related to the disease. Five lived in congregate living facilities already identified by the state as having positive COVID-19 cases. Four of them were in La Vida Llena facility in Albuquerque. There have now been a total of 65 deaths.
McKinley County again accounted for the highest number of new cases: 45, followed by 21 in San Juan County and 20 in Bernalillo County.
As of today, over 119 people have been hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19; to date, there have been 291 hospitalizations. The health department has designated 529 COVID-19 cases as recovered.
According to the health department’s online data site, it has performed a total of 40,877 tests.
