NM Reports 275 New COVID-19 Cases, 15 Deaths »Albuquerque Journal

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New Mexico reported 275 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and 15 more deaths, bringing the total death toll from the virus to 3,700.

The seven-day case average is 345, slightly more than it was last week, but still significantly lower than it was at the start of the year.

Among the new cases reported are 105 in Bernalillo County, 31 in Doña Ana County and 16 in McKinley County.

The Lea County Correctional Facility reported six new cases. The public prison near Hobbs reported 191 cases of the virus on Friday.

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Among those who died from the virus were a McKinley County woman in her 50s who was hospitalized with underlying conditions, a Chaves County woman in her 60s who had underlying conditions and a man County of Lea in her 60s who had underlying conditions. Others were a Bernalillo County woman in her 60s and a San Juan County man in her 60s, neither of whom have been hospitalized or have underlying issues.

A woman in her hundred living at the Good Samaritan Society in Albuquerque has also died from the virus.

New Mexico has reported 184,888 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. As of Saturday, 227 people were hospitalized with the virus and 143,774 cases were designated as cured by the New Mexico Department of Health.