NM Virus Cases Continue Downward Trend »Albuquerque Journal

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New Mexico health officials on Thursday reported 1,708 more cases of the coronavirus, continuing the state’s recent downtrend.

This is the sixth day in a row that new cases have declined since New Mexico reported a record 3,664 cases on November 19.

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As of Thursday, the state’s seven-day average for new cases was 2,243. The average reached a record 2,672 on Monday.

New Mexico also added 18 deaths Thursday after reporting more than 20 deaths in the previous two days. The seven-day average of deaths, which reached a record 24 on Sunday, was 23.86 on Thursday.

There were 880 people hospitalized with the virus in the state on Thursday, compared to 897 hospitalizations reported on Wednesday.

Bernalillo County led with 671 new cases. Doña Ana County had 182, Sandoval County had 120, San Juan County had 119, McKinley County had 100, Santa Fe County had 84, and Valencia County had 78 .

New Mexico now has 1,469 deaths attributed to the disease. Those whose deaths were reported on Thursday were:

• Four women in their sixties from Bernalillo County. Two were hospitalized and all but one had underlying health issues.

• Three men, aged 50 to 80, from Bernalillo County. All three were hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

• Three women, two in their 70s and one in their 90s, from Doña Ana County. One was hospitalized and all three had underlying health issues.

• Two men in their 60s from Doña Ana County who had underlying conditions. One of the men was hospitalized.

• A woman in her 60s from Eddy County who was hospitalized with underlying medical conditions.

• A man in his 50s from Sandoval County who was hospitalized and suffered from underlying conditions.

• A man in his 60s from San Juan County.

• A woman in her 60s from San Miguel County who was hospitalized and a woman in her 60s from San Miguel County who had underlying conditions.

• A man in his 80s from Santa Fe County who had underlying conditions.

The state now has a total of 89,796 cases, with 30,777 reported recoveries.