COVID-19 by the numbers
New Mexico health officials yesterday reported 209 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 187,238. The state has designated 158,616 of those cases as recovered. Bernalillo County had 85 new cases, followed by Doña Ana County with 37 and Sandoval and Santa Fe counties with 12.
The state also announced 19 additional deaths. According to the health department, those deaths included 14 New Mexicans who appear to have died in Texas—the state says it received death certificates from Texas on March 8 for deaths that occurred between Jan. 20 and Feb. 20. There have now been 3,830 total fatalities.
As of yesterday, 128 people were hospitalized with COVID-19.