May 18 at 3:58 PM
New Mexico health officials today reported 155 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 201,336. The health department has designated 186,774 of those as recovered.
Bernalillo County had 44 new cases, followed by San Juan County with 30 and Santa Fe County with 15, four from the 87505 ZIP code, which ranked 10th in the state today for the most new cases.
The state also announced two additional deaths, both women in their 40s who had underlying conditions and were hospitalized, one in Bernalillo County and one in Doña Ana County; there have now been 4,118 fatalities.
As of today, 150 people are hospitalized with COVID-19—an 18% increase from yesterday.*