New Mexico COVID-19 Update
SANTA FE (KSMX)- New Mexico has now had a total of 112 positive tests for COVID-19. A previously reported positive case in Chaves County was determined to be a clerical error; the patient has been informed, and the state court has been amended to reflect that fact:
- Bernalillo County: 48
- Doña Ana County: 13
- Cibola County: 1
- Chaves County: 3
- Curry County: 1
- Eddy County: 1
- Lea County: 1
- McKinley County: 3
- Rio Arriba County: 2
- Sandoval County: 8
- San Juan County: 8
- San Miguel County: 1
- Santa Fe County: 17
- Socorro County: 2
- Taos County: 3
As of today, there are nine individuals hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19. This number may include individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 out of state but are currently hospitalized in New Mexico. This number does not include New Mexicans who tested positive for COVID-19 and may have been transferred to a hospital out of state, per the NMDOH.
The New Mexico Department of Health has active investigations into the positive patients, which includes contact-tracing and swabs of symptomatic individuals who have had contact with the positive cases.
