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March 28, 2024

New COVID-19 cases at 155, continuing decline; six additional deaths

The state Department of Health announced 155 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and six additional deaths related to the disease.

The number of cases continued the downward trend of cases in the state.

The 155 new cases represented 2.13 percent of the 7,274 tests reported since Friday—another good piece of news in a key metric tracked by the state. The state seeks to keep the positivity rate, or the percentage of those who test positive out of the total tests, under five percent on a seven-day rolling average.

Bernalillo County had the highest number of new cases, with 34. Bernalillo County has by far the most residents of any county. Four other counties had double-digit numbers of new cases: Doña Ana County with 21; Chaves County with 16; Lea County with 11; and Santa Fe County with 11.

With the newly reported cases, the state now has 22,115 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.

The number of deaths continues to increase with DOH reporting six additional deaths related to the disease.

A female in her 70s from Bernalillo County who had underlying conditions and was a resident of The Rio at Las Estancias facility in Albuquerque.

A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a patient at Encompass Health Rehabilitation in Albuquerque.

A female in her 60s from Cibola County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

A male in his 60s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

A male in his 80s from McKinley County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

A female in her 60s from Rio Arriba County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.

DOH, as usual, did not disclose which underlying conditions any of the deceased had, only if one was present.

With the newly reported deaths, the state has now reported 681 deaths related to the disease.

The number of those hospitalized for COVID-19 dropped by five cases since Friday’s report to 132. This could include people from out-of-state who are hospitalized for COVID-19 in New Mexico, but would not include those from New Mexico who are hospitalized out of state.

DOH also announced that 9,262 confirmed cases are now designated as recovered, an increase of 96 over Friday.

Testing details

The state coronavirus information page said that the state has reports 620,128 total tests, an increase of 7,274 over Friday’s announcement. New Mexico remains near the top of the total tests per capita, behind only Alaska, Rhode Island, New York, Louisiana and Washington D.C.

The state also announced the number of newly reported cases by county.

34 new cases in Bernalillo County

16 new cases in Chaves County

1 new case in Colfax County

8 new cases in Curry County

21 new cases in Doña Ana County

9 new cases in Eddy County

1 new case in Hidalgo County

11 new cases in Lea County

7 new cases in Lincoln County

1 new case in Los Alamos County

6 new cases in Luna County

6 new cases in McKinley County

1 new case in Otero County

3 new cases in Rio Arriba County

1 new case in Roosevelt County

4 new cases in San Juan County

1 new case in San Miguel County

11 new cases in Santa Fe County

1 new case in Sierra County

1 new case in Socorro County

2 new cases in Taos County

2 new cases in Valencia County

7 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Cibola County Correctional Center

Additionally, the state provided the total number of cases by county, including those reported on Friday.

Four previously reported cases (two in each of Bernalillo and Doña Ana counties) were found to be duplicates, while one case in San Juan County was identified as an out-of-state resident. They have been removed from the totals.

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