New Mexico virus surge continues – Now 50 deaths & over 1,700 cases; Las Cruces cases grow to 65
SANTA FE, New Mexico – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced seven new deaths as well as 115 additional confirmed cases of coronavirus, including seven more cases in the Las Cruces area.
That puts the total number of infections statewide at 1,711, and at 65 in Doña Ana County - where only one person has died to date.
The statewide death toll surged to 50. Two of the new deaths involved residents of La Vida Llena retirement home in Albuquerque and raised the death count at that facility to a dozen people.
As of Friday, there were 96 patients hospitalized in New Mexico due to the virus, while officials said 382 people had recovered from it.
State health leaders said those who experience symptoms of infection, such as fever, cough, or shortness of breath, should call their doctor or the New Mexico Department of Health hotline at 1-855-600-3453.
Below you can see county-by-county data for virus cases across New Mexico. The data comes from Johns Hopkins, so the numbers may vary from what's reported by the state health department.
