Enchantment State News

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following announcement on May 17.

New Mexico state health officials on Sunday announced 97 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

• 17 new cases in Bernalillo County
• 1 new case in Cibola County
• 1 new case in Curry County
• 12 new cases in Doña Ana County
• 1 new case in Lea County
• 24 new cases in McKinley County
• 5 new cases in Sandoval County
• 32 new cases in San Juan County
• 1 new case in Santa Fe County
• 2 new cases in Valencia County
• 1 new case among federal detainees at the ICE Otero County Processing Center

The Department of Health on Sunday also reported six additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19. Those cases are:

• A female in her 80s from Bernalillo County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the Village at Alameda in Albuquerque.
• A male in his 20s from McKinley County.
• A male in his 80s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup.
• A female in her 90s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The individual was a resident of the Red Rocks Care Center in Gallup.
• A male in his 50s from Sandoval County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
• A male in his 80s from San Juan County. The individual was hospitalized.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 265.

Original source can be found here.