SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico on Monday reported 153 new confirmed coronavirus cases with three additional deaths, increasing the statewide totals to 28,985 cases and 873 known deaths since the pandemic began.
New Mexico Department of Health officials said 37 of the new cases were in Bernalillo County while two of the newly reported deaths were in Eddy County – a woman in her 60s and a man in his 70s. Both had underlying medical conditions and were residents of a Carlsbad care facility.
The spread rate in the state has increased slightly since early September. A dozen cases confirmed in the past three days were linked to schools, including four students in seven counties.
The vast majority of New Mexico’s children remain in online-only programs. Some districts have started allowing students to learn in person two days per week and many have begun to open in-person learning in small groups for vulnerable student populations such as children with severe learning disabilities.
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. But for some – especially older adults and people with existing health problems – it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.
