SANTA FE – Healthcare in New Mexico reported a one-day record of 827 new COVID-19 cases and 8 more deaths on Wednesday.
The most recent figures bring the total number of cases to 38,715 state-round since the start of the pandemic with 950 known deaths.
Among the new cases, the New Mexico Department of Health said 292 of them were in Bernalillo County and a record 172 in Doa Ana County.
New Mexico set a one-day record with 819 COVID-19 exhibitions last Friday with 557 more on Saturday, 518 on Sunday, 518 more on Monday and 599 on Tuesday.
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Doa Ana County set a single-day record last Friday, accumulating 146 new cases of the disease.
Among the deaths reported Wednesday, an 80-year-old resident of Welbrook Senior Living in Las Cruces with underlying diseases. This is the 65th COVID-related death in Doa Ana County.
El Paso County reported 670 new infections and three deaths wednesday.
The Associated Press reports that the number of infections would be much higher because many other people have not been evaluated and studies recommend that others may become inflamed with the virus without feeling unwell.
For others, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, that go away within two to three weeks. For some, especially the elderly and others with existing physical disorders, this can lead to more serious illnesses. adding pneumonia and death.