New Mexico reports 226 more coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths

number of confirmed coronavirus cases in New Mexico has increased by 226 with three ditional deaths also reported Sunday. That raises state’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 21,016 with 654 kwn deaths.

Health officials report 61 of new cases were residents of Bernalillo County, state’s largest county that includes Albuquerque.

Lea, McKinley and Luna counties h highest numbers of coronavirus cases per capita in New Mexico over past two weeks, according to an Associated Press analysis of data collected by Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering.

De Baca county is only one of state’s 33 counties without a confirmed COVID-19 case, according to AP analysis.

For most people, coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough.

But for some people who contract virus, especially those who are older or have underlying health conditions, it can cause more severe illness and death.

vast majority of people who are diagsed with COVID-19 recover.