New Mexico reports 104 new virus cases, 4 new deaths

New Mexico officials on Sunday reported 104 new coronavirus cases and 4 additional deaths. State officials said testing has now confirmed 9,723 cases. A total of 435 New Mexico residents have died of the virus. Five counties - Bernalillo, Dona Ana, Sandoval, McKinley, and San Juan each had more than 10 new cases.

New cases were also reported at a pair of correctional facilities. Five were found among federal detainees held at the Torrance County Detention Facility, and 14 state prison inmates being held at the Orero County Detension Facility were found to be infected.

The new deaths included two Bernalillo County residents: A woman in her 60s with underlying health conditions and a man in his 90s who died in a hospital but had lived in an Albuquerque nursing home. The other two people who died were both McKinley County residents and both had pre-existing health conditions, They were a woman in her 60s who died at a hospital and a man in his 80s living at a Gallup nursing home.

As of Sunday, the state’s hospitals were caring for 162 people with COVID-19. For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.