New Mexico reports 226 more coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths

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

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

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

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

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

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

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