51 COVID hospitalizations in NM; state also adds 192 new cases

New Mexico saw a slight uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations on Friday.

The state Department of Health reported Friday there are currently 51 people hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19, including five patients who are on ventilators.

NMDOH also added 192 new COVID-19 cases (with a test positivity rate of about 2.3 percent) and six new COVID-19 deaths on Friday.