New Mexico added 977 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, making it the third time in the last four days the state recorded fewer than 1,000 cases.
According to a press release from the state Department of Health, New Mexico’s test positivity rate for Friday was 12.6 percent — down 0.7 percent from Thursday.
Sandoval County added 58 new cases on Friday, but ZIP code 87124 (Rio Rancho) was not among the 10 highest ZIP codes statewide for new cases.
Statewide, there were 29 new deaths reported on Friday. A male in his 50s from Sandoval County was one of seven deaths that happened more than a month ago, but was reported Friday as COVID-related.
As of Friday, 402 people are hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19. The total number of statewide cases went up to 507,323 on Friday.
Latest COVID vaccination numbers
As of Friday, 77.8 percent of New Mexico adults have completed their vaccination series, and 43.7 percent of adults statewide have received a booster dose.
As of Friday, 60.6 percent of children ages 12 to 17 have completed their vaccination series, while 28.1 percent of kids ages five to 11 have completed their vaccination series.
The state’s indoor mask mandate was lifted on Thursday.
Thursday cases by county:
285 new cases in Bernalillo County
14 new cases in Chaves County
20 new cases in Cibola County
6 new cases in Colfax County
26 new cases in Curry County
176 new cases in Doña Ana County
25 new cases in Eddy County
26 new cases in Grant County
5 new cases in Guadalupe County
9 new cases in Hidalgo County
14 new cases in Lea County
10 new cases in Lincoln County
2 new cases in Los Alamos County
23 new cases in Luna County
30 new cases in McKinley County
1 new case in Mora County
13 new cases in Otero County
3 new cases in Quay County
21 new cases in Rio Arriba County
6 new cases in Roosevelt County
58 new cases in Sandoval County
57 new cases in San Juan County
21 new cases in San Miguel County
52 new cases in Santa Fe County
4 new cases in Sierra County
7 new cases in Socorro County
18 new cases in Taos County
7 new cases in Torrance County
37 new cases in Valencia County
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Valencia County
Ten ZIP codes with the most cases Thursday:
88001 – 49
87121 – 43
88011 – 33
87105 – 31
87114 – 28
87111 – 26
88101 – 26
87120 – 25
88005 – 24
87002 – 23
