New Mexico’s COVID-19 test positivity rate continues to steadily decrease, as the state Department of Health reported a 8.7 percent rate on Thursday.
Despite another slight uptick in cases with 628 on Thursday, the latest test positivity rate is down 0.8 percent from Wednesday.
There were 54 new COVID-19 cases in Sandoval County, and ZIP code 87124 (southern Rio Rancho) had the state’s second-highest case count by ZIP code, with 25.
A male in his 60s from Sandoval County was among 22 COVID-related deaths the state reported on Thursday.
As of Thursday, 339 people are hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19.
Thursday cases by county:
165 new cases in Bernalillo County
10 new cases in Chaves County
9 new cases in Cibola County
3 new cases in Colfax County
8 new cases in Curry County
90 new cases in Doña Ana County
8 new cases in Eddy County
8 new cases in Grant County
8 new cases in Guadalupe County
1 new case in Harding County
4 new cases in Lea County
7 new cases in Lincoln County
16 new cases in Los Alamos County
12 new cases in Luna County
30 new cases in McKinley County
11 new cases in Otero County
2 new cases in Quay County
22 new cases in Rio Arriba County
1 new case in Roosevelt County
54 new cases in Sandoval County
62 new cases in San Juan County
21 new cases in San Miguel County
41 new cases in Santa Fe County
3 new cases in Sierra County
5 new cases in Taos County
6 new cases in Torrance County
21 new cases in Valencia County
Ten ZIP codes with the most cases Thursday:
87401 – 30
87124 – 25
87121 – 24
87114 – 20
87120 – 16
88005 – 16
87144 – 14
87505 – 14
87002 – 12
87111 – 12