SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 1,459 new COVID-19 cases and 44 more deaths.
The latest numbers increase the state’s totals to 119,800 cases and 1,957 known deaths since the pandemic began.
On Saturday, the New Mexico Department of Health reported 1,803 new cases and 24 deaths as the coronavirus virus showed signs of slowing over the past two weeks.
New Mexico ranks 12th among U.S. states for the most new cases per capita over the past 14 days.
The number of infections is thought to be far higher than reported because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected with the virus without feeling sick.
State officials on Friday announced a delay in the return to in-person learning after schools’ winter break, in an effort to help mitigate what may be a post-holiday surge in COVID-19 cases and to minimize the risk of exposure in in-person learning environments during that time.
New Mexico public education officials said no in-person learning will be permitted during the weeks of Jan. 4 and Jan. 11.
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