Update on New Mexico COVID-19 cases

Layouts BreadCrumbs BreadCrumbs SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced additional presumptive positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: A Sandoval County woman in her 60s A Sandoval County man in her 60s A Bernalillo County woman in her 50s Including the above additional cases, New Mexico has now had the following number of presumptive positive tests for COVID-19: Bernalillo County: 6 Sandoval County: 2 ​Santa Fe County: 3 Socorro County: 2 The New Mexico Department of Health has active investigations into each of the presumptive positive patients, which includes contact-tracing and swabs of symptomatic individuals who have had contact with the positive cases. The governor and Department of Health are urging New Mexicans to: Remain home from work or school if you are sick ​​ Avoid all non-essential travel to affected out-of-state areas ; and exercise extreme caution with all out-of-state travel Remain home (“self-isolate”) if you are sick and call the Department of Health at 1-855-600-3453 if you are exhibiting any of the symptoms of COVID-19 Those symptoms include fever, cough or trouble breathing And continue taking precautionary steps to protect your health and the health of others , such as: Washing your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds Clean “high-touch” surfaces daily with regular household cleaners ​​Avoid sharing personal household items Additional advisories, guidance and orders will follow as conditions warrant. The state Department of Health is updating its dedicated COVID-19 webpage, viewable here: cv.nmhealth.org .