The New Mexico Department of Health reported 714 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, bringing the cumulative total for the state to 248,788 infections.
Of the newly reported cases, 35 were in Santa Fe County, marking the second day in a row that the number of cases exceeded 30.
Bernalillo County added 199 cases, while Eddy County had 48, San Juan County 47, Chaves and Sandoval Counties each had 45, and Valencia County added 43.
The state also reported 14 other deaths, including two Taos County women – one in their 40s and the other in their 60s.
Eddy County added three fatalities, Bernalillo and San Juan Counties had two each, and Chaves, Doña Ana, Lea, McKinley and Union Counties had one each.
To date, COVID-19 has killed 4,749 new Mexicans.
Hospitals across the state were treating 314 COVID-19 patients on Friday.
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