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New Mexico sees 725 additional coronavirus cases, 16 deaths | Coronavirus

Health officials in New Mexico reported 725 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, including 38 infections in Santa Fe County.

The state’s most populous county, Bernalillo, added 166 cases, while Doña Ana county had 69, Chaves county 60, San Juan county 53, and Eddy county 46.

The state also reported 16 more COVID-19 deaths, including a Santa Fe County man in his 70s with underlying medical conditions who was staying at the BeeHive Homes facility in Santa Fe.

Bernalillo County had seven deaths, Lea and Valencia Counties both had three, and Otero and Quay Counties each had one.

In total, there were 248,075 confirmed cases in New Mexico, resulting in 4,735 deaths.

As of Thursday, 360 COVID-19 patients had been hospitalized across the country.

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