SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 349 new COVID-19 cases and 13 more deaths as the coronavirus outbreak in the state continued to slow.
The latest figures released by the Department of Health increased the state’s totals to 177,556 and 3,399 known deaths since the pandemic started.
But rolling two-week averages of daily new cases and daily deaths both dropped over the past two weeks.
The rolling average of daily new cases dropped from 846.6 on Jan. 22 to 570.7 on Friday and the rolling average of daily deaths dropped from 29 to 18.6, according to data from The COVID-Tracking Project.
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.
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