SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 160 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and two more deaths.
The latest numbers increasing the state’s totals to 188,311 cases and 3,852 known deaths since the pandemic started.
Of the additional cases, 45 were reported in Bernalillo County and 29 in Dona Ana County.
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.
With the slowing of the coronavirus outbreak, Albuquerque Public Schools will resume in-person learning for five days a week on April 5 although students can continue remote learning for the rest of the school year.
New Mexico’s largest school district announced its startup date Friday after the state Public Education Department earlier in the week said all schools were expected to reopen classrooms after spring break.
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