From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) officials announced today three additional presumptive positive tests for COVID-19.
Per the NMDOH, the most recent cases are:
- A Sandoval County woman in her 60s;
- A Sandoval County man in her 60s; and
- 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; and
- Socorro County: 2.
The NMDOH 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; and
- 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.
