
New Mexico state health officials described the person as a male in his 60s, who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
The state also reported Luna County had 43 additional COVID-19 cases Friday.
The state’s COVID-19 dashboard (https://cvprovider.nmhealth.org/public-dashboard.html) shows the total number of active cases in the county is now 843.
The state is reporting 268 people have completely recovered and 12 people have died, making the cumulative number of positive cases in Luna County 1,123.
The dashboard also shows 15,015 tests have been administered in the county, with the highest age category of positives – 223 – attributed to people in their 20s, and 202 to people in their 30s.