
New Mexico state health officials described the person as a female in her 70s, who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
The state also reported Luna County had 16 additional COVID-19 cases Monday.
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 1,335.
The state is reporting 436 people have completely recovered and 23 people have died, making the cumulative number of positive cases in Luna County 1,794.
The dashboard also shows 18,742 tests have been administered in the county.
The age breakdown of positives in Luna County shows 361 people in their 20s testing positive, followed by 299 people in their 30s.