McKinley County Now Leads New Mexico In COVID-19 Cases

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McKinley County Now Leads New Mexico In COVID-19 Cases
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McKinley County Now Leads New Mexico In COVID-19 Cases

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) – Health officials on Saturday reported 69 additional COVID-19 cases in McKinley County, making it the New Mexico county with the most reported cases.
The total of 708 cases reported in McKinley County in western New Mexico as of Saturday now surpasses the 670 reported in Bernalillo County, which includes Albuquerque, New Mexico’s most populous city.

McKinley County includes a corner of the main part of the Navajo Nation, which has been hit hard by the pandemic. Tribal officials reported Friday the reservation had 1,504 cases with 58 deaths. The reservation includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
McKinley County is bisected by Interstate 40. Gallup, the county seat, is a regional shopping destination, including for many reservation residents.

The New Mexico Department of Health updated its statewide figures, reporting nine additional deaths related to COVID-19 and 139 additional cases of the disease as of Saturday, for a total of 93 deaths and 2,660 cases.
The additional deaths included six in San Juan County, two in Sandoval County and one in Catron County. Of the six additional deaths in San Juan County, five involved residents of Life Care Center in Farmington, and three of those had underlying conditions, the department said in a statement,

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) – Health officials on Saturday reported 69 additional COVID-19 cases in McKinley County, making it the New Mexico county with the most reported cases.

The total of 708 cases reported in McKinley County in western New Mexico as of Saturday now surpasses the 670 reported in Bernalillo County, which includes Albuquerque, New Mexico’s most populous city.

McKinley County includes a corner of the main part of the Navajo Nation, which has been hit hard by the pandemic. Tribal officials reported Friday the reservation had 1,504 cases with 58 deaths. The reservation includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.

McKinley County is bisected by Interstate 40. Gallup, the county seat, is a regional shopping destination, including for many reservation residents.

The New Mexico Department of Health updated its statewide figures, reporting nine additional deaths related to COVID-19 and 139 additional cases of the disease as of Saturday, for a total of 93 deaths and 2,660 cases.

The additional deaths included six in San Juan County, two in Sandoval County and one in Catron County. Of the six additional deaths in San Juan County, five involved residents of Life Care Center in Farmington, and three of those had underlying conditions, the department said in a statement,

Apart from McKinley County’s 69 additional cases, counties that accounted for most of the additional cases included Bernalillo with 19 , Dona Ana with 16. and San Juan with 15.

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