COVID-19 by the numbers New Mexico health officials yesterday reported 997 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 166,823. Of those, the health department has designated 91,096 as recovered. Bernalillo County led with 232 new cases, followed by Doña Ana County with 125 and McKinley County with 92. Santa Fe County had 39 new cases. Case rates this week have tracked with forecasts from the weekly modeling report's middle case scenario, although daily numbers have steadily increased this week from a low of 628 on Monday. The state also announced 35 additional deaths, including five more Santa Fe County residents: a woman in her 50s who was hospitalized; a woman in her 60s who had underlying conditions; a woman in her 80s who was hospitalized; a man in his 80s who had underlying conditions; and a man in his 90s who was a resident at Pacifica Senior Living facility in Santa Fe. There have now been 3,044 deaths statewide. As of yesterday, 644 people were hospitalized with COVID-19.