New Mexico's confirmed COVID-19 cases passes the 12,000 mark

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Mexico has passed the 12,000 mark. State health officials on Tuesday reported an additional 168 cases, raising the toll since the outbreak began to 12,147. They also reported four additional deaths, bringing the total of people in New Mexico who are known to have died from the coronavirus to 497. Department of Health officials say 36 of the 168 additional COVID-19 cases were reported in Bernalillo County, the state's most populous that includes the Albuquerque metro area. They also say 5,393 people in New Mexico who had COVID-19 have recovered.