11 New Mexicans die from virus, including Santa Fe County man

The Santa Fe New Mexican
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Sep. 22—State Department of Health officials reported the deaths of 11 New Mexicans from COVID-19 on Tuesday, including a man in his 60s from Santa Fe County.

The area man was hospitalized and had underlying conditions, according to the Department of Health.

The state now has seen 4,700 COVID-19 deaths.

Coronavirus case counts have begun to ease, with only Bernalillo County in triple figures on Tuesday at 103.

In all, there were 412 cases statewide.

Santa Fe County had 14 cases, with five in Rio Arriba County and one in Los Alamos County.

There are 369 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in New Mexico.