19 detainees in New Mexico test positive for coronavirus
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health officials say 19 detainees at the Otero County Processing Center run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that the 19 case previously were accounted for within the total case counts for Otero and Dona Ana counties due to a reporting error.
State health officials reported more than 4,770 positive tests of the virus in the state as of Saturday.
Nearly 200 people were hospitalized and at least 191 have died, including 10 reported Saturday.
There now are 198 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and 1,268 designated as having recovered by the New Mexico Department of Health.