State health officials announced seven additional COVID-19 deaths Sunday, bringing the total number of New Mexicans who have died of the virus to 614.
Four of the people who died were McKinley County residents, and the other three were from Bernalillo, Rio Arriba and Valencia counties.
The number of new infections fell to 266 after hovering above 300 for five straight days. New Mexico’s seven-day average of new cases is 297.
Bernalillo County, the state’s population center, continues to lead in the number of new infections, with 91 reported Sunday. Doña Ana, Curry and Lea counties had the next-highest numbers of new cases, with 26, 22, and 18, respectively. Santa Fe and Sandoval counties each had 15 new cases, while McKinley County had 14 and Valencia County had 12.
Two of those whose deaths were announced Sunday were in their 30s and had underlying medical conditions: a McKinley County man who was hospitalized and a Rio Arriba County man.

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