page_title: COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico
section_title: Timeline
hierarchical_section_title: COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico / Timeline
caption_attribution_description: English: A sign in santa fe county, nm regarding COVID-19
context_page_description: The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of New Mexico on March 11, 2020.
  The most populous counties in the state saw the largest number of infections, but by mid-April the northwest counties of McKinley and San Juan became the most infected areas in the state. Sandoval county also saw a high infection rate. All of these counties have large Native American populations. According to the state's Data dashboard American Indians had nearly 58 percent of the statewide infection rates as of May 15. On April 25 McKinley county had the highest total number of cases while San Juan county had the highest number of deaths by April 26. However, by the end of July, Hispanics/Latinos had a plurality of cases.
caption: Trailhead sign in Santa Fe County
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