According to the State of New Mexico, Lea County is in the red. In fact, Lea County leads the red. On Wednesday, New Mexico started its new county-level public health restrictions to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Lea County has the highest positivity rate at 32 percent. That is a daily mark of 128.6 cases per 100,000. Of the 33 New …

Lea County cumulative total added eight positive tests for COVID-19 on Saturday. The county now has 66 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the state began tracking test results. Of those 66 cases, the state says 19 have been designated as totally recovered. In Lea County as of Saturday, there has been tests on 3,878 people, with 66 of …