Average daily coronavirus deaths keeps rising in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A rolling average of statewide deaths from the coronavirus has surpassed 25 as New Mexico nears the end of a two-week period of heightened restrictions. The seven-day rolling average of daily deaths in New Mexico has risen over the past two weeks from 14.9 deaths per day on Nov. 14 to 25.3 deaths per day on Saturday. That's according to an analysis by The Associated Press of data collected by Johns Hopkins. The state plans to switch soon to a county-by-county risk evaluation system that allows local communities to shed burdensome restrictions as the virus retreats.