ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s daily count of confirmed COVID-19 cases has been trending down over recent days from the record highs reported earlier this month. But nearly every county remained deep in the red zone Friday as the state was days away from launching its new “red to green” system for reopening. State officials say the transition to the tiered county-by-county risk system will begin Wednesday. Counties will be able to shed burdensome public health restrictions as soon as they meet key metrics related to positivity and spread rates within their boundaries. However, only Los Alamos County was even close to meeting the benchmarks.
New Mexico counties in the 'red,' virus spread remains high
