Health officials in New Mexico reported Tuesday that the daily number of positive test results for COVID-19 was 434, the lowest statewide figure in nearly four months.
Santa Fe County had 32 new cases.
The news came as the state received a new shipment of COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total number of doses available in New Mexico to 312,250.
Healthcare providers administered more than 284,000 of these doses, including 63,826 booster shots for the two-shot vaccine. About 39 percent of the 565,000 New Mexico residents who registered with the state to receive the vaccine received at least the first dose.
The state has had 175,000 COVID-19 infections since the beginning of the pandemic in March, and 3,310 residents have died from the disease. Health officials announced another 15 deaths on Tuesday.
There were 492 people hospitalized in the state on Tuesday for the treatment of COVID-19, with 12,185 hospitalizations throughout the pandemic.
More than 100 nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the state have had at least one case of illness in the past 28 days, including many in Santa Fe.