The New Mexico Department of Health previously warned of future infections after mosquitos captured in Bernalillo County tested positive for the virus in early July.
DEI had enjoyed a surge following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent 120 days of nonstop rioting, arson, assaults, killings, and attacks on law enforcement during the summer of 2020.
The Permian Basin, shared by New Mexico and West Texas, is the busiest oil and gas field in the U.S., producing about half of U.S. production which was expected to grow to 13.4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2025.
