In addition, the Santa Fe County Department of Public Safety also has discontinued visitation. Incoming inmates are being screened for all infectious diseases, including COVID-19, the agency said.

Officials with the San Miguel County Detention Center have suspended visitation amid the pandemic.

Warden Matt Elwell told the Las Vegas Optic the suspension of visitations would last at least three weeks, and that officials will review the policy at that point.

“We’ve canceled our public visitation, and (are preventing) our volunteers from entering the facility,” Elwell said. “That’s twofold. One, that’s to stop any introduction of the virus, and if we had (the coronavirus) inside, to prevent them from taking it back to the community.”

Elwell called the measure temporary and said the San Miguel County Detention Center was following the lead of other government agencies.

On Monday, the state hardened social-distancing recommendations to restrict restaurant service to 50% of seating capacity with a 6 foot (1.83 meters) buffer between tables and no service at bar fronts, while state museums and buildings were closed to the public as state workers make the transition to working remotely from home.

State health officials announced Sunday that four more people have tested positive for the coronavirus, pushing New Mexico’s total to 17. They said the latest cases all were men from Bernalillo County — one in his 20s, two in their 30s and one in his 40s.

Previous cases were reported in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Socorro counties. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has said more cases are likely to emerge as testing ramps up via drive-thru screening centers.

The virus usually causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. But some people, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, can be hit with more severe illness, including pneumonia.

The New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter train service from Belen to Santa Fe is suspending service through April 3.

Terry Doyle, director of Rio Metro Regional Transit District, says there’s no indication that anyone has contracted the virus through riding the train or the train service has transported anyone who has been infected.

There are no plans at this time to suspend or curtail service provided by Rio Metro buses and shuttle services.