SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico have added more than 110 coronavirus-related deaths to the state death toll on Monday after completing an audit of public health records.

The state Department of Health added 114 deaths to the final report released last week, the Albuquerque Journal reported. All but one death was added because of the audit.

Department spokesman David Morgan said the toll was adjusted to 4,245 virus-related deaths after the audit identified inaccurate data and addressed incomplete information, including asking hospitals in Texas that were handling COVID-19 patients from New Mexico.

Each of the fatalities added to the death toll were directly caused by COVID-19, Morgan said, noting that the state was reporting more than 40 deaths daily at the height of the pandemic in December.

“It’s very difficult under the best of circumstances to keep up,” Morgan said.

Health officials also reported 366 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases for the three-day period from Saturday to Monday.