Chart 364 COVID-19 In New Mexico March 13, 2021
This chart shows the percentage of residents who registered for a vaccine with the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) by county. Los Alamos County and its three neighbors are highlighted. Source: NMDOH. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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League Lunch With A Leader: Skolnik And Massaro March 18
LWV Los Alamos News:
The League of Women Voters monthly Lunch with a Leader features health experts Richard Skolnik and Thomas Massaro, MD, discussing COVID-19.
This month’s virtual presentation is noon Thursday, March 18.
Skolnik of Los Alamos will present information on the virus from a global perspective and a path forward to stop this pandemic. He has more than 40 years of experience in international development and Global Health. Skolnik spent 25 years at the World Bank. After leaving the World Bank, he served as vice president for International Programs and director of the Center for Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 268 New Cases, Total 187,984 With 6 New Deaths And 163,180 Patients Recovered
STATE News:Today’s update includes 6 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
- 95 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 2 new cases in Chaves County
- 8 new cases in Cibola County
- 2 new cases
Chart 363 COVID-19 In New Mexico March 12, 2021
The chart shows the statewide mask mandates in the United States including the 34 states that do require face coverings in public. Source: AARP. Map: mapchart.net. Created by Eli Ben-NaimOn The Job In Los Alamos: Sandra Smithers At Tricore
On the job in Los Alamos is Lab Assistant III Sandra Smithers preparing to draw blood Tuesday at Tricore at 118 Central Park Square. To learn more about Tricore, call 505.661.4136. #worklosalamos #wheredisccoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 236 New Cases, Total 187,720 With 6 New Deaths And 161,650 Patients Recovered
STATE News:Today’s update includes 6 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
- 77 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 3 new cases in Chaves County
- 4 new cases in Cibola County
- 5 new cases
On The Job In Los Alamos: LAVNS Selling Daffodils
On the job in Los Alamos today is Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Services (LAVNS) Office Manager Jade Lovato, left, and Executive Director Wendi Wolfe selling daffodil arrangements in front of Starbucks on Central Avenue as part of the annual LAVNS daffodil sale. Proceeds from the sale support the LAVNS Hospice Program for terminally ill individuals. Individual bunches (10 stems) can be purchased for $8 and three bunches cost $24 and include a vase, while supplies last. Friday, the final day of sale, LAVNS will sell the flowers until 5 p.m. from its office at 109 Central Park Square. Photo by Kirsten Read More
Gov. Lujan Grisham, Lt. Gov. Morales, State Leaders Mark One Year Milestone Of First COVID-19 Cases In New Mexico
Flanked by state leaders this morning, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham mark the one-year milestone today of the first COVID-19 cases in New Mexico. Screenshot/LADP
STATE News:
…“After a year of fighting and sacrificing to protect one another, New Mexico’s future is bright.”
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today marked the one-year milestone of the first COVID-19 cases in New Mexico:
“Reflecting on the past year, thinking back to where we were last March and all that has happened since, more than anything else I am genuinely and incredibly proud of New Mexicans.
“As I said in my State Read More
Chart 362 COVID-19 In New Mexico March 11, 2021
The bars in this chart display the seven-day average number of cases per 100,000 people, and the line shows the gating criterion under New Mexico’s ‘red to green’ framework. Los Alamos (4.2 average daily cases per 100,000) and its three surrounding counties are highlighted. After meeting the gating criterion for the second time, Los Alamos County moved from GREEN to TURQUOISE. Source: NMDOH. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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Local Gyms Strive To Meet Fitness Needs During Pandemic
Participants at a recent spinning classes at the Family YMCA. Courtesy/YMCA
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Despite Wednesday’s announcement that the New Mexico Department of Health put Los Alamos in the turquoise on its statewide COVID map, local fitness centers are in a balancing act between satisfying people’s fitness needs and keeping customers safe.
To meet both needs, the Family YMCA, 1450 Iris St., has gotten creative by offering both in-person and virtual fitness classes.
Recently, the Family YMCA expanded its fitness class offerings.
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UPDATE: DOH Administering 2nd Pfizer Vaccine Dose At ‘Smith Auditorium’ March 17 … Those Not Contacted By DOH Yet Should Email Emergency Management Office
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County’s Emergency Management Office would like to alert those individuals who received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine Feb. 22 in Los Alamos that the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) will be administering the second (booster) dose of the Pfizer vaccine Wednesday, March 17 at Duane Smith Auditorium (NOT Griffith Gymnasium).
Several individuals have indicated that as of today they have not been contacted with an appointment by the NMDOH. The Emergency Management Office will be coordinating with all individuals who may have been missed by NMDOH in a text/email Read More
Chart 361 COVID-19 In New Mexico March 10, 2021
The bars in this chart show the number of COVID-19 diagnoses in Los Alamos County versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-NaimHealth Department Reports Los Alamos At Turquoise Level!
The updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning today. Courtesy/NMDOH
NMDOH News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health today announced the updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning today, March 10.
Los Alamos and six other New Mexico counties have advanced to the Turquoise Level, which is the least restrictive of all the levels.
Seven counties have moved to the Green Level, at which there are fewer restrictions on commercial and day-to-day activities amid decreased virus risk.
Eighteen counties are at the Yellow Level as of today and only Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 257 New Cases, Total 187,487 With 9 New Deaths And 160,142 Patients Recovered
STATE News:Today’s update includes 9 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
- 94 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 7 new cases in Chaves County
- 3 new cases in Cibola County
- 4 new cases
Bill Adding COVID-19 To Workers’ Comp Act Passes House
Rep. Dayan Hochman-Vigil
STATE News:
Santa Fe — Monday, essential workers who contract COVID-19, and whose employers have failed to comply with Covid-safe practices, will qualify for Workers’ Compensation benefits under new legislation passed by the New Mexico House of Representatives.
Sponsored by Rep. Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos), Rep. Meredith A. Dixon (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Daymon Ely (D-Corrales), and Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D-Albuquerque).
House Bill 268 adds to the Workers’ Compensation Act a rebuttable
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Welcome Nearly $1 Million For Broadband And Telehealth Projects In New Mexico
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are welcoming announcements from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development that several projects in New Mexico will receive a combined $927,966 through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program.
The funding is made available through the CARES Act that Senators Heinrich and Luján helped pass in 2020. Senators Heirnich and Luján and Rep. Leger Fernández will continue working to support broadband and telehealth Read More
Chart 360 COVID-19 In New Mexico March 9, 2021
The line in this chart shows the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered in New Mexico, as percentage of the state’s population, versus date. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Created by Eli Ben-NaimNew Mexico COVID-19 Update: 209 New Cases, Total 187,238 With 19 New Deaths, 158,616 Patients Recovered
STATE News:Today’s update includes 19 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
- 85 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Cibola County
- 6 new cases in Curry County
- 37 new cases
Emotional Healing: Noticing Changes Can Save Lives
By DR. TED WIARD
Golden Willow Retreat
COVID-19 continues to be a major focus for most people in the world and rightfully so, as many people continue to become infected by the virus and sickness and death are still major concerns.
Lately, there has been a decrease in infections, hospitalizations, and infection as the vaccine and conscious behaviors are helping decrease people being infected by the disease.
The world is not out of the woods, but as proactive action and healthy behaviors continue, the world will be able to start to re-open its ways of life and find a new norm of how to step back into Read More
Full School Reentry Is Here; All Staff Prioritized For Vaccine
NMDOH / NMPED News:
- All educators offered vaccine by end of March; schools to move rapidly to expand in-person learning
- Goal: All schools in full reentry no later than April 5
SANTA FE – All New Mexico school staff members will be offered a COVID-19 vaccine before the end of March as a gateway to further expanding safe in-person learning with a goal of reaching full reentry by April 5, the Public Education Department and Department of Health announced today.
“I bring you good news today – news you’ve been waiting to hear for a year: We’re going back to school,” Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart Read More
