Chart 232: COVID-19 In New Mexico Nov. 1, 2020
This chart displays the cumulative number of COVID-19 diagnoses versus date in Los Alamos County. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 747 New Cases, Total Now 47,232 With 8 New Deaths, 21,623 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon the partial total of 747 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County reports 1 new case today bringing the total to 50 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 8 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 224 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 35 new cases in Chaves County
- 9 new cases in Cibola County
- 17 new cases in Curry County
- 111 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 51 new cases in Eddy County
- 9 new cases
Experts At biodiversity Conference Call For Linking Human And Livestock Health With Ecosystems
The Monteverde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica. Photo by Jodi Crisp
Global Landscapes Forum News:
- Addressing the wild meat trade and restoring landscapes, key to preventing the next pandemic
BONN Germany — Dr. Peter Daszak, Sir Robert Watson, Elizabeth Mrema and more than 250 other experts at the Global Landscapes Forum Digital Biodiversity Conference ‘One World, One Health’ Oct. 28-29, called for integrating biodiversity and landscape perspectives into efforts to prevent future outbreaks of zoonoses – diseases of animal origin such as COVID-19, SARS, Ebola and HIV.
The event, joined by 5,000 Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Baseball Season Does The Job With Well Tested COVID Data
Tales of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
Baseball Season Does The Job With Well Tested COVID Data
Baseball fans delight in James Earl Jones’s slow, rolling sermon on baseball in the 1989 movie, “Field of Dreams.” The diction is folksy: “… The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball … This field, this game — it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again.”
Now some 30 years later, baseball is working hard to carry out the promise. The nation is bogged down in the COVID pandemic. Schools are Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Partial Update: 592 New Cases, Total Now 46,490 With 11 New Deaths, 21,570 Patients Recovered
Note: due to a technical issue, reporting results from some labs to the New Mexico Department of Health have been delayed for today’s update, resulting in a partial total. The delayed results will be included in Sunday’s reporting.
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon the partial total of 592 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County reports 1 new case today bringing the total to 49 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 11 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department Read More
Chart 231: COVID-19 In New Mexico Oct. 31, 2020
The bars on this chart show the number of active COVID-19 related hospitalizations versus date. New Mexico Department of Health reports a record 354 hospitalizations today. Created by Eli Ben-NaimEnvironment Department COVID-19 Watchlist Update Oct. 31
NMED News:
…List includes New Mexico businesses with two or more rapid responses within the last 14 days
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has updated its daily Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist, which includes New Mexico establishments that have had two or more rapid responses in the last 14 days.
There are 103 establishments as of today on the Watchlist. The Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist is posted here.
A rapid response is initiated when the state learns of a positive COVID-19 case in the workplace. NMED or the state agency initiating the rapid response will offer direction Read More
New Mexicans Urged To Stay Home, Watch Movies, Support Local Businesses With Takeout This Halloween
NMFO News:
SANTA FE – Ahead of this Halloween weekend, the New Mexico Film Office (NMFO) has released a list of Halloween themed productions shot in New Mexico.
The list is composed of horror, thriller, mystery and post-apocalyptic films and television shows produced all across the Land of Enchantment.
“New Mexico has been the location of choice in several productions that fall into the category of Halloween,” NMFO Director Amber Dodson said. “As we continue to urge people to stay home this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is our hope that this list will help ease the search and get folks to Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 1,010 New Cases, Total Now 45,909 With 13 New Deaths, 21,491 Patients Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 1,010 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 48 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 13 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 335 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 29 new cases in Chaves County
- 28 new cases in Cibola County
- 1 new case in Colfax County
- 19 new cases in Curry County
- 248 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 18 new cases in Eddy County
- 3 new cases in Grant County
- 3 new cases
Los Alamos County Clerk Issues Update On Election Night Results Posting In Light Of COVID-19 Pandemic
COUNTY News:
In light of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently affirming the ban on mass gatherings for the foreseeable future, Los Alamos County Clerk Naomi Maestas announced today that her office will forego Election Night Reporting (in-person) Tuesday, Nov. 3, inside the Municipal Building.
This decision is intended to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, as the Clerk’s office continues to do its part to battle the ongoing public health pandemic.
As was done in the June 2020 Primary, rather than congregating and waiting for the result tapes from each of the vote centers to be posted Read More
Chart 230: COVID-19 In New Mexico Oct. 30, 2020
The bars in this chart show the number of diagnoses versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. Both today and yesterday, the number of new COVID-19 cases exceeded 1,000. Source: New York Times. Created by Eli Ben-NaimNMPED COVID-19 Update: 39 Staff; 13 Students Test Positive In New Mexico Public Schools In Last 24 Hours
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The Public Education Department announced this afternoon 52 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
Rapid response has been initiated, and all pertinent information has been verified with the schools and school districts.
The following new cases have been reported:
- Four cases in Bernalillo County. Three of the infected individuals are staff members who were last on school property Oct. 14, 21, and 23. The other infected individual is a student who was last on campus Sept. 15.
- Two cases in Chaves County. Both of the infected individuals are staff members who
New Mexico Governor Orders Flags Half-Staff For Week Of Mourning As State Reaches 1,000 Death COVID-19 Milestone
STATE News:
“Take this virus seriously … Don’t wait for the illness and death it delivers to arrive on your doorstep.” –Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered state flags to half-staff this afternoon for a week of mourning in recognition of the state of New Mexico recording 1,000 COVID-19 fatalities.
The state Department of Health today reported 13 additional COVID-19 fatalities, the most deaths reported in the state in a single day of the pandemic, bringing the state’s total to 1,007.
The state reported its first COVID-19 fatality March 25.
The state Read More
Chart 229: COVID-19 In New Mexico Oct. 29, 2020
This area chart shows the number of COVID-19 cases by zip code in Rio Arriba County. To date there were 513 diagnoses in Rio Arriba, with an overall diagnoses rate that is 40 percent lower than elsewhere in New Mexico. There was a single diagnosis in Los Ojos, Velarde, Gallina, Regina and Youngsville. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 1,082 New Cases, Total Now At 44,904 With 3 New Deaths And 21,389 Patients Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 1,082 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County has 1 new case today bringing the total to 48 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 3 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 260 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 32 new cases in Chaves County
- 36 new cases in Cibola County
- 28 new cases in Curry County
- 248 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 24 new cases in Eddy County
- 4 new cases in Grant County
- 1 new case
As COVID-19 Cases Rise In New Mexico, Delegation Calls On Federal Agencies To Provide Full Transparency Regarding State’s Share Of PPE To Combat Spikes Amid Flu Season
Congressional Delegation News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) urged officials in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to distribute adequate supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) to New Mexico so the state and its Native communities may properly prepare for the coming winter months.
New Mexico is experiencing Read More
Environment Department COVID-19 Watchlist Update Oct. 29
NMED News:
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has updated its daily Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist, which includes New Mexico places of employment that have had two or more rapid responses in the last 14 days.
There are 102 establishments on the Watchlist as of Wednesday. The Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist is posted here.
A rapid response is initiated when the state learns of a positive COVID-19 case in the workplace. NMED or the state agency initiating the rapid response will offer direction to establishments regarding testing, quarantining and isolating, disinfecting Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 663 New Cases, Total Now At 43,826 With 11 New Deaths And 21,224 Patients Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 663 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County has 3 new cases today bringing the total to 47 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 11 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 273 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 19 new cases in Chaves County
- 6 new cases in Cibola County
- 1 new case in Colfax County
- 13 new cases in Curry County
- 1 new case in De Baca County
- 97 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 44 new cases
Red Cross: Tips For Safe Halloween During Pandemic
RED CROSS News:
- Skip Trick or Treat and other traditions that involve being in crowds this year
ALBUQUERQUE — Halloween will be different this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises skipping traditional trick-or-treating and other festivities involving crowds, which are high-risk for spreading the virus.
However, there are some low-risk activities you can do instead.
“Though many traditional Halloween activities can actually put you at a high risk for viruses, there are plenty of safer ways to still enjoy the holiday,” Read More
Chart 228: COVID-19 In New Mexico Oct. 28, 2020
The distribution of COVID-19 cases in Santa Fe. About 90 percent of the 1,692 diagnoses in Santa Fe County occurred inside the City of Santa Fe. This pie chart displays the number of diagnoses by zip code. The number of diagnoses is indicated, too. In particular, 952 diagnoses out of a total of 1,545 occurred in Southwest Santa Fe. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
