Chart 179: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 9
Statewide mask mandates in the United States. Shown are the 34 states (plus the District of Columbia) that do require face covering in public. In the remaining states, mask orders typically vary by county and/or municipality. Source: AARP (www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2020/states-mask-mandates-coronavirus.html). Created by Eli Ben-NaimSen. Tom Udall Reiterates Call For Immediate Senate Action To Provide Real Relief To Millions Of Suffering Americans
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) called for the Senate to act immediately to provide real relief to New Mexicans struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to reject the new, insufficient proposal from Senate Republicans.
Senate Republicans have delayed action for months, refusing to take up the HEROES Act, a badly-needed coronavirus relief package that was passed by the House of Representatives in May, or come back to the negotiating table to find a solution that addresses the needs of struggling families and Read More
The Food Depot Earns ‘New Mexico Safe Certified’ Designation
During March through June, The Food Depot incurred $1.3 million in additional expenses, and spent its entire annual food purchase budget in just two months to meet the increased rate of food insecurity. Courtesy/TFD
THE FOOD DEPOT News:
SANTA FE — To help protect the safety of its staff, volunteers and those who receive services from the food bank, The Food Depot recently earned the New Mexico Safe Certified designation.
Completing the program was the most recent addition to The Food Depot’s commitment to taking all precautions necessary in a COVID-19 environment.
“Our disaster relief plan Read More
AFT & American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Applaud Progress Of COVID-19 Response Toolkit
AFT News:
…Science-Informed Best Practices and Adequate PPE, Sanitation, and Ventilation Safest for Reentry
ALBUQUERQUE – American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly and Executive Vice President Kathy Chavez today released the following statement:
“On Aug. 19, 2020, AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT New Mexico President Stephanie Ly alerted Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that many Pre-K-12 school re-openings around the state have not met the standard set by her administration for safety Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 26,181 With Zero Deaths Today And 13,701 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 44 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 27 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces zero deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 22 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 4 new cases in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Curry County
- 3 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 4 new cases in Eddy County
- 1 new case in Grant County
- 1 new case in Lea County
- 1 new case in Luna County
- 1 new case in McKinley
Despite Pandemic, Northern Reports Enrollment Increase
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) is reporting an 11 percent increase in student headcount enrollment for the 2020 Fall semester, and a 3 percent increase in total student credit hours taken, the College’s highest enrollment since 2014.
“Even in the midst of a pandemic, we have continued to leverage our resources and benefit from the partnerships we have fostered to fulfill our mission of educating underserved students in Northern New Mexico,” NNMC President Rick Bailey said.
Notable gains included a one percent increase in existing Read More
Local Nonprofit Las Cumbres Community Services Adopts Executive Leadership Team Model
LAS CUMBRES News:
Las Cumbres Community Services experiences transition early in 2020 that poised organization to face a challenging year.
Las Cumbres Community Services (LCCS) has recently adopted an Executive Leadership Team (ELT) model to oversee the organization, after Executive Director Megan Délano resigned in January.
While this unexpected transition presented a significant challenge, it also presented a profound and necessary opportunity to reflect upon the complexity of the organization and leadership capacity, after a period of significant program growth across its Read More
Chart 178: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 8
This chart shows the overall COVID-19 risk by county throughout New Mexico. The nonprofit organization Covid Act Now monitors daily diagnoses, testing positivity, infection rates, ICU headroom and contacts traced in each state. Covid Act Now designates overall COVID-19 risk using these five metrics. The overall risk designation differs from designations made by state of New Mexico in two respects: (i) New Mexico Department of Health factors in only daily diagnoses and test positivity rates, (ii) NMDOH low risk designation requires less than 8 average daily diagnoses per 100,000 people,Los Alamos Public Schools Participates In Universal Free Breakfast And Lunch Program Today Through Dec. 31
The Universal Free Breakfast and Lunch program runs today through Dec. 31, 2020. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Chartwells and Los Alamos Public Schools are participating in the Universal Free Breakfast and Lunch program for any child 18 and under.
The program, which falls under the expansion of the USDA guidelines, runs today through Dec. 31, 2020.
The meals will be packaged together for one single distribution. Meals may be picked up curbside 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and Friday at Aspen Elementary and Piñon Elementary schools.
Tuesday meals include breakfast and lunch for Tuesday to Thursday, Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 26,144 With 4 More Deaths And 13,604 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 46 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 27 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 4 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 13 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 2 new cases in Chaves County
- 5 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 4 new cases in Eddy County
- 1 new case in Grant County
- 5 new cases in Lea County
- 2 new cases in Luna County
- 6 new cases in McKinley County
- 1 new
Chart 177: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 7
Overall COVID-19 risk by state. The nonprofit organization Covid Act Now monitors daily diagnoses, infection rates, testing positivity, ICU headroom, and contacts traced in each state. The overall COVID-19 risk is based on these five metrics. The risk designation differs from those used by the state of New Mexico in two respects: (i) New Mexico Department of Health factors in only daily diagnoses and test positivity rates, (ii) Covid Act Now low risk designation requires less than 1 average daily diagnoses per 100,000 people, whereas NMDOH has a threshold of 8 average daily diagnoses per Chart 176: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 6
The bars show the number of deaths versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
September Is National Preparedness Month
The Red Cross encourages everyone, especially older adults, to prepare for emergencies. Courtesy/ARC
American Red Cross News:
ALBUQUERQUE — According to new research from the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council and the American Academy of Nursing, older adults are more vulnerable and experience more casualties after a natural disaster compared to other age groups.
That’s why this National Preparedness Month, the Red Cross, Central and Northern AZ Chapters encourage everyone, especially older adults, to get ready for emergencies.
Being prepared for disasters is Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 26,107 With 3 More Death And 13,530 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 66 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 27 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 3 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 10 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 16 new cases in Chaves County
- 2 new cases in Curry County
- 9 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 4 new cases in Eddy County
- 6 new cases in Lea County
- 2 new cases in McKinley County
- 2 new cases in Rio Arriba County
Chart 175: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 5
The bars show the number of diagnoses versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-NaimNew Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 26,048 With 6 More Death And 13,460 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 152 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 27 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 6 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 152 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
- 24 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 2 new cases in Catron County
Morale Boosting Bags Donated To Assisted Living Homes
From left, David Hampton, Lisa Duran, Tim Trujillo and James Kershner deliver 44 morale boosting bags from the senior centers to Aspen Ridge, as part of a goal to donate a bag to every senior in assisted living in the community. This delivery marks 100 bags thanks to the support of the community donating spare change in honor of local resident George Best’s 100th birthday. The bags contain treats, snacks, notes and artwork including hand painted rocks from children and adults in the community. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
Hand painted rocks from the community were placed in every gift Read More
State Departments Collaborate To Launch Virtual Job Readiness Training Series
NMHSD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Human Services Department’s Behavioral Health Services Division is spearheading a collaborative effort to increase the number of Certified Peer Support Workers (CPSWs) working in substance abuse and addiction recovery programs across the state.
The New Mexico Office of Peer Recovery and Engagement (OPRE) and the New Mexico Workforce Connection are key partners in the initiative. The second of two virtual sessions will take place Sept. 24-25, after a successful inaugural event that wrapped up last month.
“We are in the midst of a crisis in the state,” Read More
Chart 174: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 4
Effective today, the state of New Mexico eased restrictions for travelers incoming from out of state. Travelers from 11 low-risk states are now exempt from the mandatory self quarantine requirement. For a state to be classified as a low risk, it must meet two criteria: (i) test positivity rate below 5 percent and (ii) seven-day average of daily diagnoses below 8 per 100,000 residents. Source: NMDOH (https://cv.nmhealth.org/travel-recommendations/). Map credit:mapchart.net. Created by Eli Ben-NaimNew Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 25,902 With 3 More Death And 13,412 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 96 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 27 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 3 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 16 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 13 new cases in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Colfax County
- 9 new cases in Curry County
- 13 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 8 new cases in Eddy County
- 8 new cases in Lea County
- 1 new case in Luna County
- 3 new cases
