Chart 45: COVID-19 In New Mexico April 28
Statewide counts. Shown are the cumulative numbers of tests, diagnoses and deaths in New Mexico. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
Fraction of people diagnosed with COVID-19 to date who are hospitalized, deceased or recovered. The complementary fraction is labeled as infected. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Cases At 2,974; 6 More Deaths
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced this afternoon 153 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 6 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes six additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
Per the New Mexico Department of Health, the most recent cases announced this afternoon include:
- 44 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 5 new cases in Cibola County
- 1 new case in Curry County
- 3 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 43 new cases in McKinley County
- 1 new case in Roosevelt County
- 5 new cases in Sandoval County
- 45 new cases
Los Alamos Community Foundation Announces COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant Recipients
LACF News:
The Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF), in collaboration with generous donors and community partners, announced $29,300 of Emergency Response grants to 20 regional nonprofits severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The nonprofits receiving funding in this initial round include:
Barrios Unidos, Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region, Breath of My Heart Birthplace, Coro de Camara, Española YMCA Teen Center, Española Valley Fiber Arts Center, Family Learning Center, Habitat for Humanity of Española Valley & Los Alamos, INSIDE OUT, Las Cumbres Community Services, Read More
New Mexico Congressional Delegation Announces $6.6 Million In CARES Act Funding For Testing, Contact Tracing
Congressional Delegation News:
- Funding will be used to expand COVID-19 testing capacity and contact tracing, which helps limit disease spread by alerting those who have come into contact with infected individuals
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.), announced this morning that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is awarding New Mexico $6,638,183 through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Read More
National Fraternal Order Of Police: 77 Law Enforcement Officers Have Died In Line Of Duty Due To COVID-19
NFOP News:
The National Fraternal Order of Police is sad to report that 77 law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty due to COVID-19, as of today, April 27, 2020.
COVID-19 Line-of-Duty Deaths
While COVID-19 is without a doubt a public health crisis, it is also a public safety crisis. The FOP knew at the beginning of the pandemic that law enforcement officers on the front lines combating this pandemic—more than 90 percent of whom will be responding from local and State agencies—would be increasingly vulnerable to contracting the virus. COVID-19 makes no distinction between age, race Read More
Alzheimer’s Association: Legal Webinar For Caregivers
AA News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The Alzheimer’s Association, New Mexico Chapter is continuing its mission even in these challenging times.
Adapting to the COVID-19 crisis, it is now offering many free resources electronically so that New Mexicans can access from the safety of their own homes.
The latest online webinar is designed for family caregivers of loved ones with dementia:
“Legal Road Map: Planning Ahead for Dementia Caregivers” is a free webinar from the Alzheimer’s Association, NM Chapter, presented by attorneys Margaret A. Graham and Daniel J. Monte of Pregenzer, Baysinger, Wideman & Read More
Cultivating Vitality With Michelle: The Inner War
By MICHELLE HARKEY-WILDE
Los Alamos
Today I sat in the early morning sunshine and listened to the birds chirping. It was so beautiful I wanted to record it, but I did not. Just like pictures never quite seem to capture the majesty of a sunset over the ocean, recordings of bird songs just aren’t as sweet when replayed. There is a special quality to being present in the moment of perception.
I sense a shift in our collective way of being as sweet and tenuous as the song of the bird who sings only when it is safe. There’s a coming back to self, family and community which I find calming, reassuring.
Can you feel Read More
Chart 43: COVID-19 In New Mexico April 27
Statewide counts. Shown are the cumulative numbers of tests, diagnoses and deaths in New Mexico. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
New diagnoses. Shown is the number of new diagnoses, reported daily. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases At 2,823; 5 More Deaths
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 101 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 6 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes five additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
Per the New Mexico Department of Health, the most recent cases announced this afternoon include:
- 8 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 10 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 58 new cases in McKinley County
- 4 new cases in Sandoval County
- 21 new cases in San Juan County
The Department of Health on Monday also reported five Read More
Los Alamos Dentists Update Patients On Reopening Plans
By Dr’s: Baker, Cannon, Gardiner, Gartz, Heisch, McDonald, Meyer, Meyers, Montoya, Nichols, Parker, Posada and Vest
To all our dental patients:
We hope this message finds you and yours healthy.
All our offices are currently organizing the schedule for all patients whose appointments were unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each office will be calling you to set up appointments once we have a start date.
We are all currently planning to make your new appointments as safe and efficient as possible, and we will be scheduling in a way to avoid multiple patients waiting in the office Read More
Hoffman: Colorado Now Releasing COVID-19 Daily Death Rate Data, As New Mexico Death Rate Rises
This figure shows the estimated Colorado death rate (number of COVID-19 deaths per day), plotted according to the date that the death was reported to CDPHE. The different curves correspond to successive data releases, on dates indicated by the legend. Created by Nels Hoffman
This figure compares the COVID-19 death rates in Colorado and New Mexico, where now the death rates have been expressed per 100,000 population, which takes out the effect of the population difference between the two states. Created by Nels Hoffman
By NELS HOFFMAN
Los Alamos
Emergency Manager Beverley Simpson Thanks Volunteers For Assistance Sewing Face Coverings; Reminder To Log Volunteer Hours With County
COUNTY News:
Volunteers help out by donating face coverings; County encourages residents to log hours for later request to FEMA against 25 Percent match due to COVID-19.
Los Alamos County Emergency Manager Beverley Simpson thanks residents who have donated their time and talent to sewing face coverings for County employees over the last two weeks.
“After we put out the call to local sewing groups, and with the help of local news media promotions, we received over 700 face coverings that were successfully distributed last week to all of our County employees,” Simpson said. “We are greatly appreciative Read More
Alme: Santa Fe County Continues As New Mexico’s COVID-19 Success Story – Review Of Results With Another Week Of Data
Figure 1. Santa Fe County: The cumulative number of positive COVID-19 test results is shown by NMDOH reporting date. The green curve is our estimate of the current number of active COVID-19 cases (among individuals that initially tested positive). Also presented is the doubling time computed from the data. The doubling time is calculated for a given day by using data from two days earlier and two days later. An exponential function is drawn through the doubling time to emphasize the nature of the increase beginning March 27. Created by Marv Alme
Figure 2. 30 Counties of New Mexico: The cumulative Read More
Rio Arriba County Aids Navajo Nation With Beds & PPE
RAC News:
ESPAÑOLA — As the infection rates continue to rise at an alarming rate in the Navajo Nation, beds and equipment are being donated by Rio Arriba County to help with the response.
Fifteen beds and personal protective equipment (PPE) of 123 gowns and 60 3-D printed N95 masks are being transported to Rehoboth McKinley Hospital (RMCH) in Gallup, McKinley County.
Alfredo Montoya, the head of the County’s Emergency Operations Center, said the County is working to provide cloth masks and face shields as well.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez is expecting COVID-19 cases to peak sometime Read More
Chartwells Provides 4,496 Meals For Local Children
Chartwells Food Services and volunteers provide 4,496 meals for children Friday to cover them through the weekend.Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
Chef Laurence Pena and the team at Chartwells Food Services and volunteers, provided 4,496 meals for children Friday to cover them through the weekend.
Meals continue next week, check out the spring and summer newsletter at www.laschools.net, search Chartwells.
Chartwells and Los Alamos Public Schools are participating in the Free Emergency Meals program for any child 18 and under. The program includes both a breakfast and lunch meal distribution
Udall Statement On Roll Backs To Clean Water Act
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, issued the following statement after the Trump administration issued its final rule rolling back Clean Water Act protections for most of New Mexico’s waterways under the “Waters of the United States” provision of the Clean Water Act:
“Even during a global pandemic, the environmental recklessness of the Trump administration knows no bounds. Americans are rightly outraged that the Trump administration Read More
Chart 42: COVID-19 In New Mexico April 26
Statewide counts. Shown are the cumulative numbers of tests, diagnoses and deaths in New Mexico. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
Fraction of those who recovered to date and the complementary fraction of those who have died. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 2,726; 6 More Deaths
NOTE: Due to a technical lapse, reporting results from some labs to the state Department of Health are delayed Sunday, April 26. As a result, the following data reflects only a partial total. The delayed results will be included in the state’s reporting Monday, April 27, or as soon as they are received and lab-confirmed. We are continuing to actively investigate cases that are reported to the state throughout the day.
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced this afternoon 66 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 6 cases that have tested Read More
All Together NM Fund Announces $550K In Food Grants
STATE News:
SANTA FE — A state COVID-19 relief fund started last month is awarding grants totaling $550,000 to address the surging demand for food assistance from unemployed New Mexicans.
The All Together NM Fund announced Friday that it has awarded $400,000 in grants to five food banks that serve communities – including tribal communities – across the state. Amounts were based on a formula used by the state to distribute food assistance.
The New Mexico Coalition of Community Foundations, which originated the All Together NM Fund, will also award $150,000 through a competitive grant process Read More
LAAC Cancels Upcoming Events Due To Social Distancing
LAAC News:
Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) has made the difficult decision to cancel several of their events due to Social Distancing, required by the State of New Mexico.
For the safety of patrons and visitors, LAAC has determined that the following events will be canceled, with alternatives when possible, even if the restrictions are eased or lifted before the event date.
Arts and Crafts Fair:
May 2 Arts and Crafts Fair. LAAC will offer a Virtual Craft Fair for the Vendors and Patrons of the Fair. More information is coming soon! Check out LAAC’s website www.losalamosartscouncil.org Read More
