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Los Alamos Teen Center Halts Programs, Reduces Maximum Attendance To 10 Through Jan. 25

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The Los Alamos Teen Center at 475 20th St., is temporarily halting programs and reducing maximum attendance to 10 teens beginning today at the request of the County. Courtesy photo

LATC News:

At the request of Los Alamos County, the Los Alamos Teen Center (LATC) is temporarily halting its programs and reducing its maximum attendance through Jan. 25 at which point the County will reassess the situation.

Beginning today, the maximum capacity allowed in the LATC is 10 teens at one time. This will continue through Jan. 22 when Los Alamos High School ends its temporary remote instruction period.

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Updated Chart: 567 Reflecting Latest COVID Cases At LAPS

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This chart shows as of late Wednesday night the percentage of the population (student + staff) who tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 10 days for each Los Alamos Public Schools as well as the district wide average (shown on the rightmost column). The red line shows the 5% thresholds set by the New Mexico Public Education Department. Schools are expected to move to remote instruction for 10 days if 5% of the school population test positive during a 14-day period. The table at the bottom shows the number of additional positive tests that would cause each school to exceed the 5% threshold. Source: Read More

New Mexico Public Education Department Changes School Quarantines To Align With CDC Guidance

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Public Education Secretary (Designate) Kurt Steinhaus

NMDOH News:

Updated toolkit now requires boosters for staff to avoid quarantine

SANTA FE – Balancing new medical guidance with the Omicron surge, the New New Mexico Public Education Department today announced shorter quarantine and self-isolation requirements for students and staff.

 Quarantines are reduced from 10 days to five for students and staff who have been exposed to COVID-19, and self-isolation is reduced from 10 days to five for those who test positive for the virus.

Both changes align with guidance issued Dec. 27 by the federal Read More

Updated Chart: 566 Reflecting Latest COVID Cases At LAPS Jan. 3-12, 2022

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This final updated chart for today shows the percentage of the population (student + staff) who tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 10 days for each Los Alamos Public Schools as well as the district wide average (shown on the rightmost column). The red line shows the 5% thresholds set by the New Mexico Public Education Department. Schools are expected to move to remote instruction for 10 days if 5% of the school population test positive during a 14-day period. The table at the bottom shows the number of additional positive tests that would cause each school to exceed the 5% threshold. Source: Read More

New Mexico Health Department: Temporary System Disruption Impacts COVID-19 Reporting

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NMDOH:

…Technical issue artificially lowered daily case count, has now been resolved

SANTA FE: The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has announced that a temporary disruption in the electronic lab reporting (ELR) feed occurred that impacted the number of new COVID-19 case counts announced Tuesday by the NMDOH. 

The anomaly resulted in an artificial lowering of new COVID-19 cases as reported in Tuesday’s daily case count press release.

The ELR reporting issue has been resolved and all cases reported to the state are expected to be included in tonight’s COVID-19 epidemiology Read More

LAHS Transitions To Temporary Remote Learning 

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LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) has announced that today the number of positive COVID cases among staff and students at Los Alamos High School (LAHS) over the past 14 days reached the 5% threshold.

LAHS has 68 positive COVID cases so beginning today, both Topper Freshman Academy and LAHS will transition to temporary remote learning. Students will remain in remote learning through Jan. 22.

LAHS Principal Carter Payne has sent a message to all students, staff and families with guidance on remote learning for the next 10 days.

“I am comitted to getting students back into school as quickly Read More

Atomic City Transit Requiring Social Distancing And Limiting Capacity Beginning Thursday Jan. 13

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COUNTY News:

Due to the increased number of positive cases in Los Alamos and surrounding areas, Atomic City Transit will adhere to 6-foot social distancing and limiting capacity on fixed route services beginning Thursday, Jan. 13. 

To maintain employee and passenger safety we continue to require that all passengers wear a face covering to board and ride the bus.

Atomic City Transit is implementing the following practices:

  • The number of passengers allowed on each bus will be limited to comply with 6-foot social distancing.
  • Seats on every bus will be blocked-off to assure adequate spacing between
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Emergency SNAP Benefits Continue Through January

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HSD Deputy Secretary Angela Medrano

HSD News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits will continue to receive the maximum amount for their household size for the month of January, announced the New Mexico Human Services Department.

SNAP recipients will receive the extra amount Jan. 23, 2022.

“The additional SNAP benefits have a particularly positive impact for socially vulnerable communities, children and for populations that are disproportionately impacted by food insecurity and poverty,” Angela Medrano, HSD Deputy Read More

State Publishes 2022 Health & Human Services Data Book

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Courtesy/NMHSD

NMHSD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Human Services Department announces the publication of the department’s third Data Book, this year in collaboration with sister agencies to form the first Health and Human Services Data Book.

It is a summary of social, economic, and health statistics of our state. The Data Book presents, in one reference document, a diversity of information and is designed to facilitate comparisons of national, state, and county-level data.

In the book’s Welcome Letter, Cabinet Secretary at the Human Services Department and Acting Cabinet Secretary Read More

Luján, Collins, Casey Introduce Bill To Ensure Access To Mental Health Resources During Public Health Emergencies

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced Tuesday the Securing Uninterrupted Pandemic Preparation of Resources & Therapies (SUPPORT) Act to ensure the nation is prepared to address the behavioral health needs that follow natural and human-caused disasters and emergent events, including public health emergencies.

Current efforts include partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to operate the Crisis Counseling Assistance Read More