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New Mexico COVID-19 Update Aug. 18: 878 New Cases, Totaling 221,960 With 4 New Deaths And 199,037 Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico state health officials announced today 878 additional COVID-19 cases.

Los Alamos County reports 1 new case bringing the total to 591 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

This update includes 4 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 271 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 62 new cases in Chaves County
  • 5 new cases in Cibola County
  • 12 new cases in Colfax County
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Chart 490: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Aug. 18

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This scatter plot shows the average daily number of  COVID-19 related hospitalizations per 100,000 people versus the percentage of the eligible population who completed their vaccination series by county. Los Alamos and the statewide average are highlighted in red. Los Alamos is the only county in the state with a hospitalization rate equal to zero. Sources: New York Times and New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More

Urgent Call For Nurses At New Mexico Hospitals And Volunteer Health Providers For State Medical Reserve Corps

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NMDOH News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is working to strengthen the nurse workforce at hospitals statewide.

Due to the increase in hospitalizations across the state, nurses and anyone with a medical license – including recently retired health care personnel with an active license – are asked to volunteer with the Medical Reserve Corps.

The New Mexico Medical Reserve Corps (NMMRC) maintains New Mexico’s statewide registry of volunteer healthcare providers and support personnel. It is part of the Emergency Systems for Advance Registration of Volunteer Read More

Nambe Drugs To Be Recognized With Paver In American Pharmacy Association Foundation Covid-19 Heroes Garden

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COMMUNITY News:

In the words of Barry Manilow, ‘Looks Like We Made It’, said Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) upon reaching its goal of collecting $1,000 from the community to recognize Nambe Drugs.

The funds will be used to purchase a paver to be placed at the American Pharmacy Association Foundation COVID-19 Heroes Garden.

The paver will be installed in September to honor those who have made a difference during the coronavirus pandemic.

Nambe Drugs has provider more than 14,000 COVID-19 vaccines throughout the Los Alamos community. Read More

New Health Orders Include Re-implementing Indoor Mask Mandate To Stem Rising Tide Of COVID In New Mexico

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From the Office of the Governor:

…State Issues two new Public Heath Orders

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will announce this afternoon that the state of New Mexico will temporarily re-implement a statewide requirement that facemasks be worn in all public indoor spaces, with only limited exceptions, and regardless of vaccination status, to stem the state’s rising tide of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.

Given the slowing of vaccination rates since a peak several months ago, the governor also announced the state will issue a requirement for all workers in certain medical

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LAPS/Chartwells Partnership Provides Healthy Meals

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Director of Dining Services Oscar Valtierra discusses Chartwells and the LAPS lunch program with a family during last week’s New Family Orientation. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Chartwells Food Service welcomes students and staff back to school and is making lunch nutritious and tasty at all school sites.

“We look forward to serving many of your favorite entrees,” said Director Oscar Valtierra of Dining Services. “We are also planning to introduce some amazing new chef-inspired dishes for students and staff to try this year.”

Los Alamos Public Schools has partnered with Chartwells for the Read More

Military Order Of The World Wars: LAMC CEO John Whiteside Discusses COVID Pandemic Preparation And Response 7 P.M. Today Via Zoom

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LAMC CEO John Whiteside

MOWW News:

John Whiteside, CEO of Los Alamos Medical Center will be the speaker at this month’s meeting of the MG Miles Chapter of MOWW.

Whiteside will be talking about how LAMC prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic and how it responded to it.

The meeting is at 7 p.m. today, Aug. 17 via Zoom beginning with a brief business meeting followed by Whiteside’s presentation.

The Military Order of the World Wars meetings are open to interested citizens with RSVP at no cost. Call LTC Gregg Giesler at 505.662.5574 to get Zoom meeting information.

Act of Congress chartered the Military Read More

Gruninger: The Peaceful Warrior – A Quiet Revolution

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By Jacci Gruninger, MS, C-IAYT, ERYT-500

In the book, A Warrior of the Light by Paul Coehlo, he writes a warrior is “…someone capable of understanding the miracle of life, of fighting to the last for something he believes in and of hearing the bells that the waves set ringing on the seabed … Everyone is capable of these things. And, though no one thinks of himself as a Warrior of Light, we all are.”

Then, not even knowing the journey I had started, one of my yoga teacher trainees lent me a book called, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. This book was made into a movie years ago starring Nick Nolte. Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Update Aug. 14-16: 1,776 New Cases, Totaling 220,340 With 5 New Deaths And 198,816 Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico state health officials announced 1,776 additional COVID-19 cases between Saturday and Monday.

Los Alamos County reports 8 new cases bringing the total to 590 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

This update includes 5 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 541 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 6 new cases in Catron County
  • 137 new cases in Chaves County
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