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New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 122 New Cases, Total 204,698 With 6 New Deaths And 192,953 Recovered 

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico Department of Health officials have announced 122 new COVID-19 cases today.

Los Alamos County reports 1 new case today bringing the total to 536 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 6 new deaths in New Mexico today related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reports the most recent cases:

  • 35 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 3 new cases in Chaves County
  • 4 new cases in Curry County
  • 5 new cases
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New Mexico Eliminates All Pandemic Restrictions July 1

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STATE News: 

  • Governor sets ‘Opening Day’ in two weeks, allowing for recent shots to take full effect…

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham confirmed today that New Mexico will retire its color-coded, county-by-county system and all COVID-19 health restrictions on commercial and day-to-day activity in two weeks, allowing for the thousands of vaccinations administered this week as part of a statewide public health push to take full effect. 

At the Turquoise Level, the state is already broadly “open”, and counties where the virus has been sufficiently suppressed have been operating

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NMDVR Redesigns Website With New Features & Content

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NMDVR News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (NMDVR) has announced the launch of their new website designed to provide the public with accessible, up-to-date information about programs, services, policies, announcements and events for New Mexicans with disabilities.

Visitors can find NMDVR’s website at https://www.dvr.state.nm.us/

“We are thrilled to share our new website with our participants, their families, agency partners and other members of the  community devoted to supporting New Mexicans with disabilities eager to secure employment,” NMDVR Read More

BeWellnm Statement Regarding United States Supreme Court Decision To Uphold Affordable Care Act

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BEWELLNM News:

BeWellnm, the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange, said it is thrilled the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Affordable Care Act ruling that was signed into law in 2012. As a result of the law, New Mexicans have received affordable health insurance regardless of their health status, age, gender, or other factors without having to worry about pre-existing condition exclusions.

BeWellnm said it is proud to have connected tens of thousands of New Mexicans to health insurance coverage, including thousands more during the current ongoing open enrollment period.

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LANL: New Thin Biosensors Could Make Surgery Safer

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The new biosensors allow for simultaneous recording and imaging of tissues and organs during surgical procedures. In this photo, researchers attached the biosensor to the heart of a pig that was obtained commercially. Courtesy/Bongjoong Kim, Purdue University.

LANL News:

A research team from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Purdue University have developed bio-inks for biosensors that could help localize critical regions in tissues and organs during surgical operations.

“The ink used in the biosensors is biocompatible and provides a user-friendly design with excellent workable Read More

HHS Releases Nearly $1 Billion In Pandemic Emergency Assistance Funds To Help Families Impacted By Pandemic

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HHS News:

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), released $994.5 million from the Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund (PEAF) to assist needy families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

States, the District of Columbia, tribes operating a Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and all five U.S. territories were eligible to receive funds; all but one of these 131 eligible entities requested funds and received their maximum allotments.

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New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 82 New Cases, Total 204,472 With 3 New Deaths And 192,629 Recovered 

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico Department of Health officials have announced 82 new COVID-19 cases today.

Los Alamos County reports zero new cases today so the total remains 535 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 3 new deaths in New Mexico today related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reports the most recent cases:

  • 22 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 1 new case in Cibola County
  • 1 new case in Colfax County
  • 3 new cases
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HOPE Pregnancy Center Providing Remote Services From Interim Location On Trinity Drive

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HOPE Pregnancy Center News:

HOPE Pregnancy Center has relocated to an interim space and continues to serve the community through remote parent mentoring, material assistance porch-drops and take-home pregnancy tests.  

HOPE has moved to an interim space at 3500 Trinity Dr. Suite B-1, while seeking a new long-term location. Clients are still receiving remote parent mentoring and check-ins through phone calls and video chats, material assistance through porch-drops and pick-up appointments, take-home pregnancy tests and referrals to other community resources as needs arise.

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