The bars in this chart show the number of COVID-19 diagnoses in Los Alamos County versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
House Speaker Brian Egolf
STATE News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico House Speaker Brian Egolf issued the following statement Thursday night regarding the representative and four staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19:
I wish for a fast and full recovery of the staff and member who have tested positive for COVID-19. This is an unpredictable virus, and I sincerely hope their case is mild or asymptomatic.
My office is taking this situation very seriously, and the Department of Health is conducting the necessary contact tracing to identify any additional positive cases in order to prevent Read More
Teresa Leger Fernández
From the Office of Teresa Leger Fernández:
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) joined Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) and U.S. Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (CNMI-at Large) Thursday to introduce the Learning Recovery Act, a bill to help students recover lost time in the classroom.
The bill is introduced in response to the severe impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on students, educators and parents.
“The pandemic has widened the divide where our students in Title I schools, those with the least resources, have suffered the Read More
A member of the New Mexico House of Representatives and four staff members at the Roundhouse have tested positive for the coronavirus. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
and ROBERT NOTT
SFNM
A Republican lawmaker in the New Mexico House of Representatives and four others at the Roundhouse have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The new cases at the state Capitol come just two weeks into a 60-day legislative session that required everyone but lawmakers to receive weekly nasal COVID-19 tests to be admitted into the building.
In an email late Thursday, House Republican Read More
CHRISTUS St. Vincent President/CEO Lillian Montoya receives ACHE Regent’s Award. Courtesy photo
CHRISTUS St. Vincent News:
CHRISTUS St. Vincent President and CEO Lillian Montoya has received the prestigious American College of Healthcare Executives Senior-Level healthcare Executive Regent’s Award.
The award was bestowed on Montoya by Stephen Stoddard, MHA, FACHE Regent for New Mexico and Southwest Texas for the American College of Healthcare Executives.
The Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent’s Award recognizes ACHE members who are experienced in the field and have made Read More
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced this afternoon 678 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County reports 6 new cases today bringing the total to 439 people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 28 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos
Much of the US is excited, if not thrilled, by media reports that a CDC study released this week said that “schools are safe and can reopen”. Despite the excitement, this is actually not what CDC said.
The CDC study did report that schools in the US have generally not been associated with the kind of viral spread that one sees in congregate settings like nursing homes and high-density worksites.
However, the study also said that schools can safely reopen only when they have fulfilled several important conditions.
The bars in this chart display the seven-day average number of cases per 100,000 people, and the line shows New Mexico’s ‘red to green’ gating criterion. Los Alamos (28 average cases per 100,000) and its three surrounding counties are highlighted. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
The bars in this chart display test positivity rates, and the line shows New Mexico’s ‘red to green’ gating criterion. Los Alamos (4.7 percent test positivity rate) and its three surrounding counties are highlighted. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
By MELANIE COLGAN
President
LAPS School Board
The LAPS School Board was as surprised as you were to hear the Governor’s announcement yesterday that secondary students could return to campus for Hybrid learning as early as Feb. 8. Rest assured that the LAPS leadership team began working on implementing these plans as soon as the announcement was made.
However, like any large endeavor, the devil is in the details. In fact, just last evening, Superintendents received a 4-page memo from PED Secretary Stewart detailing specific requirements, procedures and restrictions. These will all take time Read More
