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New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 341 New Cases, Total Now At 30,000 With 5 More Deaths And 17,055 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 341 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 33 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update includes 5 new deaths related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:

  • 99 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 32 new cases in Chaves County
  • 12 new cases in Cibola County
  • 3 new cases in Colfax County
  • 27 new cases in Curry County
  • 45 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 16 new cases in Eddy County
  • 1 new case in Grant County
  • 26 new cases in Lea County
  • 1 new
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NMPED COVID-19 Update: 4 Staff Members And 1 Student Test Positive In New Mexico Public Schools In Last 24 Hours

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NMPED COVID-19 update:

SANTA FE – The Public Education Department announced today 7 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

Rapid response has been initiated, and all pertinent information has been verified with the schools and school districts.

The following new cases have been reported:

  • One case in Chaves County. The infected individual is a staff member who was last on school property Sept. 28. All staff members and the parents and guardians of all students in the affected school have been notified of the positive case.
  • One case in Doña Ana County. The infected individual is a student
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Operation Thank You Honors New Mexico Health Care Hero Anne Marie Peeters-Weem Of Los Alamos Medical Center

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Anne Marie Peeters-Weem, right, of Los Alamos Medical Center is honored at a ceremony Thursday at the Santa Fe Jet Center, SAF at 109 Aviation Dr. in Santa Fe as part of Operation Thank You. Courtesy/LAMC

Anne Marie Peeters-Weem, center, of LAMC holds a banner during a ceremony Thursday at the Santa Fe Jet Center, SAF at 109 Aviation Dr. in Santa Fe. Courtesy/LAMC

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Anne Marie Peeters-Weem, PharmD of Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) was selected to represent the hospital Thursday at a national event thanking front line staff and celebrating Read More

New Mexico Delegation: $1.5 Million In CARES Act Funding For State’s Coronavirus Economic Recovery Strategy

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New Mexico Delegation News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) applauded a $1.5 million grant to the New Mexico Economic Development Department to help develop a statewide coronavirus economic recovery plan.

The funds are awarded from the U.S. Economic Development Agency’s (EDA) Recovery Assistance grant program that the New Mexico delegation fought to establish in the CARES Act that Congress passed in March.

“In addition to the lives Read More

U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján On Passage Of New Heroes Act To Protect American Lives And Livelihoods

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U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján

STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the House passage of the new Heroes Act to support families and small businesses, bolster COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, and provide much-needed relief to local, state, and Tribal governments:

“In the nearly 150 days since the House passed the original Heroes Act, I have heard from tens of thousands of New Mexicans calling for additional relief for their families, small businesses, hospitals, and schools. They witnessed as Read More

President Trump And First Lady Test Positive For COVID-19

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President Donald Trump announced in a tweet early this morning that he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19. In response to the news, people from across the nation and every political persuasion called in this morning to C-SPAN to express sentiments ranging from best wishes and prayers to the president and first lady for a speedy recovery to anger at the president for holding large political rallies and his reluctance to promote the importance of wearing masks and social distancing. The president’s physician reported this morning that both the president and his wife Read More

Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler And Challenger David Hampton On Chamber Virtual Forum Discuss Issues Of Concern To Business Community

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By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

Incumbent Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler (Democrat) and Republican challenger David Hampton joined Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Director Ryn Herrmann and Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation Executive Director Patrick Sullivan Tuesday for a discussion of issues of special relevance to the business community via Zoom.

The last two years have been productive in the New Mexico House of Representatives, Chandler said. She serves on the taxation and revenue and judiciary committees, which often deal with Read More

NMPED COVID-19 Update: 7 Staff Members And 3 Students Test Positive In New Mexico Public Schools In Last 24 Hours

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NMPED COVID-19 update:

SANTA FE – The Public Education Department announced today 10 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

Rapid response has been initiated, and all pertinent information has been verified with the schools and school districts.

The following new cases have been reported:

  • Three cases in Bernalillo County. All three infected individuals are staff members who were last on school property
  •  Sept. 3 and Sept. 23 (two individuals). All staff members and the parents and guardians of all students in the affected school have been notified of the positive cases.
  • One case
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Chart 201: COVID-19 In New Mexico Oct. 1

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New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) has set two health requirements for public schools to be allowed to transition to hybrid instruction. The respective county must meet two gating criteria: (1) seven-day average for daily diagnoses below 8 per 100,000 people, and (2) testing positivity rate below 5 percent. As of today, nine New Mexico counties do not meet these gating criteria. Note however, that NMPED updates the list of counties approved for hybrid learning only periodically, and certainly not on a day by day basis. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Map credit: mapchart.net
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