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NMPED COVID-19 Update: 5 Staff Members And 1 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 this afternoon six 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:

  • Two cases at two public schools in Eddy County. Both infected individuals are staff members. The infected individuals were last on campus Sept. 14 and Sept. 18. All staff members and the parents and guardians of all students in the affected school have been notified of the positive
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New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 239 New Cases, Total Now At 28,224 With 2 New Deaths And 15,825 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 239 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 32 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update also announces 2 new deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

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

  • 58 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 16 new cases in Chaves County
  • 5 new cases in Cibola County
  • 11 new cases in Curry County
  • 29 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 23 new cases in Eddy County
  • 7 new cases in Grant County
  • 16 new cases in Lea County
  • 3
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Chart 194: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 24

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This chart reflects the change in number of diagnoses during a two week period by county. The percentages indicate change in number of diagnoses for the two week period ending Se. 23 compared with the two week period ending Sept, 9. The statewide figure is highlighted, while counties with less than 20 diagnoses are not shown. Five counties: Cibola, Guadalupe, Sierra, Socorro and Torrance had either zero or one case in the two weeks preceding Sept. 9. The total number of diagnoses in these five counties has increased over 15-fold, from 3 to 46. In Los Alamos county, there were 4 diagnoses over the
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American Academy Of Actuaries Publishes New Issue Brief On COVID-19 Impact On Pension Plans

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AAA News:

The American Academy of Actuaries (AAA) has published a new issue brief on COVID-19 and its impact on pension plans.

 

Highlights include:

  • There is much uncertainty about the impacts of COVID-19 on both near-term and assumed long-term future mortality.
  • The effects of the pandemic on the economy, on workforce patterns, and on plan sponsors’ budgets are likely to be far more financially significant to most pension plans, at least in the near term, than the effect on mortality. There is expected to be wide variance among the plans themselves, regardless of whether they are private
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Sen. Udall Leads Indian Affairs Hearing On Legislation To Address Broadband, Health Care Access In Indian Country

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, joined committee chairman John Hoeven (R-N.D.) to convene a legislative hearing on five bills, including the Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act and the Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act.

The Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act, introduced by Udall along with U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), would accelerate the deployment of broadband services to Native communities by coordinating and Read More

NMPED COVID-19 Update: 4 Staff Members And 2 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 this afternoon six 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:

  • Two cases at two public schools in Bernalillo County that are in the remote learning mode. One infected individual is a student; the other is a staff member. All staff members and the parents and guardians of all students in the affected school have been notified of the positive cases.
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New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 200 New Cases, Total Now At 27,987 With 3 New Deaths And 15,669 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 200 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County has 1 new case today bringing the total to 32 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update also announces 3 new deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

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

  • 28 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 22 new cases in Chaves County
  • 7 new cases in Cibola County
  • 2 new cases in Colfax County
  • 15 new cases in Curry County
  • 33 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 22 new cases in Eddy County
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Chart 193: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 23

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Effective today, Sept. 23, the state of New Mexico revised restrictions for travelers incoming from out of state. Travelers from 10 low-risk states and the District of Columbia are exempt from the mandatory self quarantine requirement. For a state to be classified as a low risk, it must meet two criteria: (i) test positivity rate below 5 percent and (ii) seven-day average of daily diagnoses below 8 per 100,000 residents. Source: https://www.newmexico.org/covid-19-traveler-information/. Map credit: mapchart.net. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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New Mexico Updates High-Risk States Adding Colorado, Oregon And Rhode Island To Quarantine Order

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – The state of New Mexico, pursuant to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order requiring quarantine for out-of-state visitors arriving from high-risk states, amended today, Wednesday Sept. 23, the list of states from which visitors and arriving residents must quarantine.

Per the executive order intended to protect New Mexicans by minimizing the risk of spread from out-of-state travel: Colorado, Oregon and Rhode Island have been added to the list of high-risk states as of Sept. 23. Individuals arriving from those states must quarantine for a period of 14 days or Read More