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New Mexico School Reopening Guidelines Echoed By CDC

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Color-coded map showing counties in red, yellow or green with green (safest) to red (unsafe). Courtesy/NMDOH

NMPED News:

SANTA FE — The detailed, color-coded guidelines for safe school reopening that New Mexico adopted weeks ago are echoed now in long-awaited federal guidelines from the national Centers for Disease Control.

The CDC’s Indicators for Dynamic School Decision-Making, issued Sept. 15, are organized into a table that runs from green (safest) to red (unsafe). The colors are linked to community health factors including test positivity rate, new cases per capita and the ability Read More

As COVID-19 Deaths Reach 200,000, Heinrich Pushes For A Task Force To Investigate Trump Administration’s Political Interference In Pandemic Response

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined 33 Senate Democrats to introduce the Science and Transparency Over Politics Act.

This legislation would create a task force of the Pandemic Response and Accountability Committee charged with conducting a thorough investigation into any political interference with decisions made by scientific agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic response.

The Science and Transparency Over Politics Act Act also would release these Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 110 New Cases, Total Now At 27,790 With 3 New Deaths And 15,586 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 110 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 31 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:

  • 21 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 4 new cases in Chaves County
  • 3 new cases in Cibola County
  • 1 new case in Curry County
  • 18 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 14 new cases in Eddy County
  • 2 new cases in Grant County
  • 8 new cases in Lea County
  • 1 new case
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County Celebrates ‘Bike To Wherever Days 2020’

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County is celebrating “Bike to Wherever Days 2020” Sept. 23-27.

With so many people out bicycling and the need to keep everyone healthy and safe, Bike to Work Day 2020 is now Bike to Wherever Days.

While all the typical Bike to Work pit stops will be missed, bicyclists have the opportunity to share photos and stories about how they Bike to Wherever.

The community is encouraged to share photos of solo or family rides on social media using #LosAlamosBikeToWherever and share the joy biking brings them to win a raffle prize.  

Show the county, show the world, show neighbors the Read More

Chart 192: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 22

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This chart shows the overall COVID-19 risk in New Mexico by county. The nonprofit organization Covid Act Now monitors daily diagnoses, infection rates, testing positivity, ICU headroom and contacts traced. The overall COVID-19 risk is based on these five metrics. Map credit: mapchart.net. Source: covidactnow.org. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More

CARES Funds Update: Los Alamos County Concerned That Few Have Applied For Individual Emergency Grants And Small Business Continuity Grants

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COUNTY News:

…County officials urge community, businesses to apply by deadline coming up Friday, Sept. 25  

County project managers reported today that very few individuals and businesses have submitted applications for CARES funding, causing concern that the community may not be aware that funds are available.

“At this time we have only received a handful of applications for small business assistance or individual emergency grants,” Chief Financial Officer Helen Perraglio said. “We want to do everything possible to get these funds out into the community, and so we’re stepping Read More

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

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NMPED News:

SANTA FE – The Public Education Department announced this afternoon three 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 Dona Ana County. The infected individuals are staff members.  The infected individuals were last in the school buildings 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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Los Alamos Ranks #1 Healthiest Community In U.S. News & World Report

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COUNTY News:

…Report released today shows County garnered top marks in several categories

Los Alamos County has been recognized as the No. 1 Healthiest Community in the country by U.S. News and World Report, in collaboration with the Aetna Foundation.

Healthiest Communities is an interactive platform developed by the two entities that evaluates nearly 3,000 communities nationwide across ten categories and 84 metrics – from education and public health to infrastructure and economy – to assess which communities offer their citizens the greatest opportunity to live a productive, Read More

NMPED COVID-19 Update: 1 Students, 5 Staff Test Positive In New Mexico Public Schools In Last 24 Hours

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NMPED News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Public Education Department announced this afternoon six new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24-hours.

Following rapid response and verifying all pertinent information with the schools and school districts, the following new cases were reported:

  • Two cases at two public schools in Chaves County. The infected individuals are staff members. The infected individuals were last in the school buildings Sept.17. All staff members and the parents and guardians of all students in the affected school have been notified of the positive cases.
  • Two cases at
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New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 106 New Cases, Total Now At 27,683 With 2 New Deaths And 15,518 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 106 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 31 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:

  • 27 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 9 new cases in Chaves County
  • 1 new case in Cibola County
  • 3 new cases in Curry County
  • 18 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 5 new cases in Eddy County
  • 7 new cases in Lea County
  • 7 new cases in Luna County
  • 1 new case
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