This chart shows the cumulative number of diagnoses in Los Alamos County versus date. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham testifying Thursday morning before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on the critical need for federal aid to states for COVID-19 recovery. Screenshot/LADP
PED News:
…Check-ins help school leaders evaluate safety protocols, identify needs
SANTA FE — Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart, his top deputies and state and local fire marshals are visiting New Mexico schools to support and advise school leaders on reentry protocols and building safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fire marshals will visit all 20 school districts and the handful of charter schools that returned to in-person learning in the hybrid mode before the end of the day today.
The marshals are advising school leaders on room/building capacity and safe social Read More
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 161 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County has 1 new case today bringing the total to 29 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 3 new deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
Chart shows 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 Sept. 9 compared with the two week period ending Aug. 26. Counties with less than 20 diagnoses are not shown, while the statewide figure is highlighted. Los Alamos had 4 positive tests over the past two weeks, compared with 0 in the preceding two week period. Formally, Los Alamos percentage increase is infinite, and for that reason, our county is not displayed. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Photo by Eli Ben-Naim
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a group of 25 senators in a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, pressing him about recent changes to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that caused delivery delays and increased costs for small businesses already struggling with lost revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic.
USPS is the “carrier of choice” for many small businesses that have fewer than 10 employees, which are among the most vulnerable small businesses. Over 70 percent of these vulnerable businesses regularly rely Read More
LAHS 2013 graduate and Peace Corps volunteer Kristin Christensen said her bike was her main means of transportation during her service in Madagascar. The Peace Corp does not allow volunteer to drive or ride motorcycles. Courtesy photo
Peace Corps volunteer Kristin Christensen, left, with her friend and head nurse at the clinic. Courtesy photo
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos native and 2013 Los Alamos High School graduate Kristin Christensen has a passion for public health and recently exercised that passion half-way around the world.
For one Read More
UAB News:
BIRMINGHAM, AL — Type 1 diabetes, or T1D, is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune cells — led by inflammatory macrophages — attack and destroy the beta cells of the pancreas that produce insulin.
Researchers have long tried to unravel the signaling that provokes this attack. One of the less-studied forms of signaling is inflammatory lipids.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham at 10 a.m. MT/12 p.m. ET, today, Sept. 10, will testify before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, appearing remotely to share her perspective as governor on the impact of COVID-19 on New Mexico’s budget and the critical need for additional federal aid to states for pandemic recovery.
The governor will testify alongside other governors and will deliver an opening statement before taking questions from committee members.
Information about how to watch the remote hearing can be found at this link and the Read More
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 92 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County has 1 new case today bringing the total to 28 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 6 new deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases: