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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 23,408 With 3 More Deaths And 10,391 Patients Recovered

STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 113 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 24 cases today that have tested positive for COVID-19.

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

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

  • 22 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 11 new cases in Chaves County
  • 1 new case in Cibola County
  • 3 new cases in Curry County
  • 12 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 9 new cases in Eddy County
  • 1 new case in Harding County
  • 19 new cases in Lea County
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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 23,302 With 8 More Deaths And 10,391 Patients Recovered

STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 146 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 24 cases today that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces 8 additional death reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

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

  • 19 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 9 new cases in Chaves County
  • 2 new cases in Cibola County
  • 8 new cases in Curry County
  • 17 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 12 new cases in Eddy County
  • 14 new cases in Lea County
  • 1 new case in Lincoln County
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Alert: Potential Blue-Green Algae Detected At Abiquiu Lake

USACE detects signs of a potentially toxic Blue-Green Algae bloom at Abiquiu Lake. Courtesy/USACE 

USACE News Alert:

ABIQUIU LAKE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Albuquerque District, has detected signs of a potentially toxic Blue-Green Algae bloom at the lake. 

Warning signs are posted at the lake’s public access points, and visitors are advised to:

  • Avoid swallowing lake water;
  • Do not touch algal scums;
  • DO NOT drink untreated lake water;
  • Use caution when swimming, water skiing and coming into contact with lake water;
  • Keep pets and livestock off the beach and out of the water;

Avoid

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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 23,160 With 6 New Deaths And 10,182 Patients Recovered

STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 175 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 24 cases today that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces 6 additional death reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

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

  • 40 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 1 new case in Catron County
  • 14 new cases in Chaves County
  • 3 new cases in Cibola County
  • 8 new cases in Curry County
  • 30 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 3 new cases in Eddy County
  • 14 new cases in Lea County
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Life After 50: ‘Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stay Balanced’

‘A Matter of Balance’ graduates in the class of 2016 with fitness instructor Loretta Stubbs, left, and former LARSO Executive Director Pauline Powell Schneider, seated at right. Courtesy/LARSO

 

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
Los Alamos Retired & Senior Organization

“Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stay Balanced,” is a DVD from Loretta Stubbs, a fitness instructor at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.

LARSO, which oversees both local senior centers, hopes to work with instructors, to create some “view at home” resources to keep seniors engaged physically. The 45-minute instruction Read More

All Together NM Fund Provides $500K More In Food Grants 

STATE News:

SANTA FE – A state COVID-19 relief fund launched at the outset of the pandemic in New Mexico this week contributed an additional $500,000 to food banks and pantries statewide.

The All Together NM Fund, launched by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in collaboration with the New Mexico Coalition of Community Foundations, distributed the last rounds of funds to 39 food banks and food distribution sites serving communities in all 33 counties in the state.

The latest distribution was made possible in large part by a generous donation from the McKinnon Family Foundation.

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New Mexico Alcohol-Related Death Rate Still Highest In U.S.

The Community Guide of the Community Preventive Services Task Force presents ‘What works: Preventing excessive alcohol consumption; Evidence-based interventions for your community’ here. Courtesy photo

NMDOH News:

  • Independent Task Force recommends evidence-based strategies in response to CDC annual report

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health on Friday announced that New Mexico continues to have the highest rate of alcohol-related death in the U.S., according to a recently published report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The CDC report used data Read More