Features

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 16,138 With 5 New Deaths And 6,578 Patients Recovered

by

STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 300 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County has another new case bringing today’s total to 14 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces 5 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

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

  • 103 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 1 new case in Catron County
  • 4 new cases in Chaves County
  • 3 new cases in Cibola County
  • 11 new cases in Curry County
  • 39 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 13 new cases in
Read More

LANL Vs. COVID-19: Battling Virus On Three Fronts

by

National Security Sciences Building at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

Kelly Beierschmitt

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

It is common knowledge that Los Alamos National Laboratory is using science to fight COVID-19.

Its struggles to maintain a safe working environment for its staff and its efforts to help fellow New Mexicans cope with the impacts of the virus are less well known.

Safe Operations at LANL

LANL Deputy Director of Operations Kelly Beierschmitt spoke to the Los Alamos business community about LANL’s actions to protect its Read More

U.S. Rep. Luján Marks 75th Anniversary Of Trinity Test

by

Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear device. It was conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. The test was conducted in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 miles southeast of Socorro, on what was then the USAAF Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, now part of White Sands Missile Range. Courtesy/wikipedia

From the Office of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján:

NAMBÉ – U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), issued the following statement marking the 75th anniversary of the Trinity Test, the first test of a nuclear Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 15,841 With 6 New Deaths And 6,496 Patients Recovered

by

STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 330 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 13 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

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

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

  • 162 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 2 new cases in Chaves County
  • 3 new cases in Cibola County
  • 1 new case in Colfax County
  • 4 new cases in Curry County
  • 35 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 4 new cases in Eddy County
  • 3 new cases in Grant County
Read More

New Mexico Environment Department Suspends Food Service Permits For Restaurants Operating Dine-In Service In Violation Of State Law And Endangering Public Health

by

NMED suspends food permit Tuesday from the Trinity Hotel in Carlsbad. Courtesy photo

NMED News:

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) suspended food permits Tuesday from four restaurants that opened for dine-in service in violation of the current public health orders, endangering the health of their employees and customers.

All the establishments provided dine-in service to customers, which presents a public health risk to employees and customers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Last week, 15 percent of all rapid responses were at restaurants due to an employee testing positive Read More

Los Alamos School Board Selects 100% Remote Learning

by

LAPS News:

The LAPS School Board voted Tuesday night to open schools with 100 percent remote learning for all students.

Any change to the hybrid model will include a 4-week lead time and be based upon meeting criteria developed by LAPS staff and approved by the School Board, subject to PED requirements and Health Orders.

 “Even though this was a very challenging decision, the safety and well-being of our students and staff take priority,” Board President Ellen Ben-Naim said. “By implementing a fully remote model for all students, we are ensuring that our students receive quality learning while Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 15,514 With 3 New Deaths And 6,429 Patients Recovered

by

STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 227 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County added another new case today bringing the total to 13 cases 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: 

  • 65 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 5 new cases in Chaves County
  • 2 new cases in Cibola County
  • 5 new cases in Curry County
  • 49 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 7 new cases in Eddy County
  • 6 new cases in
Read More

Chart 122: COVID-19 In New Mexico July 14

by

The bars show the number of diagnoses in Northern New Mexico versus day, and the line shows the seven-day average. Northern New Mexico is defined here as the aggregate of Colfax, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, San Miguel and Taos counties. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim

  Read More

Hoffman: Percentage Of Positive Covid-19 Tests May Be Declining After Recent Increase In New Mexico And Colorado

by

By NELS HOFFMAN
Los Alamos
Recently many states are seeing an increasing daily number of new COVIS-19 cases. But this is happening at a time when the number of tests per day is also increasing.
How much of the increase is caused by more testing, and how much is the result of wider spread of the disease?
To tell the difference, it’s important to look not just at the number of new cases, but also at the number of new tests that are done every day. 
To take into account the rate of testing as well as the number of newly reported cases, the figure below shows the fraction (as a percentage) of daily tests that
Read More