New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 206 New Cases, Total Now At 28,692 With 5 New Deaths And 16,211 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 206 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 33 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update also announces 5 new deaths 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
- 33 new cases in Chaves County
- 8 new cases in Cibola County
- 8 new cases in Curry County
- 39 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 11 new cases in Eddy County
- 12 new cases in Lea County
- 3 new cases in Lincoln County
Local Award Winning Author Liddie Martinez Garners Top Honors In 2020 New Mexico–Arizona Book Awards
Award winning author Liddie Martinez at a special luncheon celebration in her honor Friday at the Blue Window Bistro in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
The Chile Line also Wins in 2020 Southwest Book Design and Production Awards
The 2020 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards finalists and winners were announced Friday and local author Liddie Martinez garnered first place for her runaway bestselling cookbook, The Chile Line, in the “First Book by an Author” category for New Mexico.
“The award is truly
AG Balderas And Identity Theft Resource Center To Assist COVID-19 Scam Victims With Phone Bank Event
AG News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Identity Theft Coalition, under the leadership of the New Mexico Office of the Attorney General, and the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized non-profit organization established to support victims of identity crime, announced Thursday that they will hold a phone bank as part of a nationwide effort to help victims of COVID-19 scams and identity crime.
Anyone who has been the victim of a COVID-19 scam or identity theft can call in during this time for resources and direct assistance.
“Unfortunately our current state of emergency Read More
Senators Heinrich, Alexander Ask Department Of Interior To Extend ‘Every Kid Outdoors’ Passes Into 2021
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) are requesting that the U.S. Department of the Interior extend the 2019-2020 Every Kid Outdoors pass into the 2020-2021 school year given the hurdles the pandemic has presented for students and families to accessing America’s public lands, waters, and historic sites.
In a letter to Secretary David Bernhardt, the senators wrote, “State and local governments across the country have responded to the pandemic by implementing stay-at-home orders, encouraging only essential travel, Read More
New Mexico Public Safety Secretary Mark Shea Departs
New Mexico Public Safety Secretary Mark Shea
STATE News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Public Safety Secretary Mark Shea was dismissed Friday.
The state administration is taking the opportunity of a leadership change to strengthen the mission of the Department of Public Safety to deliver vigorous and smart-on-crime statewide law enforcement, with a renewed emphasis on community police work and the unequivocal protection of New Mexicans’ civil rights.
State Police Chief Tim Johnson will serve as interim secretary. Deputy Chief Robert Thornton will serve as interim state police chief. The administration Read More
Trump Administration Proposes Downlisting Red-Cockaded Woodpecker From Endangered To Threatened Status
Red-cockaded woodpeckers tend to mate for life in permanent territories, and their young often stay a year or two to support the next year’s chicks. Courtesy/nature.org
DOI News:
FORT BENNING, Ga. — U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Fort Benning Garrison Cmdr. Col. Matthew Scalia were joined by public and private representatives Friday to celebrate the proposed downlisting of the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
In the Southeast, no fewer than eight Army installations, Read More
NMPED COVID-19 Update: 13 Staff Members And 1 Student Test Positive In New Mexico Public Schools In Last 24 Hours
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The Public Education Department announced Friday afternoon 14 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:
- One case in Bernalillo County. The infected individual is a staff member who was last on campus Sept. 18. The school is in the remote learning mode. All staff members and the parents and guardians of all students in the affected school have been notified of the positive case.
- Four cases in three
Former President Obama Endorses Assistant House Speaker Ben Ray Luján In New Mexico Race For U.S. Senate
President Barack Obama
From the Ben Ray Luján for Senate Campaign:
NAMBÉ — Friday, former President Barack Obama endorsed Assistant House Speaker Ben Ray Luján to be the next U.S. Senator for New Mexico.
“I’m proud to endorse these outstanding Democratic candidates who will work to get the virus under control, rebuild the economy and the middle class, and protect Americans’ health care and pre-existing conditions protections from Republican assault,” President Obama said. “They’re dedicated to shoring up and strengthening our democracy, a project that’s going to take time and require Read More
Chart 195: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 25
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 263 New Cases, Total Now At 28,487 With 6 New Deaths And 16,020 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 263 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County has 1 new case today bringing the total to 33 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update also announces 6 new deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 51 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 33 new cases in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Cibola County
- 1 new case in Colfax County
- 10 new cases in Curry County
- 54 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 27 new cases in Eddy County
New Mexico [External Sources]
- Cooler and rainier weekend around New Mexico - KRQE News 13
- What’s happening around New Mexico April 19-25 - KRQE News 13
- James McGrath Morris brings New Mexico writers to the table - Santa Fe New Mexican
- UNM celebrates 2024 New Mexico Postdoctoral Research Symposium - UNM Newsroom
- New Mexico has $4.5 billion in state funding sitting untouched - KOB 4
- New Mexico Jewish communities concerned about threat of attacks during Passover - KOB 4
