Heinrich Chairs First Subcommittee Hearing On Military Construction, Veterans Affairs And Related Agencies
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) opened his first hearing Wednesday as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.
The hearing titled, “VA Telehealth Program: Leveraging Recent Investments to Build Future Capacity”, focused on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) long-term vision for integrating telehealth into the way the VA provides healthcare to veterans, and how the VA will leverage investments from Congress Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 248 New Cases, Total 197,218 With 12 New Deaths And 178,003 Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico Department of Health officials announced today 248 new COVID-19 cases.
Los Alamos County reports 2 new cases today bringing the total to 518 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)
Today’s update includes 12 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports the most recent cases:
- 93 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 7 new cases in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Cibola County
- 1 new case in
Bear Spotted On Barranca This Morning
A bear spotted at 9 a.m. today on Barranca. It appears to be a different bear than the one that entered the Betty Ehart Senior Center. around noon today Photo by Lauren Misurek Read More
New Mexico To Loosen Red-Yellow-Green Criteria And Sets Vaccination Goal For Removal Of Restrictions
From the Office of the Governor:
…Changes come amid nation-leading vaccine distribution effort; State approaching victory over the worst of the pandemic
SANTA FE – State officials announced today that New Mexico will loosen the key health metrics used to assign risk levels to counties under the Red-Yellow-Green COVID-19 framework, as the state’s nation-leading vaccine distribution effort is over time likely to reduce the number of asymptomatic people seeking out and receiving tests for COVID-19.
The color-coded framework will now include a criterion that will benefit counties Read More
Chart 410 COVID-19 In New Mexico April 28, 2021
This chart displays the percentage of residents receiving at least one vaccine dose by county. Shown are the 15 counties where more than 65 percent of the population are vaccinated. Los Alamos County ranks 3rd out of 3,224 counties nationwide. Moreover, seven New Mexico counties (highlighted) rank in the top 15 nationwide, including five in north-central New Mexico: Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe and Taos. Source: covidactnow.org. Map: mapchart.net. Created by Eli Ben-Naim