The bars show the number of hospitalizations, reported by the New Mexico Department of Health, versus day. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
NMHD News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a new bill Friday meant to guarantee public health precautions will be in place for all New Mexico voters for the upcoming November elections.
Senate Bill 4, sponsored by Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto (D-Albuquerque), and Rep. Linda Trujillo (D-Albuquerque), establishes clear guidelines for the Secretary of State and county clerks to conduct safe and efficient elections despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Responding to the hurdles of holding elections in an ongoing pandemic, Senate Bill 4 contains provisions that require Personal Protection Read More
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 209 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 7 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 2 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
Covid-19 diagnoses in New Mexico. The bars show the number of new diagnoses versus day, and the line shows the seven-day average. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
By TERALENE FOXX
Los Alamos
Mid-June the book Resilience and Renewal was published and is now on the Historical Society Website.
The May anniversary date of the Cerro Grande Fire has passed. Twenty years ago the Cerro Grande fire changed the community, many lives, and the ecosystem.
The book, Resilience and Renewal is a continuation of a series previously written on the Cerro Grande Fire: Lest We Forget (2001) and Touched by Fire (2010).
The present book represents a perspective of people interviewed 20 years past the event.
The book includes interviews of people who had lost homes, those evacuated, Read More
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined legislation Thursday that would require major airlines and third-party ticket sellers to offer full cash refunds for all cancelled tickets during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Cash Refunds for Coronavirus Cancellations Act of 2020, which was introduced by Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), would require refunds be provided regardless of whether the airline cancelled Read More
STATE News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Human Services’ Behavioral Health Services Division has announced that it has partnered with OpenBeds, a provider of a technology platform that identifies, unifies, and tracks behavioral health and social services resources to facilitate rapid digital referrals, to launch the New Mexico Behavioral Health Referral Network.
The New Mexico Behavioral Health Referral Network allows New Mexico’s treatment community to rapidly and effectively assess the needs of their patients, locate an appropriate facility, and digitally refer them Read More
Age distribution. Shown is the number of diagnoses and the number of deaths by age group, as reported by the New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announcing that phase 2 economic reopening is on hold. Screenshot/LADP
STATE News:
During a press conference this afternoon, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that the phase 2 economic reopening scheduled for July 1 is on hold.
The decision comes after recent spikes in COVID-19 cases in surrounding states in the region.
The state will continue to evaluate transmission rates and the rise in national cases for an additional week before making decisions about:
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STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 207 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 7 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: