Healthcare

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 4,291; 7 More Deaths; 1,073 Recovered

STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 153 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 6 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update includes 7 additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 18 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 1 new case in Catron County
  • 8 new cases in Cibola County
  • 3 new cases in Curry County
  • 7 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 2 new cases in Lea County
  • 63 new cases in McKinley County
  • 1 new case in Otero County
  • 1 new case in Roosevelt
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Counties Welcome Bipartisan Proposal For Coronavirus Relief Package With Essential Aid For Local Governments

NACo News:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Antonio Delgado (D-N.Y.) and Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and Senator Kristin Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today introduced the Direct Support for Communities Act, ­­­­­­a bipartisan coronavirus relief package for local governments.

The bill provides much-needed aid for counties and cities to address both lost revenue and increased expenditures as the result of the pandemic.

Additionally, U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita M. Lowey announced, in coordination with Speaker Pelosi, that House Democrats will soon release a proposal for the next Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory: Battling COVID-19 With Expertise, Technology And Materials

 

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

LANL News:

  • A multidisciplinary effort

Los Alamos National Laboratory, like many of the Department of Energy national laboratories, is drawing on its rich history in the biological sciences to actively engage in the national effort to study, understand, and answer important questions about the COVID-19 outbreak.

Areas covered include disease detection and diagnostics, epidemic modeling, disease prediction and forecasting, decision support, data collection and integration, and medical Read More

State Of New Mexico Feeding Thousands Of Children, Seniors, Tribal Members During COVID-19 Pandemic

STATE News:

SANTA FE – State government agencies have delivered more than 5.4 million meals to children and youth, more than 293,000 meals to seniors and, separately, more than 400,000 pounds of food items to those communities most in need throughout New Mexico since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the initial issuance of “stay at home” directives.

The state has also increased the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enrollments and benefits to families and has implemented innovative, collaborative efforts to deliver meals to tribal communities across the state. Read More

New Mexico Delegation Hails $114 Million To 160 Rural Health Care Providers On Front Lines Of COVID-19 Pandemic

CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.), announced that 160 rural health care providers in New Mexico received over $114 million in federal funding to aid in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and account for lost revenue that has stretched the resources of rural health providers in New Mexico and across the country.

The $114,184,099 in funding to rural health care New Mexico providers comes Read More

Rooney, Rowley, Bailey: Education Is Our Recovery Engine

UNM-LA Chancellor Cindy Rooney

By Chancellor Cindy Rooney (University of New Mexico – Los Alamos)
President Becky Rowley (Santa Fe Community College), and
President Rick Bailey (Northern New Mexico College)

As we continue to experience the effects of the pandemic, many New Mexicans are wondering how our lives and our economy will move forward in the coming months. As leaders of your local colleges, we too have been asking these questions, and want to share a conversation we had recently about the importance of higher education to the recovery plan for New Mexico, and for the wider world. In essence, Read More

Letter To The Editor: Can We As A County Stand Up For Aspen Ridge Residents?

By ANN RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos

This is a letter I sent to the County Council members. I realize that the decisions made at Aspen Ridge are being made by the New Mexico Department of Health in Santa Fe as a response to the situation in Albuquerque.

However Los Alamos is not Albuquerque and I hope our County Council will stand up for the Los Alamos citizens living at Aspen Ridge.

Dear Council Members,

The Covid-19 shut down has been difficult on everyone in our county. However, I am especially concerned with our elderly in Aspen Ridge. They are currently confined to their rooms, which is taking a real and Read More

Governor: Retailers, Businesses Shall Require Employees To Wear Face Coverings … Employers, Public Must Prepare

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham during a press conference this afternoon urging everyone to wear face masks and business owners to begin preparing for the first phase of reopening New Mexico. Screenshot/LADPGov.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham presented this chart during a press conference this afternoon directing businesses to ensure employees wear face masks. Screenshot/LADP

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham presented this chart during a press conference this afternoon explaining the goal is to begin opening up in mid-May depending on public behavior. Screenshot/LADP

STATE News:

SANTA FE— Gov. Read More

AUDIO: Heinrich Introduces Legislation To Dramatically Expand National Service Programs To Respond To Pandemic

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

“We will be a stronger country if we both ask Americans to serve and give them meaningful opportunities to do so.” –Sen. Heinrich

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the first AmeriCorps alum to serve in the Senate, introduced the Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act, legislation to significantly expand national service programs to respond to COVID-19.

Senator Heinrich participated in a press teleconference to unveil the bill today. Listen to a recording of the call by clicking Read More