SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 17 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 11 new cases in Bernalillo County 3 new cases in Chaves County 1 new case in Doña Ana County 1...
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Office of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
Michael Coleman, Communications Director, Michael.Coleman@exec.nm.gov
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Leah March, Communications Advisor, Leah.March@exec.nm.gov
Updated New Mexico COVID-19 cases: Now at 191
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 55 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 27 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Cibola County 1 new case in Eddy County 1 new...
Gov. Lujan Grisham orders self-isolation for air travelers to N.M.
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued an executive order requiring air travelers to New Mexico to self-isolate for at least 14 days to help combat the spread of COVID-19. Air travelers who fail to voluntarily self-isolate will be subject to forced...
Governor: K-12 school closings must continue to prevent potential spread of COVID-19
SANTA FE – New Mexico public education will shift to a learn-at-home model as schools remain closed for the rest of the academic year, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state education and child care officials announced Friday. The decision is part of a two-pronged...
Gov. Lujan Grisham seeks deployment of Army hospital to N.M.
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has formally requested that the U.S. Defense Department deploy a staffed 248-bed U.S. Army combat support hospital (CSH) to Albuquerque as a proactive measure intended to enhance the state’s treatment capacity. “This CSH is...
Updated New Mexico COVID-19 cases: Now at 136
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 24 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: Seven new cases in Bernalillo County: A female in her 20s A female in her 30s A male in his 40s...
New statewide fund to respond to COVID-19 launches with over $1.1 million
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday announced a new fund established by the New Mexico Coalition of Community Foundations to help New Mexico respond to and eventually recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The All Together NM Fund will be used to address...
Updated New Mexico COVID-19 cases: Now at 112
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 13 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: Five new cases in Bernalillo County: A male in his 20s A female in her 40s A male in his 40s...
Preserving personal protection equipment is goal of two new health orders
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced two public health orders that will protect New Mexico’s supply of the personal protective equipment health care workers need to stay safe during the COVID-19 crisis. One order prohibits non-essential health...
New Mexico COVID-19 update: One death
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health on Wednesday announced the state’s first death related to COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, a male in his late 70s in Eddy County died Sunday, March 22, at Artesia General Hospital. On March 22, he went to the...