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SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health and the State Personnel Office began accepting applications Friday to fill 200 to 250 contact-tracing positions around the state as the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic moves into the next phase. The positions range...

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 163 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 22 new cases in Bernalillo County 2 new cases in Chaves County 1 new case in Cibola County 40...

SANTA FE – Bianca Ortiz Wertheim will take over as secretary of the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office announced Thursday. Ortiz Wertheim has worked in senior government positions at the state,...

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 134 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 30 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Chaves County 3 new cases in Cibola County 1...

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 104 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 9 new cases in Bernalillo County 5 new cases in Cibola County 2 new cases in Curry County 11...

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Monday announced 165 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 10 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Chaves County 1 new case in Cibola County 15 new...

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Sunday announced 97 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 17 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Cibola County 1 new case in Curry County 12 new...

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 190 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 14 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Cibola County 4 new cases in Curry County 16...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday urged New Mexicans to stay the course in the state’s fight against the spread of COVID-19 as a modified emergency public health order eases restrictions on retail operations and requires everyone to wear a cloth face...

Statewide competition to highlight New Mexicans’ creative face-coverings SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced New Mexico Mask Madness, a statewide competition intended to highlight the creativity and artistic ability of New Mexicans amid the...