SANTA FE – Health officials at the state of New Mexico on Tuesday issued public health guidance to New Mexicans to ensure residents are able to safely navigate the holiday season amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 2,000 New Mexicans....
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State launches free at-home COVID-19 tests
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced New Mexicans may now order free, at-home, self-administered COVID-19 saliva tests, with accurate laboratory-confirmed results returned within 24-48 hours of receipt of the sample. The free tests are available...
New Mexico COVID-19 update: 826 new cases, totaling 130,808 – nine additional deaths
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Monday announced 826 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 293 new cases in Bernalillo County 27 new cases in Chaves County 13 new cases in Cibola County 1 new case in...
New Mexico COVID-19 update: 1,077 new cases, totaling 129,993 – sixteen additional deaths
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Sunday announced 1,077 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 278 new cases in Bernalillo County 26 new cases in Chaves County 19 new cases in Cibola County 5 new cases...
New Mexico COVID-19 update: 1,442 new cases, totaling 128,930 – twenty-seven additional deaths
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 1,442 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 449 new cases in Bernalillo County 2 new cases in Catron County 63 new cases in Chaves County 3 new cases...
Gov. Lujan Grisham fills Supreme Court vacancy
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Julie J. Vargas to the state Supreme Court, closing the vacancy left by the Honorable Justice Judith K. Nakamura, who retired. “Judge Vargas has demonstrated her quality as a consistent and conscientious jurist,”...
New Mexico COVID-19 update: 1,463 new cases, totaling 127,500 – thirty-one additional deaths
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 1,463 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 418 new cases in Bernalillo County 44 new cases in Chaves County 25 new cases in Cibola County 9 new cases...
Gov. Lujan Grisham statement on reports of Rep. Haaland’s nomination to U.S. Cabinet
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday issued the following statement upon reports that President-elect Joe Biden will nominate U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland, of New Mexico’s First Congressional District, to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior: “This is an...
Department of Health county map update: 33 counties operating at Red Level beginning Dec. 16
Vast majority of counties see marked improvements toward Yellow, Green since ‘reset’ SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health on Wednesday announced the updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning Dec. 16, with all 33 counties at the Red...
State amends capacity requirements for essential retail spaces
SANTA FE – The state’s emergency public health order on Wednesday was amended to accommodate slightly increased capacity inside essential retail spaces, such as grocery stores and certain other large “big box” retailers that generate a percentage of their revenue from...