COVID Deaths And Hospitalizations Increase In New Mexico –
Albuquerque Journal, KUNM
New Mexico health officials announced 181 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday and twelve additional deaths related to the virus.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that while case numbers remain fairly steady, the number of deaths and hospitalizations reported yesterday mark a rise in New Mexico, where daily deaths due to COVID-19 in April have mostly remained in the single digits.
The state announced yesterday 130 New Mexicans are now hospitalized with COVID-19. The Journal reports that’s a 35% increase since the beginning of the month, though remains well below the numbers seen at the end of last year.
Governor Vaccine Progress Means New Mexico Can Open Soon -
By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday said she expects New Mexico to reopen completely by the end of June if the state reaches its goal of having at least 60% of residents fully vaccinated by then.
She made the announcement during a virtual briefing, proclaiming that the state was “conquering COVID.”
Lujan Grisham and state health officials said the state s pace of vaccinations has been as an overwhelming driver for the progress seen in recent months, with more than 60 people vaccinated for every new case of COVID-19 reported.
Prison worker alleges retaliation for report of rodents
By MORGAN LEEApril 27, 2021 GMT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) A mental-health worker at a state prison in western New Mexico says she was harassed and threatened by superiors after reporting details of an apparent rodent infestation, under a lawsuit filed Tuesday in state district court.
The lawsuit under the state’s Whistleblower Protection Act was filed on behalf of Nicole Ramirez, a licensed social worker and mental health clinician at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility. The Corrections Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment by phone and email.
Advocates for improved prison conditions say supervisors of the 390-bed facility have failed for years to resolve a rat and mouse infestation at the kitchen in the women’s lockup in the town of Grants. A separate federal lawsuit filed in February on behalf of two former inmates alleges cruelty and negligence in connection with the infestation that alle
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New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 1,208 New Cases, Total Now 156,157 With 17 New Deaths And 77,731 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced this afternoon 1,208 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County reports 6 more cases today … the total is now 346 people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 17 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
270 new cases in Bernalillo County
58 new cases in Chaves County
1 new case in Cibola County
3 new cases in Colfax County
25 new cases in Curry County
3 new cases in De Baca County