Employees of Santa Fe, N.M., must now reapply for access to the city's social media accounts and email list. The city spokesperson said the change relates to cybersecurity and is more of a new practice than a new policy.
COVID-19 by the numbers New Mexico health officials on Friday reported 223 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 200,650. The health department has designated 185,779 of those cases as recovered. Bernalillo County had 75 new cases, followed by San Juan County with 36 and Santa Fe County with 17. The state also announced one additional death: a woman in her 70s from San Juan County who had been hospitalized and had underlying conditions. There have now been 4,113 fatalities. As of Friday, 112 people were hospitalized with COVID-19. The state will provide a three-day update for COVID-19 cases this afternoon. Currently, 62.6% of people in New Mexico have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine; 51.7% are fully vaccinated. In Santa Fe County, 70.8% have had at least one and 56.9% have been fully inoculated.
New Mexico Ramps Up Vaccine Distribution, Awaits Supplies –
Associated Press
Top health officials in New Mexico say the state has boosted the number of vaccines given daily by more than 20% over the past two weeks.
State Health Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins said Wednesday during a briefing that New Mexico is ranked third in the nation for distribution, having administered nearly all the doses it gets every week.
So far, more than 450,000 shots have been given. About 7% of New Mexicans are fully vaccinated with their first and second shots. That s double the figure from two weeks ago.
Collins called it a supply and demand mismatch, saying the state will not be able to expand eligibility until more doses are shipped. The state s allocation has been growing in recent weeks and is expected to reach more than 72,500 next week, she said.
February 17, 2021 GMT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) A New Mexico city’s statue of a Spanish colonialist that was removed following disputes over its representation has been quietly kept at a private home for months.
The statue of Don Diego de Vargas was removed from a Santa Fe park in June on the orders of Mayor Alan Webber during tensions over local monuments, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported Monday.
Former City Councilor Ron Trujillo said he observed the statue at the residence Thursday after being notified of its whereabouts. He declined to identify the property out of what he described as a desire to protect the home and the statue from vandalism.
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