September 24, 2020

Recap of New Mexico COVID-19 news (9/24/20 edition)

This morning recap of COVID-19 news from New Mexico is available in a free email every weekday. Sign up here. See all of our COVID-19 coverage here. The state reported 200 new cases of COVID-19, the first time the state had 200 or more cases reported in a single day in nearly a month. Read more […]

Matthew Reichbach

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See all of our COVID-19 coverage here.

The state reported 200 new cases of COVID-19, the first time the state had 200 or more cases reported in a single day in nearly a month. Read more here.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state health officials will provide a COVID-19 update on Thursday.
Four staff members and two students tested positive for COVID-19, the state Public Education Department announced. Details here.
- A third-grader at Puesta Del Sol Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19, KRQE-TV reported.
- Officials closed Yucca Height Elementary School in Chaparral because an employee had exposure to a potential COVID-19 case, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.
The school district in Carlsbad is encouraging parents to get COVID-19 tests in an attempt to get Eddy County to the point where they can open to in-person instruction, KRQE-TV reported. The positivity rate in the county is too high to open right now.
The City of Albuquerque is canceling nearly all of its Halloween events this year and is encouraging residents not to trick or treat, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
The state of New Mexico added three more states to its “high-risk” list of states where travelers must quarantine because of high rates of spread—including Colorado, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
The Bernalillo County Commission approved a disaster relief program that would apply to those who don’t qualify for federal stimulus or unemployment benefits, KRQE-TV reported.
The Alamogordo Daily News wrote about the changes to voting in the area this year because of COVID-19.
The Rio Grande Sun wrote about voting in Rio Arriba County.
The City of Albuquerque will have a small-scale balloon festival this year, with launches from city parks and golf courses, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
KRQE-TV covered part of a state report that shows where residents may have contracted COVID-19.
The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum will reopen on Thursday, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.