October 6, 2020

Recap of New Mexico COVID-19 news (10/06/20 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. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is in the midst of a two-week self-quarantine after a possible contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Read more details here. On Monday, […]

Matthew Reichbach

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.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is in the midst of a two-week self-quarantine after a possible contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Read more details here.
On Monday, the state of New Mexico announced 158 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths related to the disease—while many of the state’s gating criteria continue to go in the wrong direction. Read more here.
The state Public Education Department announced 17 new cases statewide, KRQE-TV reported.
Jails in New Mexico have 900 new cases of COVID-19 since June, New Mexico In Depth reported.
A firefighter in Santa Fe tested positive for COVID-19, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.
Rio Rancho Public Schools needs more money for COVID-safe practices, the school’s board said, the Rio Rancho Observer reported.
A continuing resolution approved by the Navajo Nation Council led to 18 more layoffs—with more likely to come, the Navajo Times reported.
FBI officials spoke in Albuquerque and said they believe the election process is safe from tampering, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
The Navajo Parks and Recreation Department said tourist sites, like areas overseen by the National Park Service, will remain closed through the end of the year, the Associated Press reported.
Early voting begins today statewide (at least in county clerks’ offices; the full expanded early voting will happen later this month), but it’s also starting for elections on the Navajo Nation, the Farmington Daily-Times reported.
The cancellation of this year’s Balloon Fiesta—Albuquerque’s biggest tourist event—is having an impact on Albuquerque businesses, KOAT-TV reported.
A trampoline park in Albuquerque reopened, but the governor’s office said this is against the state’s public health order, KRQE-TV reported.
A labor shortage has led to a shortage in green chile and it could be related to COVID-19, El Defensor Chieftan reported.
Attendance at White Sands National Park is down this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, KRQE-TV reported.