January 6, 2021

Recap of New Mexico COVID-19 news (1/6/21 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. On Tuesday, The state Department of Health reported 1,201 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 additional deaths related to the disease. Read more here. State officials say the number […]

Matthew Reichbach

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On Tuesday, The state Department of Health reported 1,201 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 additional deaths related to the disease. Read more here.
State officials say the number of vaccines being counted as used is too low because of a lack of reporting from providers, the Albuquerque Journal reported. The DOH secretary will hold a press briefing on the vaccination efforts on Wednesday.
Some healthcare workers will receive their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine this week, KRQE-TV reported.
Two first responders started their own business to process COVID-19 tests, KOB-TV reported.
The city of Las Cruces created a vaccination task force, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.
The Navajo Nation has moved on to its next phase of vaccinations, KRQE-TV reported.
- The Navajo Nation reported 118 new cases and 15 more deaths related to COVID-19 according to Nation health officials
A physician who owns a spa in Ruidoso said he distributed 600 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine—first to first responders and then to other categories of workers, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.
There will be a vaccine drive for healthcare workers in Los Alamos on Jan. 11, the Los Alamos Reporter wrote.
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Advisory Board will discuss the comments made by the sheriff that he would not enforce the state public health order, KOB-TV reported.
The Farmington Daily Times wrote about a telemedicine program that is keeping tabs on COVID-19 patients who are at home.
A former Alamogordo High School student distributed 45,000 KN95 masks, the Alamogordo Daily News reported.
The number of those at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant who have tested positive for COVID-19 reached 183 after six more cases last week, the Carlsbad Current-Argus reported.
A two-time Indian National FInals Rodeo world champion died of COVID-19, the Navajo Times reported.
An O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Santa Fe had to pay $79,200 in penalties for not following COVID-19 rules, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.