January 19, 2021

Recap of New Mexico COVID-19 news (1/19/21 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. The state Department of Health reported just 628 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, though this came as the number of tests performed each day dropped. The state also […]

Matthew Reichbach

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The state Department of Health reported just 628 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, though this came as the number of tests performed each day dropped. The state also reported 26 additional deaths related to the disease. Read more here.
Legislators will start the legislative session with COVID-19 precautions (and increased security over possible violent protests) in place Tuesday at noon, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.
- NM Political Report will be using stories from the Santa Fe New Mexican to help cover the legislative session this year.
- The Albuquerque Journal also covered the precautions ahead of the start of the session.
The Albuquerque Journal tried to answer questions from residents about when they would receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
As of Monday’s update, the state Department of Health said the state had received 175,750 doses of COVID-19 vaccine and administered 137,531, including 44,927 in the last seven days.
- UNM health officials will begin administering COVID-19 vaccine doses at The Pit on Tuesday, KOB-TV reported.
- The Eastern New Mexico News wrote about a new vaccine clinic in Clovis.
The Navajo Nation is on track with its vaccine distribution plans, the Navajo Times reported.
The state confirmed it found the second case of the more contagious COVID-19 variant in New Mexico, KRQE-TV reported.
Legislators have prefiled two bills to mandate paid sick leave, KOB-TV reported.
The state is facing pressure to announce what will happen with fall prep sports that were postponed last year because of COVID-19, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.
The Walmart in Ruidoso Downs was closed to clean and restock the store, the Ruidoso News reported.
KRQE-TV covered the economic impact on local businesses of the legislative session going largely virtual.
An Albuquerque sporting goods store announced a program to aid local restaurants by encouraging residents to buy gift cards from local restaurants to aid them as COVID-19 restrictions continue to make it more difficult to serve customers, the Albuquerque Journal reported.