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Record high case counts today include historical cases SANTA FE: The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is reporting a record high number of new COVID-19 cases in today’s case count press release.  The number of new cases reported to the state was impacted by a...

SANTA FE: The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) is encouraging all New Mexicans to familiarize themselves with the protections offered for infants and parents, through its Safe Haven for Infants Law. The legislation allows a parent to leave an infant, ninety days...

Technical issue artificially lowered daily case count, has now been resolved SANTA FE: On Tuesday, January 11th, a temporary disruption in the electronic lab reporting (ELR) feed occurred which impacted the number of new COVID-19 case counts announced by the New...

Weekly event to resume Wednesday, January 19 SANTA FE – The regularly scheduled New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) press conference will not be held this week. However, David R. Scrase, M.D., Acting Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health; Laura...

Twenty-five additional COVID-19 deaths, 7-Day positivity rate 26.2%   SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 2,932 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: ·         871 new cases in...

Thirty-seven additional COVID-19 deaths, 7-Day positivity rate 25.8% Saturday, January 8, Sunday, January 9, and Monday, January 10 SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Monday announced 9,284 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health,...

Fourteen additional COVID-19 deaths, *7-Day positivity rate 23.2% SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 4,246 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 1287 new cases in Bernalillo County 38...

SANTA FE – On Friday, the New Mexico Department of Health renewed public health orders related to COVID-19, including a requirement to wear masks in public spaces and vaccination requirements for some workers. Those orders are attached. The public health orders come...

SANTA FE - The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday that it is implementing revised federal guidance surrounding isolation and quarantine for COVID-19, effective on Thursday, January 6, 2022. Background On December 27th, the Centers for Disease...

Thirty-six additional COVID-19 deaths, 7-Day positivity rate 21.7% SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 3,231 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: ●        1078 new cases in Bernalillo...