COVID-19 in numbers
New Mexico health officials yesterday reported 2,335 COVID-19 cases for the three-day period October 22-25, bringing the nationwide total to 271,212. DOH has identified 240,277 of these cases as recovered.
Bernalillo County had 592 new cases, followed by San Juan County with 422 and Doña Ana County with 266. Santa Fe County had 77 cases.
The state also announced 15 more deaths, 14 of them recently, including a man in his 70s from Santa Fe County who was hospitalized. Santa Fe County has now recorded a total of 168 deaths. Nationwide, there have been 5,002 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic as of yesterday. The state health ministry recognized the grim milestone when the death toll exceeded 5,000, and incumbent health minister Dr. David Scrase made a statement saying, “These are not just numbers – it’s our family members, friends and neighbors, and we are in mourning” for them and their families. “By yesterday, 339 had been hospitalized with COVID-19 admitted – 13 less than on Friday.
Currently, 81.8% of New Mexicans aged 18 and over have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 72.2% are fully vaccinated. Among this population, 8% have received a booster vaccination. In the 12 to 17 age group, 62.4% of people received at least one dose and 54.1% are fully vaccinated. In Santa Fe County, 92.8% of those over 18 have received at least one dose and 82.3% are fully vaccinated.
New Mexicans can register for a COVID-19 vaccine here and check eligibility for a COVID-19 vaccine booster here.
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Government calls for zero carbon emissions by 2050
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham intends to push for a state bill in the January 2022 legislature that requires the state to cause net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 Summit, a joint two-day conference organized by the Office of the Speaker of the Summit House of Representatives Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe and numerous environmental organizations. Lujan Grisham said her agenda for the next legislature will include clean fuel standards as well as the introduction of a hydrogen hub law designed to help decarbonise the transport sector. “For a small country with some pretty interesting challenges, we are actually leading a variety of environmental strategies, policies and legal frameworks to reduce our emissions and increase our reliance on renewable energies,” said Lujan Grisham in her opening address. many of the participants were recognized for their work on the state’s energy transition law and other environmental protection efforts. “My money goes with the scientists, advocates, and champions in this state,” she said. The governor will represent New Mexico at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (October 31 to November 12) in Scotland.
The first day of the conference also included keynote speeches on Justice and Climate Change by Maite Arce, President and CEO of the Hispanic Access Foundation, who spoke on Justice and Climate Change; and Andrew Baumann of the Global Strategy Group, who discussed the role of public opinion in climate policy. The state congressional delegation also met to discuss federal politics amid numerous other talks and panel discussions. The conference will begin today at 8:30 a.m. at the State Capitol with keynote speaker Dr. Elena Krieger continued with doctors, scientists and engineers for healthy energy on the topic of “Equity and Climate Change Mitigation Strategies” as well as a discussion about the challenges and opportunities for tribal nations. While registration for personal participation is closed, the events will be broadcast here in English and here in Spanish on Facebook.
Officials report strong growth in the medical cannabis program
Between September 2019 and last month, New Mexico’s medical cannabis program grew 72%, Dominick V. Zurlo, the program’s director, told lawmakers on the Health and Welfare Legislative Committee yesterday. This growth accounts for about 52,000 patients. While some predicted a decline in medical cannabis patients as the adult recreational product sales date approaches (April 2022), Zurlo noted that “so far, patient enrollment has increased steadily over the past two years”. Individuals can enroll in the program if they have 28 different medical conditions. The three most commonly enrolled people, Zurlo said, are post-traumatic stress disorder with just under 68,000 people; severe chronic pain, nearly 38,000 people; and cancer with just over 6,000 patients. Fewer than the remaining 13,000 patients qualified with any of the other 25 conditions. For people with PTSD, Zurlo told lawmakers, cannabis is “something that calms them down and relaxes them to get on with their day.” The program also implemented an online patient portal, he said, which “was a very important tool during the pandemic”. To date, it is used by more than 2,235 patients and 36 healthcare providers.
DA, Sheriff, to report on the shooting in Rust on Wednesday
Seasoned prop master Neal W. Zoromski told the Los Angeles Times that he turned down a job for the film Rust after several days of discussions with the film’s producers. “There have been massive warning signs,” he tells the Times, adding that after sending the email denying a position on the set, “I felt in the pit of my stomach, ‘This is an accident waiting to happen. Questions continue because of the October 21 shooting at Bonanza Creek Ranch that killed 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza. “We were all pretty shocked,” actor Jeffrey Wright told the Associated Press. “I don’t remember ever being given a gun that wasn’t evacuated in front of me – chamber open, barrel shown, light flashing in the barrel to make sure it was cleared. It was clearly a badly managed set. ”Actor Ray Liotta reiterated Wright’s assessment and said,“ They always check – I know this – so you can see it. ” According to testimony on the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s search warrants, actor Alec Baldwin misfired a gun given to him by Assistant Director Dave Hall that was selected from a cart of guns prepared by the film’s gunsmith. The sheriff’s deputies collected three black revolvers, 14 swabs of suspected blood, at least six boxes of ammunition and nine spent casings from the crime scene, but have not yet disclosed what type of projectile the fired weapon was around. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza and Santa Fe County Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies will hold a joint press conference tomorrow October 27 at 10 a.m. to discuss the case. This press conference will be broadcast live on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
Listen
Animal Protection New Mexico’s Teach Me How to Vegan podcast has pretty much anything you could want to learn about switching to and maintaining a plant-based diet. The hosts Tony and Mickey Quintana share their personal and professional experiences. One recent episode, “Pumpkin Everything,” covers pretty much everything in the pumpkin canon. Perhaps more urgently, check out Veganizing Hallowing, which identifies vegan candy (spoiler alert: lots of peanut butter cups) and goodies; vegan Halloween dishes; and resources for shopping and reading. Each episode also includes useful resource lists and recipes.
Local storyteller chosen to highlight Gallup
Jaylyn Gough (Navajo) is one of three storytellers selected by the Washington Post Creative Group and Marriott Bonvoy as part of a “strategic search for underrepresented travelers to explore generative travel trends.” Each will create an interactive travel story “that explores a travel trend that benefits local communities, the economy and the environment”. Gough grew up on a reservation in New Mexico and founded Native Womens Wilderness in 2017 “to bring local women together to share our stories, support one another, and learn from one another as we seek to explore and learn about the wilderness and our homeland celebrate”. . ”Gough is returning to Gallup for her post-vertical project and through photography, 360-degree video and photogrammetry,“ will document her homecoming as part of her ongoing journey to strengthen her connection to her legacy, showing how to do, visit public lands with respect for their importance in Native American cultures. ”The other two storytellers are Charlotte Simpson, also known as“ Traveling Black Widow ”(she has traveled alone since her husband died), the Buffalo, New York, will visit; and Jeff Jenkins, founder of Chubby Diaries, an online community advocate for plus-size travelers who will visit the Florida Keys.
Hot oatmeal
Jalapeños in oatmeal? Yes, says New Mexico writer Joel Wigelsworth in his most recent contribution to Bon Appétit’s column “A Skeptic Tries”. Wigelsworth set out to defeat his breakfast enemy – oatmeal – to shed some extra pounds he’d put on after years of desk jobs and stressful meals. “The pandemic, along with a host of other personal and professional circumstances, has put me in a phase of existential revelation and an obligation to realign my life to better nurture my authentic self,” he writes. “Also, I had gotten too chubby to fit into all of my Bauhaus and Sex Pistols T-shirts.” But Wigelsworth wasn’t interested in any of the oatmeal candy hacks since he has no sweet tooth and they seemed against a diet. The hearty recipes were more tempting, but “lavishly decorated with way too much bacon, cheese, fried eggs and oil to fit into my diet”. Enter its southwestern palate. Wigelsworth, who grew up in Albuquerque, added caldo de tomato to the water that the oatmeal was cooked in, which made it more pleasantly flavorful. But something was still missing, and after a few minutes of brainstorming, he went off picking jalapeños and green onions from his garden. “The diced green onions added a freshness that cut through the starchy and salty pulp, and the sliced fresh jalapeño built on that brightness and added an invigorating burn.” Finally, he states, “I grew up in New Mexico and pain is one of our favorite flavors. “
Winter watch
New Mexico and Santa Fe have some weather along the way, according to the National Weather Service: watch out for isolated showers and thunderstorms – with a 30% chance of precipitation – mainly between noon and 3 p.m. Otherwise it should be mostly sunny today with a maximum temperature of almost 60 degrees, which sounds good, except that it will also be stupidly windy: a south wind of 10 to 20 miles per hour will be 20 to 30 miles per hour from the west in the morning, with winds up to 40 mph. Bundle tonight as the lows drop to 29 degrees.
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