COVID-19 in numbers
New Mexico health officials reported 543 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total to 238,430. DOH has designated 206,242 of these cases as recovered. Lea County had 108 new cases, followed by Bernalillo County with 88 and Doña Ana County with 74. Santa Fe County had 10 new cases.
The state also announced 15 other deaths, including the 158th from Santa Fe County: a man in his 60s hospitalized with underlying medical conditions; there were now a total of 4,577 fatalities. 394 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized yesterday.
Currently, 78.3% of New Mexicans aged 18 and over have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 68.4% are fully vaccinated. In the 12 to 17 age group, 61.5% of people received at least one dose and 49.8% are fully vaccinated. In Santa Fe County, 89.7% of those over 18 have received at least one dose and 79.2% are fully vaccinated.
You can read all of SFR’s COVID-19 coverage here.
DOH: Cases fall while deaths, hospital stays high
COVID-19 cases could ease in New Mexico. “It’s my job to worry, so I certainly don’t want to celebrate too early,” said state epidemiologist Dr. Christine Ross during a weekly COVID-19 update yesterday, “but I’m pleased to see that semblance of plateau.” While cases have increased in adolescents ages 5 to 17, New Mexico did not have the high pediatric hospitalizations that some other states have. The incumbent Minister of Health Dr. David Scrase said new data suggests the state’s high vaccination rates in adults are helping children who are too young to get a vaccine. “We all need things that we can feel good about in this pandemic,” said Scrase. “Every single person who got a vaccination today: You have protected yourself, your family and children in New Mexico.”
In less encouraging news, Scrase said the state may have seen its first death from someone using ivermectin to treat COVID-19, which is not approved for such use and can be fatal. The case must be investigated before further information is released, he said. “It’s primarily a veterinary drug for parasitic infections,” said Scrase, noting that there is still “a cult for this drug.” The state medical advisory team, he said, “has viewed it three times. We don’t believe there is any evidence that the treatment of COVID is effective at all imagining. ”However, authorized monoclonal antibody treatments could keep hospital admissions lower than forecast, although Scrase said hospitals continue to go beyond their capacity and likely will be busy for several weeks; Mortality rates are also expected to remain high, he said. Finally, the health and education departments also announced a new initiative yesterday, backed with a federal grant of $ 63 million to provide funding and direct assistance to help schools in New Mexico pay and conduct mandatory COVID health care Support test programs.
Third ethics complaint filed in the race for mayor
The Santa Fe City Ethics and Campaign Review Board meets today at 3:00 p.m. and will review a complaint made by Mayor Alan Webber’s re-election campaign against Union Protectiva de Santa Fé for unreported political activity via ads in SFR, Facebook posts and others Forms of diffusion. For its part, Union Protectíva yesterday filed another ethical complaint against Webber’s campaign (this is the third ethical complaint filed in the mayor’s race, for those who count), alleging “bullying, campaign funding violations, ethical violations, unjust.” Influence and general abuse “. The new complaint recycles allegations from challenger Alexis Martinez Johnson that the mayor used the city’s resources for political ends by including his campaign logo on flyers for a “cool down” event hosted by the city fire department. The Ethics Committee dismissed Johnson’s complaint a few weeks ago. Union Protectíva re-cites a recent campaign email from Webber claiming that “MAGA and QAnon are real in Santa Fe and they will stop at nothing to close the mayor’s office The complaint also suggests that Webber’s legal defense team, Egolf, Ferlic, Martinez and Harwood LLC, may have “unfair influence” on the Ethics Council and requests the removal of members Ruth Kovnat and Kristina Martinez for alleged conflicts of interest .
Bad campers
Labor Day, as expected, brought many people to the Santa Fe National Forest. However, according to a press release, district rangers reported that “not all of our visitors were at their best”. SFR asked Julie Anne Overton, Public Affairs Officer for the Forest Service, if she could provide details on locations and incidents, but Overton emailed the refusal. However, she wrote: “I would say that the basic consideration of the people for their neighbors and hosts has decreased. So we wanted to remind people of some sensible behaviors that will help everyone be a happy camper. ”As the press release states,“ A handful of ruthless and / or bellicose campers can pose a security threat and ruin everyone else’s experience ” (this observation seems to be applicable to the whole of life). Some of the simple rules to remember in the forest are: don’t arrive too early or too late; keep quiet times between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and to keep campsites clean. All-terrain vehicles are not allowed on built-up campsites (but you can find a map here where they are allowed).
Listen
Summer weather aside, the main indicator of the fall season has arrived in New Mexico: roasted green chili. Just the sight, let alone the smell, is enough to trigger two Pavlovian reactions of joy and hunger in these areas (our pride helps declare the 2019 Chile War between New Mexico and Colorado). But between COVID-19 and immigration policy, the future of our state’s beloved harvest is far from secure. Today’s episode of KUNM’s Let’s Talk New Mexico takes a look at the topics and wants to hear from you: What is your favorite freshly roasted green chilli variety? What don’t you wear And what sacrifices would you make so that smallholders can continue to grow Chile for a bright green future? The show will air at 8 a.m. Send comments to [email protected] or call live at 505-277-5866. Listen here or at 89.9 FM.
NM welcomes Trigger Warning
The state film bureau announced yesterday that the Netflix action film Trigger Warning has started production in New Mexico. Filming takes place in September and October in Santa Fe, Lamy, Española, Los Cerrillos, Madrid and Albuquerque. Directed by Mouly Surya and starring Jessica Alba, Mark Webber, Anthony Michael Hall and others, the story revolves around an active Special Forces officer who took over his grandfather’s bar shortly after his death and soon came into conflict with the perpetrators meets gang that killed him. According to a press release, the production will employ approximately 180 New Mexico crew members and 240 New Mexico backgrounds and extras. “We’re excited that our film partner Netflix has decided to bring Trigger Warning to New Mexico, which will feature so many beautiful and photogenic areas in and around Santa Fe,” said Amber Dodson, director of the film bureau, in a statement. “In addition, New Mexico, and the Santa Fe area in particular, provides a place to relax with access to nature for cast and crew when they’re not working, which is why it’s a popular location for so many productions.”
Conquer Madrid
A New Mexico visitor received an Honorable Mention in the Washington Post’s annual travel photo contest for taking a picture of a house in Madrid with an iPhone 11 Pro. Carolyn Miller, of Madison, Wisconsin, tells the Post that she bought four plane tickets after getting her first COVID-19 vaccination, one of which was for a trip to New Mexico in June. “While traveling with her mother and sister, she contacted a local friend she hadn’t seen in years and took her on a land trip. “It was a rainy day and we were walking and I saw this house,” says Miller. House number 13 impressed Miller both for its simplicity and for its integer number, since she was born on Friday the 13th. “I always think it’s a happy day – every 13th – but especially Friday the 13th,” she said. She plans to print the picture on birthday cards for friends who were also born on the 13th day of the month. By the way, the winning picture comes from Yosemite National Park.
Hazy drowsiness
It should be hot and hazy today, says the National Weather Service: widespread haze, to be precise, and sunny, with a high of nearly 90 degrees and a northeasterly wind of 5 to 10 miles per hour turning west in the afternoon .
Thank you for reading! The word can appreciate Hawaii’s governor for wanting to restrict visitors, so Waimea Bay, Oahu’s live cam has to be enough for now.
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