Organizations and studies across the nation have reached different conclusions about the value of sweepstakes incentives when it comes to increasing coronavirus vaccinations.
The number of new cases has crept up in recent days, spurred largely by the delta variant.
Four additional COVID-19 deaths announced Tuesday moved New Mexico's fatality count to 4,387 since the coronavirus crisis began in March 2020.
Organizations and studies across the nation have reached different conclusions about the value of sweepstakes incentives when it comes to increasing coronavirus vaccinations.
A Santa Fe County man has died of COVID-19, the state Department of Health reported Monday.
More than a year after U.N. Security Council sanctions banned countries from hosting North Korea's regime-directed workforce, North Korean workers remain in Vladivostok, a port city of about 600,000 near the Russia-North Korea border.
The money went toward all New Mexico households that qualified for the nonprofit's service and households from six Arizona counties.
A Taos County woman in her 80s was among seven deaths related to COVID-19 reported by the state Friday.
The latest victims ranged in age from their 30s to their 80s.
The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that deaths climbed last week after nine straight weeks of decline.
As of Wednesday, 97 patients were hospitalized with the disease in New Mexico, up from 83 on Tuesday.
"We believe it's growing more slowly here in New Mexico because of our high vaccination rate," Dr. David Scrase, the state's secretary of human services, said Wednesday.
Dr. Vivek Murthy told an audience of about 40 at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe that health care is "a sacred trust, if you will, that binds us all together."
Five of the cases were in Santa Fe County.
New Mexico's three-day COVID-19 totals were not a cause for celebration: 301 new cases and four additional deaths.
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In many locales, vaccination rates are 10 percent, 20 percent or 30 percent below the rest of the state.
Businesses no longer have to temporarily shut down after multiple workers test positive for COVID-19 during two-week period.
About half the staff and more than half the inmates tested positive for the virus.
Of the new cases reported Friday, 13 were in Taos County.
Authorities in such countries as Thailand, South Korea and Vietnam announced or imposed measures Friday they hope can slow the spread.
COVID-19 has claimed the life of a Santa Fe County man, the state Department of Health reported Thursday.
Research from multiple countries shows the Pfizer shot and other widely used COVID-19 vaccines offer strong protection against the highly contagious delta variant.
New Mexico has had 205,996 confirmed cases and 4,347 deaths.
The state credits the sweepstakes for a marked increase in first-time visitors at the vaccination website.
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Projections and analysis in other countries suggest the mutation first discovered in India will increase and probably become the dominant variant here.
The state announced 203 new cases and two deaths during a four-day reporting period that covered Saturday through Tuesday.
Statewide, there were 86 new cases of the coronavirus Friday and one more death.
In all, 4,343 New Mexicans have died of the disease, including 80 Rio Arriba County residents.
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Santa Fe County had two additional infections Wednesday, while Bernalillo County added 21.
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Department of Health officials reported just 55 new COVID-19 cases, but they reported the deaths of a man in his 80s and a woman in her 90s.
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Santa Fe County had eight cases over Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Santa Fe County had eight new infections, while Bernalillo County added 19.
There were 68 people in New Mexico receiving hospital care for COVID-19 on Thursday, down from 76 on Wednesday.
A Santa Fe County man in his 70s was among two deaths related to COVID-19 reported Wednesday by state health officials.
"It has been a tremendous celebration for the families," said Marcy Reames, a spokeswoman for Palmilla Senior Living in Albuquerque.
"I was in total disbelief," Ruth Meilstrup said in an interview Tuesday. "I honestly was wondering if it was a scam."
State Department of Health officials said New Mexico has suffered its third pediatric death due to COVID-19.
Since the crisis began in March 2020, 4,326 New Mexicans have died after contracting the coronavirus.
The state fell just short of its vaccination target by Thursday's deadline but will reopen anyway.
The state also reported 122 new cases of the coronavirus for a cumulative total of 204,698 infections.
The decision comes as the high school sports season for the 2020-21 school year is coming to an end and other youth sports and activities are beginning to ramp up for the summer.
The newly reported fatalities occurred in Bernalillo, Colfax, Lea, Otero and San Juan counties.
As of Wednesday, 58.7 percent of eligible New Mexicans were fully vaccinated. For the state to reopen by July 1, 60 percent of residents would have to be inoculated by Thursday.
Among the newly reported fatalities was a Santa Fe County man in his 50s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
The privately owned prison had more new COVID-19 cases Tuesday than any single county in New Mexico, the state Department of Health reported.
Santa Fe County had 20 COVID-19 cases over the weekend and Monday. Bernalillo County led the state with 57.
"We are excited to offer this additional incentive to get us over the finish line and to reopen our state by July 1,” Dr. Tracie Collins, the state's health secretary, said in a statement.
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