Chaves County woman among 11 COVID-19 deaths Friday
The New Mexico Department of Health reported 11 deaths related to COVID-19 on Friday, including a Chaves County woman.
The woman, in her 90s, is...
More than 1,000 COVID-19 cases reported in state Thursday
The New Mexico Department of Health reported more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths Thursday.
Twenty-nine counties reported a total of 1,009...
Scrase: Most NM hospital employees fully vaccinated
State health officials expect at least 92% of New Mexico’s hospital workers will be fully vaccinated in the coming weeks, with very few actually...
Local man among 12 COVID-19 deaths in state Tuesday
A Chaves County man was among a dozen deaths related to COVID-19 announced Tuesday by the New Mexico Department of Health.
The man, in his...
Vaccine booster available immediately to those eligible
Healthcare providers in New Mexico can immediately begin offering booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to eligible people, the New Mexico Department of...
Mobile van to offer COVID-19 testing in Roswell on Fridays
The New Mexico Department of Health on Friday announced changes in COVID-19 testing sites and recommendations of who should receive a booster shot of...
High quarantine rate closes Military Heights
Roswell Independent School District has had to close a school for the first time in more than a month to help control COVID-19 cases....
Chaves County reports 60 new COVID-19 cases
The New Mexico Department of Health reported 725 new cases of COVID-19 and 16 deaths related to the disease in the state Thursday.
Thursday’s daily...
State prepares for COVID booster authorization
The state health department is gearing up for potential increased demand for COVID-19 vaccines next week in anticipation of a go-ahead from the U.S....
State reports lowest number of daily cases in 6 weeks
The New Mexico Department of Health reported the lowest single-day number of new COVID-19 cases in six weeks in its Tuesday case update.
Twenty-five counties...
Number of fully vaccinated in Chaves County nears 48%
The number of adults fully vaccinated or on their way to full vaccination against COVID-19 in Chaves County increased by more than 2% from...
Two local COVID-19 deaths reported Friday
Two Chaves County men were among the 13 deaths related to COVID-19 in the state Friday.
One man in his 50s had underlying health conditions...
Two more COVID-19 deaths reported Thursday in Chaves County
A man in his 20s and a woman in her 80s from Chaves County were among 13 deaths related to COVID-19 reported in the...
PED official: COVID-19 cases declining on campuses
The numbers of COVID-19 infections on New Mexico public school campuses has been declining in recent weeks and the Public Education Department has worked...
Chaves County woman among Tuesday’s COVID deaths
A Chaves County woman in her 70s is among the 12 deaths related to COVID-19 reported Tuesday by the New Mexico Department of Health.
The...
Almost 100 new COVID-19 cases in Chaves County
More than 1,700 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in New Mexico since Saturday, according to Monday’s case update from the New Mexico Department...
Two COVID-19 deaths in Chaves County reported Friday
Two Chaves County women were among the 20 deaths related to COVID-19 announced Friday by the New Mexico Department of Health.
One woman was in...
State reports 578 COVID-19 cases Thursday
The New Mexico Department of Health reported 578 new cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths related to the virus Thursday.
Twenty-seven counties reported new cases...
Health officials say Delta surge is slowing
The surge in COVID-19 cases spurred by the delta variant of the coronavirus seems to have reached a plateau, state health officials said Wednesday.
In a...
Local COVID-19 death among 10 reported in state
The New Mexico Department of Health reported more than 2,500 cases of COVID-19 and 10 deaths related to the disease, including one in Chaves...
State reports more than 900 COVID cases Friday
More than 900 new cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths were reported in the state Friday by the New Mexico Department of Health.
Chaves County...
County reports 116 new COVID cases Thursday
Chaves County reported 116 new cases of COVID-19 in Thursday’s daily update from the New Mexico Department of Health, second only to Bernalillo County’s...
Health officials urge COVID testing for children
Cases of COVID-19 are growing fastest among younger New Mexicans, state health officials said Wednesday, and they urged parents to get their children vaccinated...
Local woman among 6 COVID deaths
A Chaves County woman was among the six deaths related to COVID-19 reported by the state on Tuesday.
The woman in her 60s had been...
Local vaccination rate in August outpaces state
The increase in COVID-19 vaccination rates in Chaves County in August outpaced the state’s increases, according to data on the New Mexico Department of...
NMMI to hold COVID vaccination clinic
The New Mexico Military Institute will hold a COVID-19 vaccination clinic Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to the New Mexico Public...
Chaves County has second-highest number of COVID-19 cases in state Friday
More than 100 cases of COVID-19 were reported Friday in Chaves County, the second-highest in the state and the highest in the southeast region,...
Chaves County reports 75 new COVID-19 cases
The New Mexico Department of Health reported more than 900 new cases of COVID-19 and nine deaths related to the disease in Thursday’s daily...
Scrase: Hospitals reaching crisis level again
New Mexico hospitals could reach a crisis standard of care within the next week as the increase in COVID-19 cases fills beds, state health...
COVID cases in Chaves County rise by 18
Chaves County had 18 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, bringing its total case count since March 2020 to 10,243, according to a Tuesday update from...