There was no COVID-19 recap last week because of the impending end of the special session, but expect new ones on Fridays going forward.

  • As of March 25, 1,097,534 doses had been administered in New Mexico, with 40.8 percent of New Mexicans age 16 or older receiving at least one shot and 24.9 percent fully vaccinated (with either one shot of Johnson & Johnson or two shots of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine). This includes 909,359 administered through doses provided to the state and 188,175 administered directly by the federal government.
    • Per NPR’s analysis of CDC data, New Mexico has the highest percentage of people both fully vaccinated and partially vaccinated. Along with North Dakota and Massachusetts, New Mexico has the highest rate of doses administered out of doses received, at 88 percent.
  • As of Thursday, the state had reported 190,491 cumulative cases of COVID-19 and 3,916 deaths related to the disease.
  • Hospital leaders on Monday spoke about the improving COVID-19 situation in New Mexico but still said that New Meixcans need to abide by COVID-safe practices.
    “It remains imperative that the community continue to practice social distancing, masking and other COVID safe practices regardless of an individual’s vaccination status,” Presbyterian Health Services Medical Director Dr. Denise Gonzales said.
  • Earlier this week, the state announced the launch of a COVID-19 exposure notification system, which would give those who provide access to their app a notification that when they had an exposure to someone who had COVID-19.
  • The state no longer has any “red” tier counties as of Wednesday, and most counties in the state are now at the turquoise or green level. Among the state’s most populous counties, San Juan and Santa Fe reached turquoise. Bernalillo, Doña Ana and SAndoval County each were in yellow. Read more here.
  • Vaccinations continue to outpace COVID-19 infections in the state, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.
  • Joined by U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, Santa Fe Mayor Allen Webber said the recently passed COVID-19 relief plan would help the city’s recovery, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
  • Per the state’s hospitalization update on March 22, there were 67 hospitalizations in the previous seven days. As of Thursday’s daily case update, there were 112 people hospitalized for COVID-19.
  • Long-term care facilities in the state were able to relax visitation policies this week, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.
  • The state Department of Workforce Solutions is offering waivers to recipients of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance who received overpayments through no fault of their own, the Santa Fe Reporter wrote.
  • The village of Columbus, New Mexico is looking to get at-home COVID vaccines, KRQE-TV reported.