- The state of New Mexico reported 426 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the largest single-day increase in cases since late July. Read more details here.
- Human Services Department Secretary Dr. David Scrase continued to emphasize adhering to COVID-19-safe practices like wearing masks to slow the spread of the disease, KRQE-TV reported. He also said that they are expecting to see the number of deaths increase next week, following an increase in hospitalizations over the last few days.
- PED reported 15 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Of those, 11 were students and four were staff members.
- Gadsden Independent School District reported that a teacher at Chaparral High died after possible COVID-19, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported. He was 56.
- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will hold a press conference discussing the state’s response to COVID-19 this afternoon at 3 p.m. The governor’s office will livestream the press conference on her Facebook page.
- NM Political Report will be tracking voter turnout through early and absentee votes. See the first numbers here.
- A letter signed by President Donald Trump in goods distributed to food banks nationwide has those in New Mexico worried about spreading political messages ahead of the election, https://www.therooseveltreview.com/middle-age-women-dating/.
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- single women over 50 was the latest to report on the threat of the spread of the flu during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically on straining hospital resources.
- Prep sports scheduled to start on Saturday were canceled with no answers from the state on whether they could move forward, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
- College athletic departments are still awaiting word on when basketball can start up again in New Mexico, KRQE-TV reported.
- Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller believes that the city’s response to COVID-19 could help with marketing to recover from the pandemic’s economic toll, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
- Flights into the Albuquerque Sunport, and revenue from those flights, is down because of the lack of a Balloon Fiesta this year, KOAT-TV reported.
- New Mexico announced COVID-safe Halloween events, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.
- A company in Santa Fe is trying to develop technology to manage COVID-19 without a vaccine, KRQE-TV reported.
