• The state Department of Health reported 308 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and 12 additional deaths. In the press release announcing this, DOH included this new language:
    • Daily case counts and test numbers are raw data based on information the state receives today – meaning data that has not yet been scrutinized to identify potential duplicates or late-arriving positives or negatives. By contrast, the Red Yellow Green county-level analysis provides a highly accurate picture for a two-week period of time.
  • The state of New Mexico has administered 441,786 doses out of the 448,500 it has received from the federal government as of Tuesday. With the Pfizer vaccine, some providers have been able to obtain six doses per vial instead of five. Of these doses, 303,031 were primary doses and 138,755 were booster doses. The state has administered 81,990 doses in the last seven days.
    • The state is lagging on vaccinations for those between the ages of 65 and 74, the Albuquerque Journal reported. The state’s 1B vaccination group only includes those 75 and older, which is higher than the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggestion of those 65 and older.
  • A bill to provide economic recovery for the pandemic that rushed through the House hit a snag in the Senate as the chamber’s Finance Committee voted to “temporarily table” the bill until they could make changes, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.