CDC projects that the Omicron variant XBB.1.5 now accounts for 66% of COVID-19 cases nationwide, with most remaining cases due to the quickly receding BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 (BQ.1x) variants.
NMDOH reports the percentage of emergency department (ED) visits in county residents for COVID-like illness remained largely unchanged at 1.4% for the two-week period ending January 29
Levels of the SARS-CoV-2 virus detected in county wastewater continue to remain at stable low levels indicating on-going low level transmission of COVID-19
Los Alamos County Community Development Department (CDD) will host the first public open house for community input to the Short-term Rental (STR) Program on Wednesday
To assist with more complete case monitoring in New Mexico, NMDOH encourages residents to download the NM Notify app and to report positive COVID-19 home tests on the app, or for a fast and easy way to report your at-home test results online
Reported case incidence rates for the first two weeks of January decreased sharply for all ages, excluding 20-34 years olds, where rates jumped from 3.7 to 10.1 cases per 100,000 based on 5 reported January cases.
Levels of the SARS-CoV-2 virus detected in county wastewater remained at stable low levels over the past several weeks, consistent with stable low levels of reported case transmission.
NMDOH reports the percentage of emergency department (ED) visits in county residents for COVID-like illness remained stable at 1.4% for the two-week time period ending January 18.
For the week ending January 18, the Community Level remained at LOW for Los Alamos County, as it did for the three other counties (Taos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe) which collectively comprise the regional Health Services Area (HSA) over which CDC hospitalization metrics are calculated.
Los Alamos County Manager Steven Lynne has ordered closure for all non-essential county government facilities and operations for Tuesday, January 17, due to hazardous weather conditions.
There were eight lawyers with active licenses to practice in Torrance County as of the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the State Bar of New Mexico.