NM to step up mask enforcement, impose traveler quarantine

The Albuquerque Journal ^ | Updated: Wednesday, July 1st, 2020 at 5:27pm | Dan Boyd And Dan Mckay

[CedarDave]

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said New Mexico will begin aggressively enforcing its mandate that people wear face masks in public settings — a necessity, she said, as the state hit the “grim milestone” of 500 deaths.

With infections surging throughout the state, she said, New Mexicans will face $100 fines if they don’t wear a mask. Businesses must require customers wear one.

The state, the governor said, will also impose a requirement that travelers into the state go into quarantine for 14 days, regardless of whether they arrive by plane or car.

She also reported three more deaths and 130 new cases, pushing the statewide death toll to 500.

She had harsh words for people who leave the house without a mask to eat, shop or meet friends. They are, she said, endangering other peoples’ lives.

Infections are surging throughout state, not just in one or two regions — a development Human Services Secretary David Scrase called “really, really concerning.”

Many of the new cases, he said, are in younger people. “We’re in a big surge in cases,” Scrase said.

Lujan Grisham has repeatedly pleaded with New Mexicans to wear masks to slow the spread of the disease. They are required in public settings, except when people are eating, drinking or exercising 6 feet away from other people.

The governor has also put on hold a plan to reopen more of the state economy. She has suggested New Mexico might even reimpose some restrictions that were relaxed in recent months if the situation doesn’t improve.

“It’s possible we roll back openings,” Lujan Grisham said.

But for now, she simply extended the emergency order that was already in place. It will run through July 15.

[CedarDave]

From the most recent public health update:
"As of today, there are 127 individuals hospitalized in New Mexico for COVID-19." Updated New Mexico COVID-19 cases: Now at 12,276

Links to the most recent public health and executive orders are below:
https://cv.nmhealth.org/public-health-orders-and-executive-orders/

[CondorFlight]

This is ridiculous. It will not help the public attain herd immunity.

But it will wreck the economy (and therefore, supposedly, hurt Trump).

[CedarDave]

Threatening us - Be good or you will be sent to sit in the corner with no supper.

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[CedarDave]

Below are the county stats:
Update includes three additional COVID-19 deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 130 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

38 new cases in Bernalillo County
1 new case in Chaves County
2 new cases in Curry County
9 new cases in Doña Ana County
1 new case in Eddy County
1 new case in Grant County
2 new cases in Lea County
1 new case in Luna County
17 new cases in McKinley County
1 new case in Otero County
3 new cases in Rio Arriba County
3 new cases in Sandoval County
38 new cases in San Juan County
3 new cases in Santa Fe County
1 new case in Sierra County
1 new case in Taos County
1 new case in Union County
3 new cases in Valencia County
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Central New Mexico Correctional Facility
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Otero County Prison Facility
1 new case among individuals held by federal agencies at the Otero County Processing Center

The Department of Health on Wednesday reported three additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19. Those cases are:

A male in his 60s from McKinley County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions.
A female in her 80s from McKinley County. The individual had underlying conditions.
A male in his 70s from Bernalillo County. The individual was a patient at the Princeton Place facility in Albuquerque.

The number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to COVID-19 is now 500.

Previously reported numbers included one case in Doña Ana County that has been identified as an out-of-state resident – this has now been corrected. Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 12,276 COVID-19 cases:

Bernalillo County: 2,178
Catron County: 2
Chaves County: 95
Cibola County: 212
Colfax County: 9
Curry County: 165
Doña Ana County: 957
Eddy County: 82
Grant County: 19
Guadalupe County: 20
Harding County: 1
Hidalgo County: 49
Lea County: 134
Lincoln County: 11
Los Alamos County: 8
Luna County: 80
McKinley County: 3,395
Otero County: 43
Quay County: 6
Rio Arriba County: 101
Roosevelt County: 59
Sandoval County: 731
San Juan County: 2,460
San Miguel County: 21
Santa Fe County: 240
Sierra County: 12
Socorro County: 60
Taos County: 43
Torrance County: 43
Union County: 8
Valencia County: 124

County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.

[Ann Archy]

OMG!!! NEVER ELECT A DEMOCRAT OR A WEAK SISTER REPUBLICAN!!!

[crusty old prospector]

What a maroon.

[donozark]

Visit NM. Get “locked up” for 14 days. There goes the tourism industry...

[lilypad]

They’ve had a mandatory mask wearing order for months now and they’re still seeing spikes. I’m wondering if illegals are getting and bringing it in. Or maybe the ,ask mandate isn’t working?

[Paladin2]

‘Rats have crossed the line.

No way I’m going Venezuela.

[CedarDave]

Next to the oil and gas industry (already in decline from both the virus and legislation to make the state fossil free in electric generation by 2045) tourism is the second biggest economic producer in the state. The state is rapidly becoming a feudal state with kings and queens at the top and peasants at the bottom struggling for survival and for handouts from the ruling and protected class.

[Paladin2]

Thanks for your targeted updates.

It’s still the United States and we can use State by State status reports.

[LouieFisk]

“She also reported three more deaths and 130 new cases, pushing the statewide death toll to 500.”
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In a state of about 2.4 million, those aren’t outrageous numbers - especially for a pandemic

[Yogafist]

Just how do they “impose” a 14 day quarantine? I’ll be driving through a small section of the state next month on vacation. I don’t intend to add two weeks to do it.

[Truthoverpower]

Don’t ever wear a mask!!! they can’t enforce it !!! they’re bad for you !!
and

they’re trying to get you to comply with your communist bull crap

Don’t ever wear a mask if you have to go in a store that requires one tie a bandanna around your neck and don’t put it over your face

This is the old west way

If some freaking Karen says to put it on pulled up to your chin smile Adam and then as soon as they walk away drop it

[LegendHasIt]

Governorlissima Lujan strikes again!!! Gotta kill off the already always tenuous NM economy for sure.

If Y’all don’t hear from me again it may be because I got arrested (or shot) for not wearing a mask.

[MayflowerMadam]

“It will not help the public attain herd immunity.”

Actually, it’ll delay herd immunity.

[MAGAthon]

“She also reported three more deaths and 130 new cases, pushing the statewide death toll to 500.”

what does that mean? nothing.

FakeNewsMSM know what they are doing.

[LegendHasIt]

[tiki]

Um, she didn’t say anything about the Mexican border.

[Texan5]

Tourism is the bread and butter of this county-snowbirds staying in Winter, townies who own 2nd homes on the river and lake in the Summer, plus daytrippers with canoes and kayaks-we are not willing to starve like we did in the Obama years, so businesses are pretty much not caring if someone doesn’t wear a mask-and they’re not paying attention to the scowling Karens.

One side benefit of the mask fiasco shows real redneck ingenuity-with every woman in this rural area who has a sewing machine making cutesy-and useless-masks-you can get flowered ones, polkadot ones, cat and dog prints, bandana print, etc-they are selling them everyplace from the grocery store to all the tourist trap shops for $5 to $10 each depending on material and ornamentation-and every tourist who believes in Fauci’s BS is buying them up...