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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- New Mexico has ramped up COVID-19 testing. Dr. David Scrase, cabinet secretary for the Health and Human Services Department, said testing has been key to the reopening of the economy. Health officials say increased testing has allowed for the partial reopening of New...

NAVAJO NATION (KRQE) – The Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center is reporting the following coronavirus numbers as of Thursday, June 4: Positive COVID-19 Cases: 5,730 Total Negative Results: 28,690 Total Tests Administered: 34,420 Recovered: 2,174 Deaths: 264 Navajo Nation in New...

June 5, 2020 Positive: 8,672* Total Tests: 224,640 Recovered: 3,206 Hospitalized: 175 Deaths: 387 * Positive numbers in ICE Centers and Correctional Facilities are included. ICE Centers Cibola County Correctional Center: 2 Otero County Prison Facility: 272 Otero County Processing Center: 92...

NAVAJO NATION (KRQE) – The Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center is reporting the following coronavirus numbers as of Monday, May 25: Positive COVID-19 Cases: 4,794 Total Negative Results: 21,611 Total Tests Administered: 27,932 Recovered: 1,491 Deaths: 157 Navajo Nation in New...

May 26, 2020 Positive: 7,130* Total Tests: 180,646 Recovered: 2,564 Hospitalized: 211 Deaths: 325 * Positive numbers in ICE Centers and Correctional Facilities are included. ICE Centers Cibola County Correctional Center: 2 Otero County Prison Facility: 52 Otero County Processing Center: 92...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday that the state’s emergency public health order will soon allow limited outdoor dine-in servicesfor most of the state. The amended order is set to begin Wednesday, May 27. (More info @ link.) State announces soft...

Officials urge New Mexicans to steer clear of COVID-19 'hot-spots'

May 25, 2020 Positive: 7,026* Total Tests: 177,361 Recovered: 2,522 Hospitalized: 216 Deaths: 320 * Positive numbers in ICE Centers and Correctional Facilities are included. ICE Centers Cibola County Correctional Center: 2 Otero County Prison Facility: 51 Otero County Processing Center: 92...

NAVAJO NATION (KRQE) – The Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center is reporting the following coronavirus numbers as of Sunday, May 24: Positive COVID-19 Cases: 4,633 Total Negative Results: 21,611 Total Tests Administered: 27,932 Recovered: 1,397 Deaths: 153 Navajo Nation in New...

May 24, 2020 Positive: 6,943* Total Tests: 173,481 Recovered: 2,464 Hospitalized: 213 Deaths: 317 * Positive numbers in ICE Centers and Correctional Facilities are included. ICE Centers Cibola County Correctional Center: 2 Otero County Prison Facility: 50 Otero County Processing Center: 92...

SANTA FE, N.M. — It should be an exciting time at the Santa Fe opera house, but the pandemic has forced them to cancel their season. Santa Fe Opera sews medical equipment for health care workers

NAVAJO NATION (KRQE) – The Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center is reporting the following coronavirus numbers as of Wednesday, May 20: Positive COVID-19 Cases: 4,253 Total Negative Results: 21,199 Total Tests Administered: 27,162 Recovered: 1,026 Deaths: 146 Navajo Nation in New...

May 21, 2020 Positive: 6,472 Total Tests: 152,767 Recovered: 2,041 Hospitalized: 205 Deaths: 294 The Department of Health is currently reporting following numbers at facilities in New Mexico. Please note: The numbers are not being included in county totals however they are included in total...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — If and when restaurants reopen their dining rooms, customers may have to share their contact info. Restaurant owners worried over new contact tracing requirements

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that the state is on track for thousands of more businesses and services to start opening on June 1. Most of the graphs in Wednesday’s news conference show clear progress New Mexico is making in the fight against...

NAVAJO NATION (KRQE) – The Navajo Nation Health Command Operations Center is reporting the following coronavirus numbers as of Tuesday, May 19: Positive COVID-19 Cases: 4,153 Total Negative Results: 20,200 Total Tests Administered: 26,267 Recovered: 1,001 Deaths: 144 Navajo Nation in New...

May 20, 2020 Positive: 6,317 Total Tests: 147,344 Recovered: 1,985 Hospitalized: 206 Deaths: 283 The Department of Health is currently reporting following numbers at facilities in New Mexico. Please note: The numbers are not being included in county totals however they are included in total...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- UNM Hospital is taking steps to make sure people who do not have COVID-19 can still be treated for other ailments. Instead of walking through the front doors of the hospital, patients will be greeted by tents. Inside the tent, hospital staff will figure out where the patient...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Every April, students with R4 Creating are typically competing in a robotics competition, but coronavirus has changed those plans. Luckily, the students have adjusted and shifted their efforts into printing face shields for workers on the front lines. STEM students use 3D...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Scientists at UNM are working to create vaccine that blocks COVID-19. UNM professors working to develop COVID-19 vaccine