Here is the Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s latest orders on COVID-19 restrictions to start Dec. 2:   State announces tiered ‘Red to Green’ system for N.M. counties in next phase of COVID-19 response Framework enables counties to reopen further when meeting key health metrics SANTA FE – In an effort designed to provide local communities the flexibility to operate more …

Headed into the Thanksgiving weekend, Lea County had a cumulative total of 3,927 COVID-19 cases, according to the N.M. Department Health. Of those, the department said 1,563 have fully recovered and the county has had 40 COVID-19 related deaths. So far, the county has had 31,996 tests conducted to check for COVID-19. On Wednesday, the state reported Lea County added …