Lea County has two new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, according to the state. In Lea County, there has been tests on 2,629 people with only 26 testing positive for COVID-19. Of those positive tests, 18 were for the 88240 or Hobbs zip code, 6 were for the 88260 or Lovington zip code and one case for the the 88242 …

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Cheyenne Frontier Days, billed as the world’s largest outdoor rodeo, has been canceled for the first time in its 124-year history due to the coronavirus, city and state officials announced Wednesday. Event organizers decided the risk of spreading the virus was too great for the more than 140,000 people who visit the city for Frontier Days …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 160 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 42 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Chaves County 9 new cases in Cibola County 1 new case in Curry County 11 new cases in Doña Ana County 44 …

The Lea County Commission responded to the letter sent to the Lea County manager by the N.M. Department of Health secretary this weekend. Here is the response the commission approved sending today during its monthly meeting.  RESPONSE LETTER to SECRETARY. To read the letter sent to Lea County Manager Mike Gallagher by the health secretary by email as well as …

After going several days with no new COVID-19 cases in Lea County, N.M. state health officials announced three new positive tests for COVID-19 in Lea County. Since the start of coronavirus, Lea County has had 21 positive cases. At least two of those cases have recovered per local officials but state health officials have not been informing local officials about …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 155 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 16 new cases in Bernalillo County 2 new case in Chaves County 4 new cases in Cibola County 2 new case in Curry County 4 new cases in Doña Ana County 53 …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday removed jail as a punishment for violating his coronavirus restrictions following outcry by conservatives over a Dallas salon owner who was locked up for refusing to keep her business closed. In a swift relaxing of his own rules, Abbott said his new order should free Shelley Luther, who was …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 153 additional positive tests for COVID-19 including two new cases in Lea County. One of those cases is a female in her 20’s residing in Hobbs that was identified through one of Nor-Lea’s testing locations. NMDOH has started their contact tracing investigations. Per the state Department of Health, the …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 153 additional positive tests for COVID-19 including two new cases in Lea County. One of those cases is a female in her 20’s residing in Hobbs that was identified through one of Nor-Lea’s testing locations. NMDOH has started their contact tracing investigations. Per the state Department of Health, the …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 107 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 21 new cases in Bernalillo County 4 new cases in Cibola County 1 new case in Curry County 3 new cases in Doña Ana County 43 new cases in McKinley County 5 …