New Mexico COVID-19 news recap

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NOTE: There will not be a COVID-19 recap tomorrow because of election coverage.
- We will have a live blog with elections news throughout the night starting at 5 p.m. It will be on the front page.
State health officials reported 877 new cases of COVID-19 and ten deaths related to the disease on Monday. Hospitalizations once again increased as well. Read more here.
- The Albuquerque Journal focused on the increased hospitalizations.
See the New Mexico Environment Department’s Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist here. It includes 81 places of work with two or more COVID-19 rapid responses in the last fourteen days.
KRQE-TV covered the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes.
The Rio Rancho Public Schools board’s recent meeting included discussion on the pandemic, including the surveillance testing done for employees, the Rio Rancho Observer reported.
The Navajo Nation Council approved the reopening of casinos, the Farmington Daily Times reported.
The Silver City Town Council will consider a COVID-19 curfew, the Silver City Daily Press reported.
The Curry County Council defeated a proposed mask-wearing resolution, The Eastern New Mexico News reported.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reported on a group of Catholic parishioners calling on the Santa Fe Archbishop to allow in-person worship again.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants a $25 million stimulus for the state’s battered tourism industry, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
New Mexico Hard Cider in Santa Fe is hoping to weather the winter without tourists, Albuquerque Business First reported.
The Silver City Daily Press reported on the COVID-safe Halloween celebrations in the area this weekend.