New Mexico COVID-19 news recap

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The state of New Mexico reported 1,494 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and Sunday and 68 more deaths related to the disease. Read more here.
- The average number of cases has continued its steep decline, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
As of Sunday, the state Department of Health’s COVID-19 vaccine dashboard showed that the state has administered 203,830 doses out of the 221,375 it has received from the federal government. This included 58,976 in seven days, including Sunday.
The guidance over who is next in line to get COVID-19 vaccines is still muddled, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.
House Democrats and Republicans clashed over the debate on rules for the session to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.
The Albuquerque Journal looked at businesses that did well and did badly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Commercial real estate saw a ten percent drop in occupancy during the pandemic, KOB-TV reported.
Curry and Roosevelt counties could move to yellow restrictions this week, based on the spread of COVID-19, The Eastern New Mexico News reported.
The state Department of Health is working on simplifying the vaccination process for elderly residents, KRQE-TV reported.
So far, 30 percent of eligible health care employees have declined to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.
Some Rio Rancho teachers protested the cancellation of a vaccination event for school employees, KRQE-TV reported.
On Sunday, the Navajo Nation reported 133 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths related to the disease. On Saturday, the Navajo Nation reported 132 new cases and 12 additional deaths.
Legislators in the House Health and Human Services Committee heard about the explosive growth in Medicaid enrollment in New Mexico during the pandemic, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.
The Navajo Times reported on the Navajo Nation’s COVID-19 vaccine registry.
State Rep. Anthony Allisan, D-Fruitland, introduced legislation to help frontline healthcare workers, the Farmington Daily Times reported.
The Gila Regional Medical Center continues to not release information on the number of COVID-19 patients, the Silver City Daily Press reported.
Bloomfield School District’s board of education could move to remote-only learning after returning to the hybrid model on Jan. 19, the Farmington Daily Times reported.
University of New Mexico President Garnett Stokes delivered the State of the University address, including discussing COVID-19, the Daily Lobo reported.
Universities in the state have seen a drop in enrollment during the pandemic, KRQE-TV reported.
The New Mexico Military Institute could start a private day academy for seventh and eighth graders, the Roswell Daily Record reported.