Sophia Maureen Dinverno

A spokesperson for the New Mexico Department of Health and Human Services said earlier that one woman tested positive for COVID-19, however, another woman in her 60s tested positive only through blood tests. A third woman in her 80s also tested positive for COVID-19 after a traditional respiratory test; she has not yet been tested.

Mackay county is a county about 50 miles west of Las Cruces on Interstate 40 near Farmington, and about two hours west of Matalpha State University. The county has just over 115 people employed at local bakeries and restaurants, and 62 jobs dedicated to restaurant delivery workers, according to the state Department of Corrections.

Most local retailers across the nation have shut their doors with four exceptions: Washington state, Vermont, Connecticut and Texas.

To find out more information about these closings and other New Mexico business closures, reach us at (505) 968-6800 or simply email us at info@healthdhs.state.nm.us.

FATHER OF A FAMILY INJURED BY SURVIVOR

This is the story of Vincent “Eddie” Viera, a 44-year-old father of a young family who was among the first fatalities in Albuquerque, N.M., on July 11. There were no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in this small town in the first few days of the crisis, but given the fact that the virus exploded in recent weeks in other cities, residents and hospitals are now worried about what will happen in other parts of the state.

A day after seven people died in Albuquerque, a lone gunshot wound made the beginning of a beautiful transition in the community. From the public house where Eddie Viera lived, streets were bright with bright lights and honking horns. From apartment complex yards, kids ran towards cars, bikes waved, a little girl wore long wigs with plastic fish on them.

Another child wandered around the city wearing a bright orange school shirt, holding the starlet’s hand as she ran along a streetlight. They quickly flashed by a group of barefoot students under a tree. Once they reached a house, Eddie answered the door, nodding his head in greeting as he walked up to the front door and was shown home.