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In response to an emergency request from the mayor of Gallup, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham invoked the state’s Riot Control Act at noon Friday, May 1, authorizing her to enact further temporary restrictions to mitigate the uninhibited spread of COVID-19 in Gallup, according to a news release from the governor’s office. Effective with the order, all roads into Gallup were closed. Vehicles were limited to a maximum of two individuals and residents of the city were to remain at home except for emergency outings. May 1 was the first day in office for new Gallup Mayor Louis Bonaguidi, who was sworn in less than three hours after the emergency order took effect. The order will expire at noon Monday, May 4, the governor’s office said.
COVID-19 update
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The information below is current as of approximately 4:15 p.m. MDT Friday, May 1, 2020. As we know, the news regarding coronavirus and responses is changing by the minute.)
Daily statistics
New Mexico: May 1: 3,513 positive test results, 131 deaths, 785 recoveries; April 30: 3,411 positive cases, 123 deaths, 734 recoveries. Doña Ana County: May 1: 147 cases; April 30: 144 cases.
Texas: May 1: 29,229 cases, 816 deaths, 14,122 recoveries; April 30: 28,087 cases, 782 deaths, 13,353 recoveries; El Paso County: May 1: 924 cases; 21 deaths; April 30: 887 cases; 18 deaths.
Mexico: May 1: 19,224 cases, 1,859 deaths; April 30: 17,799 cases, 1,732 deaths. State of Chihuahua: May 1: 521 cases, 92 deaths; April 30: 451 cases, 86 deaths. Cuidad Juarez (in state of Chihuahua): May 1: 357 cases, 75 deaths; April 30: 289 cases, 73 deaths. (Note: Information on coronavirus is more difficult to track accurately in Mexico.)
United States: May 1: 1,062,446 cases, 62,406 deaths; April 30: 1,031,659 cases, 60,057 deaths.
Worldwide: May 1: 3,303,296 cases (425 per million), 235,290 deaths, 1,039,588 recoveries; April 30: 3,209,984 cases (413 per million), 228,057 deaths, 985,957 recoveries.
Regional statistics
New Mexico (as of May 1)
71,118, up from yesterday’s 67,869 tested
3,513 positive (4.94 percent), up from yesterday’s 3,411 (5.026 percent)
159 currently hospitalized, down from yesterday’s 172
785 recoveries, up from yesterday’s 760
131 deaths, up from yesterday’s 123; 112 on April 29; 110 on April 28
Doña Ana County: 147 cases (4,600 tests, 3.2 percent positive), up from yesterday’s 144 (4,276 tests, 3.37 percent positive); one death
Texas (as of May 1)
351,775 tested, up from yesterday’s 330,300
29,229 positive (8.3 percent), up from yesterday’s 28,087 (8.5 percent)
1,778 currently hospitalized, up from yesterday’s 1,686
14,122 recovered, up from yesterday’s 13,353
816 deaths, up from yesterday’s 782
El Paso County: 924 cases, 21 deaths, 397 recoveries, 53 currently hospitalized
Sources include:
New Mexico Department of Health (https://cv.nmhealth.org/)
National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/index.html)
