As COVID-19 began to spread around the world just under a year ago, University of New Mexico Hospital employees knew they would be seeing patients flooding the halls of the wards, and quickly.
Residents felt a mix of fear and pride as they prepared to face what would likely be the largest and most shocking wave of disease and illness they would see in their careers, creating a daily physical and emotional hurdle for doctors and patients alike.
“This is it — this is my cause that I get to fight for,” Dr. Jessi
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Albuquerque police process a shooting scene near Madeira and Central SE on Monday morning. (Roberto E. Rosales / Albuquerque Journal)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Albuquerque police are investigating separate shootings that left two dead, one that occurred late Sunday night in the Northeast Heights and another that occurred Monday morning in southeast Albuquerque.
Gilbert Gallegos, an Albuquerque Police Department spokesman, said homicide detectives were sent to a residence in the 6700 block of Ranchitos Road NE on Sunday night where an individual was found dead. Gallegos said police were sent to the home after a caller reported that someone had been shot.
“Officers responded to the call and provided first aid,” he added in an email. “The individual was taken to the hospital for treatment, however, they did not survive their injuries.” Gallegos did not say whether the person killed was a man
Official Says New Mexico Doesn t Expect To Run Out Of Vaccine -
By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
New Mexico health officials say they don t expect to run out of coronavirus vaccine.
Health Department spokesman Matt Bieber said Wednesday that the state orders the maximum number of doses it can and its orders are typically filled.
Nearly 200,000 doses already have been delivered to the state, and more than three-quarters of those have been administered. That puts New Mexico among the top states when it comes to distribution rates.
The state continues to have one of the fastest distribution times in the U.S. It has administered nearly 153,000 shots so far. More than 471,000 New Mexicans have registered for the vaccine.