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FARMINGTON The state education department has ordered Piedra Vista High School to shut down in-person learning for two weeks due to multiple positive cases of COVID-19 within a two-week period.
Farmington Superintendent Gene Schmidt told The Daily Times the order will have very little impact on students as they prepare for summer vacation starting this week.
The district s last day of instruction is May 27 as the building will close on May 28.
The state education department is giving Farmington schools seven days to close down Piedra Vista, then keep it closed for 14 days.
“The letter, although cautionary, is not needed,” Schmidt said. “Kids will go home safely, and we will begin our summer.”
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The state Department of Health reported the fewest newly reported number of COVID-19 cases in months, with 166 new cases on Monday. The department also reported 13 additional deaths related to the disease.
The last time the state reported fewer than 166 cases was on Oct. 5, when the state reported 157 new cases.
This low number of cases did come with a much lower than average number of newly reported tests.
Between Saturday and Sunday, the state reported 520 new cases and 31 additional deaths.
DOH has now found 185,297 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic and reported 3,729 deaths related to the disease. Of the confirmed cases, 147,446 are designated as recovered by the department.
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The streak of days with 500 or fewer newly reported cases of COVID-19 was ended on Friday after nearly two weeks, when the state reported 659 new cases, along with 14 additional deaths.
The new increase of cases came largely with 209 new cases in Bernalillo County and 191 at the Lea County Correctional Facility. Doña Ana County, with 58, was the only other county with even 30 newly reported cases.
DOH has now found 184,736 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic and reported 3,685 deaths related to the disease. Of the confirmed cases, 141,833 are designated as recovered by the department.
As of Friday, DOH reported 226 people were hospitalized for COVID-19, the lowest number since Oct. 13. This could include those from other states who are hospitalized in New Mexico, but would not include New Mexico residents who are hospitalized in other states.
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The New Mexico Department of Health reported 237 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, along with 11 additional deaths related to the disease.
DOH has now found 183,023 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic and reported 3,635 deaths related to the disease. Of the confirmed cases, 134,105 are designated as recovered by the department.
As of Monday, DOH reported 247 people were hospitalized for COVID-19, five more than on Sunday. This could include those from other states who are hospitalized in New Mexico, but would not include New Mexico residents who are hospitalized in other states.
DOH provided some information on each of the 11 newly reported deaths Monday.