ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Throughout an replace on the town’s coronavirus response efforts, Mayor Keller highlighted the progress made by Albuquerque to hopefully quickly make it to the “yellow stage“. The mayor famous Albuquerque is doing effectively when in comparison with different surrounding cities.
In a city-by-city comparability, Albuquerque is barely behind Austin relating to confirmed COVID-19 instances to this point per 100,000 residents. Albuquerque is in the course of the comparability by way of the entire variety of folks examined at 2,328 per 100,000 folks.
“We completely need to encourage everybody to get examined,” mentioned Mayor Keller who harassed the significance of lowering the unfold of COVID-19.
In a glance of a week-by-week comparability of gating standards, Albuquerque and Bernalillo County are exhibiting enchancment in making the transition from the purple to yellow standards. Official Division of Well being numbers point out there was a gentle lower in optimistic instances nevertheless, unofficial numbers present that the county remains to be a methods away from making the transfer to yellow.
Whereas there may be promise that the county’s take a look at positivity fee is inching nearer to the standards of a 5% or much less take a look at positivity fee, the division is not going to launch official numbers till Wednesday, Feb. 10. “It isn’t for positive that we will go to yellow subsequent week however we’re optimistic and the forecast appears good,” mentioned Keller.
The mayor defined that the Metropolis is working to help those that are 60 and older get registered for the COVID-19 vaccine. Residents who’re over 60 and don’t have entry to the web can now name 311 for help.
Moreover, the Metropolis encourages everybody to register for the COVID-19 vaccine and reminds the general public that immigration standing isn’t a problem. “When signing up, the info and data is secure and safe. Your well being and private info are stored secure and won’t be used for another objective than getting you vaccinated,” mentioned Councilor Lan Sena.
Chief Medical Officer at Lovelace Medical System Dr. Vesta Sandoval mentioned their partnership with the Metropolis of Albuquerque to coordinate the PACE Program that strives to distribute vaccines to older residents who’re susceptible. Sandoval explains they labored with the executive director and physicians with a view to set up a listing of sufferers that will be certified to obtain the vaccine.
By way of this system, about 200 sufferers had been in a position to obtain their preliminary vaccines. Lovelace plans to collaborate additional with the Metropolis of Albuquerque to proceed to try to attain extra teams for vaccinations.
The Metropolis of Albuquerque additionally has launched its Civic Engagement Annual Report for winter 2020 that particulars the Metropolis’s work with native organizations together with 250 native nonprofits and social organizations.
