COVID-19 Joint Information Center - September 16, 2020
COVID-19 Joint Information Center - September 16, 2020
Media contact: Catherine Zaharko, Doña Ana County | 575-525-5801 | catherinez@donaanacounty.org
OBJECTIVE: To streamline communication between local government agencies during the COVID-19 response. Partner organizations include city and county representatives, local hospitals, the Department of Health, jail and prison facilities, first responders, the Las Cruces Public School district, the Town of Mesilla, City of Anthony, City of Sunland Park and Village of Hatch.
JIC members collaborate on a weekly conference call at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays. The notes compiled during that call are made available at www.las-cruces.org and www.donaanacounty.org.
Regional updates:
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City of Anthony Chief Vanessa Ordoñez, Anthony Police Dept. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager |
Nothing new to report. Board meeting at 6 PM. The agenda is on the website. |
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City of Sunland Park Capt. Dennis Schoen, Sunland Park Fire |
No report. |
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City of Las Cruces Jennifer Martinez Steve Ramirez |
Nothing new to report. |
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Las Cruces Police / Las Cruces Fire Dan Trujillo |
No report. |
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Las Cruces Public Schools Samantha Lewis Kelly Jameson |
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Doña Ana County Catherine Zaharko Luce Rubio Jamie Michael |
The Government Center re-opened to the public on September 8, 2020. |
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Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office Andrea Ferrales-Nevarez |
No report. |
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Doña Ana County Detention Center Capt. Bryan Baker |
No report. |
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Village of Hatch Chief Tim Thornton, Hatch PD |
No report. |
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Town of Mesilla Dorothy Sellers |
Nothing new to report. |
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Memorial Medical Center Ryan Perkins |
Low numbers of COVID-19 are allowing the hospital to again allow visitors. Effective 9/22/20, each patient is permitted to have one visitor per day. Visiting hours are from 1 PM to 5 PM. Masks are required and screenings will be performed. |
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MountainView Regional Medical Center Ben Woods |
No report. |
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New Mexico State University Justin Bannister |
Everything is going well at NMSU. Zero cases of COVID over the past 2 weeks. Research projects are ongoing. The contact tracing app is operational and available for Apple and Android devices. |
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New Mexico State University Police Deputy Chief Andrew Bowen |
Nothing new to report. |
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Office of Emergency Management Cullen Combs Amanda Bowen |
No report. |
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Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility Lt. Carlos Reyes https://cd.nm.gov/nmcd-prison-facilities/southern-new-mexico-correctional-facility/ |
No report. |
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State of NM Aging & Long-Term Services Andrea Ferrales-Nevarez, Ombudsman Program |
No report. |
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Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority Hugo Costa, Executive Director |
No report. |
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U.S. Border Patrol, El Paso Sector Officer Joseph Barron www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/border-patrol-sectors/el-paso-sector-texas |
Due to staffing constraints, CBP will not be contributing daily updates to the Joint Information Center. Occasional messages will be passed along via email as necessary. |
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NM Department of Health David Morgan |
Testing sites for 08/26/20
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