COVID-19 Joint Information Center - September 9, 2020
COVID-19 Joint Information Center - September 9, 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 |
No report. |
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City of Sunland Park Capt. Dennis Schoen, Sunland Park Fire Dept. |
No report. |
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City of Las Cruces Jennifer Martinez Steve Ramirez |
Current Parks & Rec status: https://www.las-cruces.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3610 At least one park is open in each district with others opening slowly. Restrooms and water fountains are not open. |
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Las Cruces Police / Las Cruces Fire Dan Trujillo |
Nothing new to report. |
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Las Cruces Public Schools Samantha Lewis Kelly Jameson |
Expanded meal distribution will continue until December. Every child has access to this food resource. Meeting of the school board scheduled for September 15, 2020 to discuss when schools will reopen for in-person learning. |
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Doña Ana County Catherine Zaharko Luce Rubio Jamie Michael |
Government Center reopened to the public on September 8, 2020. Precautions are in place to protect the public and county employees. |
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Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office Andrea Ferrales-Nevarez |
Nothing new to 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 Police Dept. |
No report. |
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Town of Mesilla Dorothy Sellers |
Nothing new to report. |
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Memorial Medical Center Ryan Perkins |
Nothing new to report. |
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Mountain View Regional Medical Center Ben Woods |
Flu vaccine is beginning to arrive and will be distributed to MVRMC clinics. Dates for 'Boo to the Flu' event are being set. MVRMC is still in good shape as far as capacity. COVID-19 cases are lower right now. |
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New Mexico State University Justin Bannister |
No new cases of COVID-19 this week. |
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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 |
Nothing new to 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 |
Nothing new to 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 09/09/20
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