- New Mexico reflects on challenges, successes amid pandemic
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says New Mexico is stronger having been through the challenges, grief and anxiety brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. It's been a year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In that time, New Mexico has recorded nearly 190,000 infections and more than 3,800 deaths. The governor said Thursday that the strength of health care and other front-line workers, parents, educators and others has been a source of optimism. Still, many families and businesses are struggling to recover from a year of closures and evolving public health orders.