Portales and other towns across New Mexico are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Portales, NM community.

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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases

New Mexico New Coronavirus Cases:
New Mexico Total Coronavirus Cases: 681,525
New Mexico New Coronavirus Deaths:
New Mexico Total Coronavirus Deaths: 9,236
U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Last updated June 10, 2023
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Coronavirus News for Portales

Drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Portales - KRQE NEWS 13

PORTALES, N.M. (KRQE) – In an effort to get more COVID-19 testing done in southeastern New Mexico, the Health Department is setting up a drive-thru testing site in Portales. More info »

KRQE Blogs - 09/25/2020 11:13am

Portales peanut factory shuts down - KRQE NEWS 13

PORTALES, N.M. (KRQE) – A Portales peanut plant has shut down after employees tested positive for coronavirus. The Eastern New Mexico News reports, Hampton Farms says several of its employees ... More info »

KRQE Blogs - 04/30/2020 11:56am

Year in review: Portales city manager given three-year contract; COVID-19 closes schools

Dec. 27—Big stories of 2022 in Portales begin with the city council unanimously approving a three-year contract for City Manager Sarah Austin. Austin took the job on a probationary basis in June ... More info »

Yahoo - 12/27/2022 10:00am

Coronavirus in New Mexico: What we know, latest updates

After originating in China late last year, the coronavirus has spread globally and now locally. The outbreak was confirmed in New Mexico on March 11. Cases have also been confirmed in neighboring ... More info »

Las Cruces Sun-News - 03/10/2020 12:00pm

New Mexico's coronavirus hot spot on lockdown amid outbreak - New York Post

A small New Mexico city is under a near lockdown as the governor tries to contain the coronavirus hot spot, which is leading the state in COVID-19 cases. More than 1,000 of the nearly 22,000 ... More info »

New York Post - 05/02/2020 05:49am

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