Gov. Lujan Grisham to provide remote COVID-19 update Tuesday

SANTA FE, N.M. – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced she will host a remote COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon.

The governor and other state officials will provide an update regarding a renewal of pandemic mitigation efforts across the state, amid rising COVID-19 hospitalizations.

The news conference will begin at 3 p.m. It will be streamed live on KOB 4 and KOB.com.

New Mexico reported 1,776 additional COVID-19 cases and five new deaths over a three-day period from Aug. 14 to Aug. 16.