- July 2, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico business owners are hopeful as Thursday marked the end of the state’s limits on occupancy rates and other restrictions that the governor had imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
And while the state also ended its color-coded risk system for counties, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state health officials said the campaign to get more people vaccinated will continue.
The Democratic governor had set a goal of getting 60% of residents fully vaccinated two weeks before the reopening. That mark was missed but she still opted to lift the restrictions on commercial and day-to-day activities as scheduled. The state now reports about 62% of eligible resident are vaccinated.
“We did it New Mexico,”′ the governor proclaimed Thursday on social media.
With the restrictions lifted, all businesses across the state may operate at 100% capacity and all limitations on mass gatherings are gone. Businesses and local…
