It’s only going to get worse. Yesterday 46 new cases of Coronavirus were reported in Rio Arriba County; today it was 5. The total for the last 14 days is 132. That’s more than our accumulated total on July 9. [1]
Wikipedia has added demographic information for the state since I last scrolled to the bottom of its web page. It indicates the largest groups getting positive test results are in their 20s and 30s.
When I was out Monday, the consequences already were obvious. The governor had closed restaurants again on 13 July, and only the drive ins had cars in their lots.
If that’s not bad enough, the president has intervened in one of our political disputes [2] and has announced he’s sending federal troops to Albuquerque to restore order.
These aren’t just any police. They’re from immigration control. Probably most don’t understand the difference between someone whose family was here before the Mexican War and refugees from Central America. They all look alike and speak Spanish.
The first result will be a greater spread of the virus as people move about in Bernalillo County and those leery of the police move north. Wikipedia indicated problems in Bernalillo County are now as bad as in Rio Arriba on a per capital basis (the total number of cases divided by the population is greater than 500 per 100,000 people). We reached that status on July 19.
The secondary result may be fewer individuals from Albuquerque driving north to make deliveries to our stores. People who are sick can’t work.
A trivial consequence is my car has missed its annual service. I bought it in Albuquerque and generally take it in sometime in April. Since I’m driving less, things dependent on use aren’t aging. Still, I’d had been thinking about scheduling maintenance, but no more.
I’d rather live with faulty windshield wipers than Coronavirus.
Sources:
1. Wikipedia. "2020 Coronavirus Pandemic in New Mexico." Updated 22 July 2020.
2. I have no idea who Manny Gonzalez is, and zero knowledge about family feuds in Bernalillo County, but if they’re anything like the ones here they run deep and are hidden from public view
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