Governor: New Mexico breweries cleared to reopen on Friday

Breweries will be allowed to open on Friday, latest of business to be cleared as New Mexico reopens amid coronavirus pandemic.

Bars, however, will have to wait.

“Bars — people stay longer, people stay later,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Thursday. “Bars are later, y’re in phase two.”

Like restaurants, breweries will be limited to 50% of rmal capacity.

goverr reported an ditional 121 coronavirus cases, bringing statewide total 9,367.

Health Department on Thursday also reported 10 new deaths, raising death toll to 420. McKinley and San Juan counties in rthwestern corner of state continue to account for more than half of confirmed infections.

Prison facilities also remain hot spots of outbreak. More than 600 cases have been reported among inmates being held at federal and state lockups in New Mexico.

State officials urged residents to stay at home and wear face coverings when out in public. y said rate of spre was improving as is New Mexico’s testing capacity but more work still needs to be done.

For most people, new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older ults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.