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Mescalero Apache Tribe announces second corona virus death

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MESCALERO, NM.

August 18, 2020. Earlier today, the Mescalero Apache Tribe announced the death of a Reservation resident, an elderly woman, from the corona virus (COVID-19). Tribal President Gabe Aguilar stated, “We are a small community and every death hurts. Our prayers are with the family.” The elderly woman who passed became sick several weeks ago and appeared to be on her way to a full recovery. President Aguilar commented, “She fought hard but in the end, she did not survive.”

This is the second death for the Tribe; the Tribe suffered its first coronavirus death, also an elderly woman, in late May. President Aguilar added, “We know the virus targets the elderly. The Tribe is doing everything we can to protect them and the community as a whole. And, we will keep working at it.” The Tribe has restricted access to the Reservation, mandated the use of facemasks in public and taken a number of other steps to curb the spread of COVID-19 on the Reservation.

The Tribe provides updates on its official website (www.mescaleroapachetribe.com) and Facebook page.

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Mescalero Utility Department

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New info provided by Mescalero Utility Department:

Please conserve your water for the next couple of weeks in White Mountain Subdivision and Mescalero High School area. Lightening struck the pump house and burnt out the circuit boards and damaged the pump to the well. We have a temporary fix and are in the process of fixing the situation but, it is going to take some time to get the parts. So please conserve your water so we don’t stress the pump out and cause it to fail.

Thank you,
The Mescalero Utility Department

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