Albuquerque Academy closes classrooms on COVID-19 concerns

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A private high school in Albuquerque has closed its classrooms after someone associated with the school came into contact with someone infected with COVID-19. Albuquerque Academy announced Wednesday evening the suspension of in-person classes at its campus in the city's Northeast Heights. Public school districts in Albuquerque and Santa Fe have imposed education-related travel restrictions on staff and students. New Mexico health officials have confirmed four positive tests for the new coronavirus, including a woman in her 70s in the Albuquerque area who traveled to New York City. Other infections included a couple in their 60s from Socorro County who recently returned from Egypt and a Santa Fe County woman who had visited New York.