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New Mexico Military Institute reports 63 COVID-19 cases

New Mexico Military Institute

  ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A military junior college in New Mexico is under quarantine after reporting 63 employees and cadets tested positive for the coronavirus. The Roswell Daily Record reported that the New Mexico Military Institute went into quarantine Monday. Institute President Maj. Gen. Jerry Grizzle said that the quarantine is expected to last until Oct. 29. The Institute has been updating the status of its COVID-19 cases on a dashboard, which showed Wednesday that two employees and 61 cadets, including 53 still residing on the campus, have tested positive. Some cadets were allowed to quarantine off-Post.