Update on New Mexico COVID-19 cases
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Sunday announced additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Health Department: Nursing homes should limit most visitors to prevent potential spread of COVID-19
SANTA FE – In order to minimize the danger of COVID-19 spread to high-risk communities, the state Department of Health on Saturday announced that it has ordered nursing homes to limit visitation to people whose loved ones are receiving end-of-life ca...
Update on New Mexico COVID-19 cases
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced additional presumptive positive tests for COVID-19.
Insurance superintendent guarantees free COVID-19 testing and treatment for New Mexicans
SANTA FE – In response to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s March 11 declaration of a public health emergency, Superintendent of Insurance Russell Toal has issued an emergency rule prohibiting health insurers from imposing cost sharing, including cop...
New Mexico announces four more positive COVID-19 cases
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday morning announced four more New Mexico residents who tested presumptive positive for COVID-19, adding to the six presumptive positive tests earlier this week.
New Mexico closes K-12 public schools to prevent potential spread of COVID-19
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Friday that New Mexico K-12 public schools will close for three weeks, effective Monday, March 16, to mitigate the risk of community spread of COVID-19.
Health secretary issues public health order suspending mass gatherings in New Mexico
SANTA FE – New Mexico Health Secretary Kathy Kunkel issued an order Thursday temporarily prohibiting mass gatherings in New Mexico in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Mexico announces expanded testing for COVID-19
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced today that TriCore Reference Laboratories (TriCore) is now performing a molecular diagnostic test of respiratory specimens for COVID-19 virus. The Department of Health’s Scientific Laboratory Div...
New Mexico announces fifth presumptive positive COVID-19 case
SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials on Thursday announced a fifth New Mexico resident tested presumptive positive for COVID-19, adding to the four presumptive positive tests Wednesday.
New Mexico announces sixth presumptive positive COVID-19 case
SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials on Thursday afternoon announced a sixth New Mexico resident tested presumptive positive for COVID-19, adding to the five presumptive positive tests this week.