/tags/curative-pcr-testing Curative PCR Testing en-US Copyright Sat, 17 Dec 2022 01:01:31 GMT /local-news/2022-12-16/as-new-mexico-emphasizes-at-home-testing-pcr-testing-access-is-shrinking Three New Mexico counties — San Juan, Union, and Guadalupe — have high community levels of COVID-19, five less than the previous week according to the latest CDC data that accounts for hospitalization and case rates. But data on just the spread of the virus by itself shows nearly all of the state is bright red, indicating high transmission rates. Sat, 17 Dec 2022 01:01:31 GMT /local-news/2022-12-16/as-new-mexico-emphasizes-at-home-testing-pcr-testing-access-is-shrinking Taylor Velazquez, Jered Ebenreck /local-news/2022-12-14/most-pcr-test-sites-closing-in-favor-of-at-home-testing Just like the rest of the country, New Mexico is still dealing with a triple-demic of COVID-19, RSV, and flu and doctors are reporting surges that haven’t been seen in the past two winters. However, on December 15th most PCR testing sites will officially close down as the state pivots to relying on at-home testing, but any delay in testing could lead to higher hospitalization numbers. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:25:20 GMT /local-news/2022-12-14/most-pcr-test-sites-closing-in-favor-of-at-home-testing Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2022-12-02/with-three-viruses-surging-in-new-mexico-covid-surveillance-is-stalled-and-contracting Three New Mexico counties – McKinley, Valencia and San Juan – have high community levels of COVID-19. That’s according to the latest CDC data accounting for hospitalization and case rates. But in terms of just the spread of the virus, all but one of New Mexico’s counties are bright red on the CDC map, showing the highest levels of transmission. ¾ÅÉ«Íø’s Jered Ebenreck has this report. And the state’s surveillance tools for tracking the virus appear to be contracting or stalled. Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:49:13 GMT /local-news/2022-12-02/with-three-viruses-surging-in-new-mexico-covid-surveillance-is-stalled-and-contracting Jered Ebenreck