Coronavirus - Information for Clinical Staff
If you are a patient, please see information here.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
800-CDC-INFO | (800) 232-4636 | TTY: (888) 232-6348
Healthcare providers should contact the New Mexico Department of Health (505) 827-0006 immediately to notify them of patients with fever and lower respiratory illness. State public health staff will determine if the patient meets the criteria for a patient under investigation for SARS-CoV-2 and provide instruction about appropriate specimen collection. Upon approval, samples may be submitted to the New Mexico State Laboratory via TriCore Reference Laboratories’ courier with a completed State Lab Form: https://nmhealth.org/publication/view/form/1497/