Help Lincoln County Move from Red to Yellow to Green - Get Your Painless COVID-19 Test Today!

In an effort to help Lincoln County move into less restrictive conditions under the State’s new Red to Green Framework, the Village of Ruidoso is encouraging everyone to take advantage of the new fast, simple, and painless, COVID-19 testing that is now available at the local New Mexico Department of Health satellite office located at 117 Kansas City Road. This new self-administered test is made possible through a new partnership with Curative, a California-based testing company. Testing is available Monday through Friday and is free-of-charge to everyone.

With this new testing protocol, residents will be able to get results back 72 hours after the sample is collected. The nasopharyngeal method that has been widely used prior to this is not only painful, but it has been taking 8-10 days to get results. The Curative test is FDA-authorized, has 90% clinical sensitivity and has 100% test specificity to COVID-19.

It is simple to get the test. Here are the steps that must be followed:

·      Visit www.Curative.com

·      Find your nearest location (in Lincoln County it is 117 Kansas City Road, Ruidoso, NM, 88345).

·      Schedule a test. You must register online in advance in order to receive an appointment confirmation.

·      Please note that 20 minutes prior to the test, you should not eat, drink or use tobacco products.

·      Travel to the testing site.

·      Collect the sample yourself.

·      Receive the results via email or text.

 Lincoln County businesses are encouraged to have their employees tested in an effort to increase testing numbers across the county while hopefully demonstrating a decreasing positivity rate which will help the county move from Red to Yellow to Green and allow businesses to operate under less restrictive public health measures.

If you have questions about the test, please contact the Ruidoso Department of Health Office at 575-258-3252.