COVID-19 Levels Drop Across the San Luis Valley

Home COVID Test (iStock 1351650914)Home COVID Test (iStock 1351650914)

The CDC’s most recent update of COVID-19 Community Levels placed Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral and Rio Grande counties at Level Medium, and Saguache County at Level Low. 

If you have symptoms of respiratory illness, stay at home away from others and use a home test that you already have on hand to test for COVID-19, or contact your healthcare provider for their guidance about whether you need an appointment. 

 It is recommended each household have at-home COVID-19 test kits on hand. Expiration dates for most home test kits have been extended. Binax Now COVID-19 antigen tests are okay to use for 15 months from the date of manufacture. If you need help to know if your home test is still okay for use, you may call (719) 480-8719 or look it up on the FDA website. 

Terry West
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