New Mexico shifts metrics, some virus restrictions relaxed
April 30, 2021 GMT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Friday marked the start of New Mexico’s updated color-coded framework for determining COVID-19 risks in each of the state’s 33 counties, with state officials saying the changes are aimed at providing a more accurate picture of risk given increasing vaccination rates.
By shifting the metrics, more counties are now at a level at which there are fewer restrictions on commercial and day-to-day activities. In all, 24 counties are at the least-restrictive turquoise level, followed by six at green and three at yellow.
“As our models show, test positivity is likely to become more elastic over time, and as fewer New Mexicans will require COVID-19 testing amid increasing vaccinations, we want to provide counties the assurance that they can continue to progress in accordance with the actual risk they face,” Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase said in a statement.
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