Two more COVID-19 cases reported Sunday in county

Two additional cases of COVID-19 were reported Sunday in Quay County, bringing the total to 16 since the pandemic began.

After weeks of no activity with the virus, Quay County has recorded nine such cases in 17 days.

Twelve of the coronavirus cases in the county remain active.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported both of the latest cases in the county were within the Tucumcari ZIP code.

The latest cases were individuals age 40 to 49 and 50 to 59. One was female, the other male. The state does not indicate the age of either.

More than 730 people in Quay County have been tested for the virus.

A total of 262 people in New Mexico were reported with COVID-19 on Sunday, the 11th consecutive day the state had surpassed the 200 mark.

More than 15,000 cases of COVID-19 in New Mexico have been reported since the pandemic began.

Two deaths were reported in the state Sunday, bringing the total to 545.

A total of 170 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 — an increase of 12 in one day.

A total of 6,322 have been deemed as recovered from the disease.

Through Sunday afternoon, more than 3.2 million people in the United States have been confirmed with the virus, with more than 135,000 deaths.