Another COVID-19 case reported in Quay County

One new case of coronavirus was reported Tuesday in Quay County, bringing the total to 17 overall.

It was the 10th case in the county in 19 days after weeks of no activity.

According to data on the New Mexico Department of Health website, the latest case is a female age 30 to 39 from the Tucumcari ZIP code.

Thirteen of the coronavirus cases in the county remained active Tuesday. Three have been deemed as recovered from the virus, and one death was reported in April.

More than 750 people in Quay County have been tested for the virus.

A total of 227 people in New Mexico were reported with COVID-19 on Tuesday, the 13th consecutive day the state had surpassed the 200 mark.

More than 15,500 cases of COVID-19 in New Mexico have been reported since the pandemic began.

Three deaths were reported in the state Tuesday, bringing the total to 551.

A total of 171 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.

A total of 6,429 have been deemed as recovered from the disease.

Through Tuesday afternoon, more than 3.4 million people in the United States have been confirmed with the virus, with more than 136,000 deaths.