Two more COVID-19 cases reported Monday in county

Two more confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Monday in Quay County, bringing the total to 24 overall since the pandemic began.

They were the 16th and 17th cases in the county in 25 days.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported the latest cases were age 20 to 29 and age 40 to 49. One was female; one was male. Both were reported in the Tucumcari ZIP code.

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

More than 960 people in Quay County have been tested for the virus.

A total of 255 people in New Mexico were confirmed with COVID-19 on Monday, the 19th consecutive day the state had surpassed the 200 mark.

More than 17,200 cases of COVID-19 in New Mexico have been reported since the pandemic began.

Seven deaths were reported in the state Monday, bringing the total to 578.

A total of 154 people are hospitalized with COVID-19.

A total of 6,814 have been deemed as recovered from the disease in New Mexico.

Through Monday afternoon, more than 3.8 million people in the United States have been confirmed with the virus, with more than 140,000 deaths.