COVID-19 reported in Quay County third straight day

Quay County recorded a confirmed coronavirus case for the third straight day Tuesday, bringing the total to 34 since the pandemic began.

The number of cases in the county on July 4 was six.

According to the state's Department of Health website, Tuesday's case was a female age 70 to 79. Monday's case was a male age 30 to 39. Both were in the Tucumcari ZIP code.

Five in the county have been designated as recovered from the disease, with one death in April to resident who contracted the virus in Florida.

A total of 1,262 tests for the virus have been administered in Quay County. The total number of tests on July 4 was 620.

New Mexico reported 214 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total to 21,340 since the pandemic began.

Three deaths in the state were reported Tuesday. The total is 658.

A total of 133 are hospitalized from COVID-19 in New Mexico. The DOH has designated 8,685 in the state as recovered from the disease.

Bernalillo County has the most total cases, with 4,947.

East of Quay County, the Amarillo Public Health Department reported 796 active cases of COVID-19 there Tuesday.

In the U.S., more than 4.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported Tuesday, with more than 156,000 deaths.