Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
The New Mexico Department of Health on Saturday reported two confirmed cases of coronavirus in Quay County, both in the Tucumcari ZIP code.
Both cases were men — one age 40 to 49 and the other age 70 to 79.
Quay County continues to see an elevated but declining rate of COVID-19 cases in December, with 71 so far. A total of 140 cases were reported in the county in November.
The total number of cases in the county rose to 319, with six deaths. A total of 127 people in the county have been deemed by the state as recovered from the virus.
The latest breakdown by ZIP code since the pandemic began is 247 in Tucumcari, 47 in Logan, seven in House, six in San Jon, four in McAlister, three in Nara Visa, two in Bard and one in Grady (part of the ZIP code extends into the county).
According to the state’s COVID-19 rapid-response database, one confirmed case was reported Friday at the Head Start office in Tucumcari.
A typical rapid response consists of isolating positive cases, quarantining close contacts for 14 days, ceasing operations to the extent necessary to isolate affected areas, disinfecting these areas, implementing safety procedures and resuming operations. Typically, operations are ceased for fewer than 24 hours before it is safe to reopen.
In the state, the DOH reported 1,442 cases on Saturday. The total number in New Mexico since the pandemic began rose to nearly 129,000.
A record-high total of 27 deaths were reported Saturday in New Mexico, raising the total to 2,155 since the pandemic began.
A total of 891 people in the state were hospitalized with the disease Saturday, which has been trending upwards in recent days.
In the U.S., more than 17.5 million confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported through Saturday since the pandemic began, with more than 315,000 deaths.