Five COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday in county

The New Mexico Department of Health on Tuesday reported five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Quay County.

Three of the cases were reported in the Tucumcari ZIP code, and two others came from the Logan ZIP code.

Four women and one man were affected. The age breakdowns were three age 20 to 29, one age 3o to 39 and one age 40 to 49.

The total number of confirmed cases in the county since the pandemic began rose to 345, with seven deaths.

The total number of people in the county who have been deemed as recovered from the virus rose to 189 by Tuesday.

The latest breakdown by ZIP code since the pandemic began is 268 in Tucumcari, 49 in Logan, eight in House, seven 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, these confirmed cases were reported in the county:

– Daniel Construction Co., Tucumcari, one case Monday;

– House Elementary School, House, one case Monday.

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 New Mexico, a total of 1,201 new cases of the virus were reported Tuesday. The state’s total overall since the pandemic began rose to more than 148,000.

A total of 20 deaths were reported in the state Tuesday, raising the toll to 2,594.

A total of 740 people in New Mexico were reported hospitalized with COVID-19 on Tuesday, an increase of 37 in one day.

In Amarillo, more than 3,100 active cases of COVID-19 were reported Tuesday, with a 22.3% hospitalization rate. Both numbers have been trending downward in the last several weeks.

In the U.S., more than 21 million people have been confirmed with the disease through Tuesday, with more than 356,000 deaths.