12th COVID-19 death reported in county

The New Mexico Department of Health on Wednesday reported 11 new cases of coronavirus in Quay County and its 12th death in the county since the pandemic began in the spring of 2020.

According to the agency, the latest fatality in Quay County was a man in his 90s who had been hospitalized. No other information about him was available.

The DOH has reported 21 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Quay County in the last two days. Seventeen cases have been in the Tucumcari ZIP code, three in San Jon and one in Logan.

Tucumcari Public Schools on Tuesday also reported a COVID-19 in a student or staff member in its high school, middle school and elementary school.