Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
Four more cases of COVID-19 were reported last week in Quay County by the New Mexico Department of Health.
The total number of the county’s confirmed cases during the previous week was three. The total number in the county since the pandemic began in spring 2020 rose to 2,004.
According to state epidemiology reports, Quay County’s COVID-19 case rate dropped to 3.4 new cases per 100,000 people from April 5 to April 18, compared to 4.3 during the previous period.
The county remained in the yellow zone for risk, as did many other counties in New Mexico.
The breakdown of COVID-19 cases by ZIP code in Quay County through Friday was 1,540 in Tucumcari, 280 in Logan, 94 in San Jon, 34 in House, 21 in McAlister, 18 in Bard and 14 in Nara Visa.
The county’s death toll stayed at 51 since the pandemic began. A total of 43 deaths have occurred since last May.
The state stated a total of 1,937 people in Quay County to have recovered from the virus.
No COVID-19 rapid responses again were reported in the county last week. None has been reported since March 23.
The state’s seven-day daily case rate rose somewhat, totaling 120 by Friday. The rate was 97 the previous Friday.
A total of 190 new cases of coronavirus were reported in New Mexico on Friday. That raised the total since the pandemic began to more than 521,000.
A total of 51 people remained hospitalized in New Mexico with the disease Friday, a slight increase from the previous week.
Eight COVID-19 deaths were reported in the state Friday, raising the total to 7,442.
The total number of active cases in the Amarillo metro region rose Friday to 92, compared to 75 the previous week.
The disease has killed 1,269 people in the Amarillo metro since the pandemic began.
In the U.S., more than 80.9 million people have been confirmed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with more than 991,000 deaths, through Saturday.
New Mexico residents can schedule vaccinations through the state’s registration portal at VaccineNM.org.
The Department of Health’s vaccination helpline is available at 855-600-3453, option 3.