Three new COVID-19 cases reported in county

Three confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in Quay County after the region went for two straight weeks without any.

The state also was seeing higher rates of the disease and hospitalizations, as well.

The total number in the county since the pandemic began in spring 2020 rose to 2,006.

The breakdown of COVID-19 cases by ZIP code in Quay County through Friday was 1,543 in Tucumcari, 280 in Logan, 94 in San Jon, 34 in House, 21 in McAlister, 18 in Bard and 14 in Nara Visa. Most of the cases were in Tucumcari.

The county’s death toll from the virus remained at 54 since the pandemic began more than two years ago. A total of 46 deaths have occurred in the county in the past year.

The state reported a total of 1,943 people in Quay County have recovered from the virus.

No COVID-19 rapid responses again were reported in the county last week. None has been reported since late March.

New Mexico’s seven-day daily case rate rose to 314 by Friday. The rate was 230 the previous Friday.

A total of 386 new cases of coronavirus were reported in New Mexico on Friday. That raised the total since the pandemic began to more than 526,000.

A total of 50 people were hospitalized in New Mexico with the disease Friday, an increase of 13 from the previous week.

Seven COVID-19 deaths were reported in the state Friday, raising the total to more than 7,600.

The total number of active cases in the Amarillo metro region rose slightly Friday, to 111.

The disease has killed 1,270 people in the Amarillo metro since the pandemic began.

In the U.S., more than 82.4 million people have been confirmed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with more than 999,000 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.