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Serving the High Plains
New coronavirus cases in Quay County continued to glide downward to a relatively low level.
A total of seven confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in the county last week — a decrease from 10 recorded the previous week.
One week in early in June, the county saw a one-week spike of 43 cases. Save for that one outlier, Quay County’s case numbers have remained at 10 or below weekly.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the county since the pandemic began in spring 2020 rose to 2,100.
The breakdown of total COVID-19 cases by ZIP code in Quay County through Friday was 1,620 in Tucumcari, 293 in Logan, 96 in San Jon, 35 in House, 22 in McAlister, 18 in Bard and 14 in Nara Visa.
All the new cases last week were in Tucumcari, Logan, House or McAlister.
No confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Quay County were reported last week. The county’s death toll from the virus remained at 58 since the pandemic began more than two years ago. A total of 50 coronavirus deaths have occurred in the county in a little more than a year.
The state’s Environment Department reported these rapid responses for COVID-19 employee infections at these entities last week:
• Mesalands Community College, two cases reported June 30;
• Quay County Sheriff’s Office, one case reported June 27.
A total of 830 new cases of coronavirus were reported Friday in New Mexico. That raised the total since the pandemic began to more than 565,000.
New Mexico’s seven-day daily case rate fell slightly to 917 by Friday, a sign the spread of the disease was beginning to decline. The rate was 949 the previous week.
A total of 181 people were hospitalized in New Mexico with the disease Friday, a decline of 15 from the previous week. That also was the first drop in hospitalizations in the state since early May.
Five COVID-19 deaths were reported in the state Friday, raising the total to 7,946.
In the Amarillo metro region, the total number of active cases continued to climb on Friday. The number rose from 958 to 1,440 in one week.
The disease has killed 1,279 people in the Amarillo metro since the pandemic began.
In the U.S., more than 87.8 million COVID-19 cases have been confirmed since the pandemic began, with nearly 1.02 million deaths, through Saturday.
New Mexico residents can schedule vaccinations for themselves or their children through the state’s registration portal at VaccineNM.org. The New Mexico Department of Health’s vaccination helpline is available at 855-600-3453, option 3.
The state Department of Health also recommends COVID-19 drugs for those who have contracted the disease in its early stages and are at high risk for serious illness. These drugs are highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death but must be taken within days of the first symptom. More information on finding these treatments can be found at FindATreatmentNM.com.