Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
Quay County again saw elevated case numbers of COVID-19, with another 34 cases and three more deaths confirmed by the state last week.
That compares to the 33 cases and three deaths during the previous week. It was the third consecutive week more than 25 cases were reported in the county.
The COVID Act Now website on Friday also raised Quay County’s risk level from “moderate” to “high” for spread of the disease, as it did for the rest of New Mexico. The website raised the county’s risk level for two successive weeks.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the county since the pandemic began in spring 2020 rose to 2,195.
The breakdown of total COVID-19 cases by ZIP code in Quay County through Friday was 1,690 in Tucumcari, 308 in Logan, 101 in San Jon, 37 in House, 22 in McAlister, 18 in Bard and 15 in Nara Visa.
The new cases last week were reported in Tucumcari, Logan and House.
Three more confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Quay County were reported last week. The county’s death toll from the virus rose to 64 since the pandemic began more than two years ago. More than 50 coronavirus deaths have occurred in the county in a little more than a year.
The state’s Environment Department reported no rapid responses for COVID-19 employer infections last week.
A total of 1,038 new cases of coronavirus were reported Friday in New Mexico. That raised the total since the pandemic began to more than 584,000.
New Mexico’s seven-day daily case rate rose slightly to 974 by Friday. The rate was 960 the previous week.
A total of 192 people were hospitalized in New Mexico with the disease Friday, an increase of 11 from the previous week. Hospitalizations have been far fewer during the outbreak of the latest variant of the disease.
A total of 19 COVID-19 deaths were reported in the state Friday, raising the pandemic’s overall total to 8,191.
In the Amarillo metro region, the total number of active cases continued to climb on Friday as it has for weeks. The total rose from 2,003 to 2,389 in one week.
The disease has killed 1,286 people in the Amarillo metro since the pandemic began.
In the U.S., more than 90.4 million COVID-19 cases have been confirmed since the pandemic began, with more than 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.