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Serving the High Plains
Quay County’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases stayed at a low level, with just three reported by state health officials in each of the last two weeks.
However, average daily case numbers in New Mexico increased for a second straight week, according to New Mexico Department of Health data.
The COVID Act Now website kept Quay County’s risk rating for community spread of the disease at “low.” Quay County’s rate of new cases fell to 18.2 cases per 100,000 people last week, compared to 36.4 the previous week.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Quay County since the pandemic began in spring 2020 rose to 2,380 at the end of last week.
The breakdown of total COVID-19 cases by ZIP code in Quay County through Friday was 1,823 in Tucumcari, 336 in Logan, 111 in San Jon, 41 in House, 27 in McAlister, 21 in Nara Visa and 20 in Bard.
The new cases last week were reported in the Tucumcari, Nara Visa and Bard ZIP codes.
No confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Quay County were reported last week, keeping the death toll at 68 since the pandemic began more than two years ago.
A total of 346 new cases of coronavirus were reported Friday in New Mexico. That raised the total since the pandemic began to more than 622,000.
New Mexico’s seven-day daily case rate rose to 266 by Friday. The rate was 232 during the previous week and 215 the week before that.
All counties in New Mexico but Union were in low risk for the disease’s spread, according to COVID Act Now. Union County was at medium risk.
A total of 86 people were hospitalized in New Mexico with the disease Friday, an increase of six from the previous week.
A total of two COVID-19 deaths were reported in the state Friday, raising the pandemic’s overall total to 8,603.
In the Amarillo metro region, the total number of active cases on Friday continued its weeks-long decline. The total that day was 483, compared to 702 a week ago.
The disease has killed 1,310 people in the Amarillo metro since the pandemic began more than two years ago.
In the U.S., about 96.7 million COVID-19 cases have been confirmed since the pandemic began, with more than 1.06 million deaths, on Saturday.
The New Mexico Department of Health’s vaccination helpline is available at 855-600-3453, option 3, or by going to vaccinenm.org.
The Department of Health 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 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.