Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Quay County last week jumped to 17 last week, compared to three reported during the previous week.
According to the COVID Act Now website, the county’s rate of new cases also jumped to 181.8 cases per 100,000 people last week, compared to 84.8 per 100,000 during the previous week.
The website, however, kept the county at “low” risk of community spread of the disease, as it did with all neighboring counties. The only spot in New Mexico that saw an elevated risk of spread was the northwest part of the state.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Quay County since the pandemic began in spring 2020 rose to 2,514 by Friday, reported the New Mexico Department of Health.
The new cases last week were reported in the Tucumcari, San Jon and McAlister ZIP codes.
The breakdown of total COVID-19 cases by ZIP code in Quay County through Friday was 1,915 in Tucumcari, 364 in Logan, 115 in San Jon, 46 in House, 30 in McAlister, 21 in Nara Visa and 20 in Bard since the pandemic began almost three years ago.
No confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Quay County were reported last week, keeping the death toll at 70 since the pandemic began almost three years ago.
Case rates in New Mexico continued to decline slowly.
A total of 301 new cases of coronavirus were reported Friday in New Mexico. That raised the total since the pandemic began to more than 661,000.
New Mexico’s seven-day daily case rate slowly decreased to 238 by Friday. The rate was 274 the previous week.
A total of 85 people were hospitalized in New Mexico with the disease Friday, a decline of 10 from the previous week. Hospitals in the state, however, remain crowded with other illnesses.
Seven COVID-19 deaths were reported in the state Friday. The pandemic’s overall toll rose to 8,849.
In the Amarillo metro region, the total number of active cases rose slightly last week. The total Friday increased to 1,692, compared to 1,678 a week ago.
The disease has killed 1,318 people in the Amarillo metro since the pandemic began more than two years ago.
In the U.S., about 101 million COVID-19 cases have been confirmed since the pandemic began, with more than 1.1 million deaths, through Saturday.
More free, at-home COVID-19 tests can be ordered through the federal government and shipped by mail through covid.gov/tests.
Residents also can receive free, at-home tests by mail through the Rockefeller Foundation’s Project Act program at accesscovidtests.org.
The New Mexico Department of Health’s vaccination helpline is available at 855-600-3453, option 3, or by going to vaccinenm.org.
The DOH recommends COVID-19 drugs for those who have contracted the disease in its early stages and are at 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.