Quay COVID-19 confirmations jump

After weeks of inactivity, Quay County experienced a sudden burst of COVID-19 confirmations with nine cases in 17 days.

The latest were two confirmed cases of coronavirus on Sunday, both within the Tucumcari ZIP code. It was the fifth day of the last six at least one case in the county had been reported.

The latest cases were individuals age 40 to 49 and 50 to 59. One was female, the other male.

Last week also saw the first reported cases in the San Jon and Logan ZIP codes, though a New Mexico Department of Health official said the Logan cases were a couple who contracted the disease out-of-state.

Twelve of the coronavirus cases in the county remained active Monday. Three have been deemed as recovered from the virus, and one death was reported in April.

More than 730 people in Quay County have been tested for the virus.

A total of 264 people in New Mexico were reported with COVID-19 on Monday, the 12th consecutive day the state had surpassed the 200 mark.

More than 15,200 cases of COVID-19 in New Mexico have been reported since the pandemic began.

Three deaths were reported in the state Monday, bringing the total to 548.

A total of 172 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 — an increase of more than 40 from a week ago.

A total of 6,363 have been deemed as recovered from the disease.

Through Monday afternoon, more than 3.3 million people in the United States have been confirmed with the virus, with more than 135,000 deaths.