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Two coronavirus cases reported in county

Two more cases of coronavirus were reported Wednesday in Quay County, bringing the total to 95 since the pandemic started.

One of the cases was a person in their 80s in the Tucumcari ZIP code. Information about the other case was unavailable.

A total of 15 cases have been reported in the county in less than a week.

New Mexico's rapid-response database also showed teams were referred Tuesday to one confirmed case at Tucumcari Mountain Cheese Factory and one case at Love's Travel Stop in Tucumcari on Oct. 17. Such entities must perform COVID-19 safeguards before reopening.

A total of 827 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the state Wednesday, setting another record.

Eight deaths were reported in New Mexico from the virus Wednesday, bringing the total to 950.

A total of 202 people are hospitalized in the state with the disease.

In the U.S., 8.3 million people have been confirmed with the virus, with more than 223,000 deaths.