New cases reported in Quay County on Thursday

Quay County on Thursday experienced its first confirmed cases of coronavirus in more than two weeks, with two in the San Jon ZIP code.

No cases were reported in the county on Friday.

The county's previously confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported on June 21.

The county's overall case total rose to 539, with 11 deaths, since the pandemic began in spring 2020.

The breakdown of COVID-19 cases by ZIP code in Quay County through Friday was 373 in Tucumcari, 106 in Logan, 26 in San Jon, 11 in House, nine in McAlister, five in Nara Visa, five in Grady (part of which extends into Quay County), and five in Bard.

A total of 515 people in the county were deemed by the New Mexico Department of Health to have recovered from the virus.

In New Mexico, 125 new COVID-19 cases were reported Friday, bringing the overall total to more than 206,000 since the pandemic began.

One COVID-19 death was reported in the state Friday, raising the total at 4,354.

A total of 77 people were hospitalized in New Mexico with the disease Friday, an increase of 10 from the previous week. More than 900 people were hospitalized with the disease during the pandemic’s peak this winter.

The Amarillo metro region on Friday totaled 176 active cases of the disease, a rise of about 40 from the previous week.

In the U.S., more than 33.8 million people have been confirmed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with more than 607,000 deaths, through Friday.

According to state data Friday, 41.8% of Quay County residents have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus. That was an increase of more than 3% from the previous week.

About 46.1% of Quay County residents have received one shot of COVID-19 vaccine through Friday, an increase of nearly 4%.

New Mexico’s full vaccination rate inched up to 63.4% as of Friday, and more than 71% had received at least one dose of vaccine.