Three COVID-19 cases reported in county last week

Only three cases of COVID-19 were reported last week in Quay County by the New Mexico Department of Health, continuing a weeks-long trend of single-digit numbers in the region.

The total number of the county’s confirmed cases the previous week was two. The total number of cases in the county rose to 1,997 since the pandemic began in spring 2020.

According to state epidemiology reports, Quay County’s COVID-19 case rate remained stable to at 6.8 new cases per 100,000 people from March 22 to April 4. It was in the yellow zone for risk, as were many other counties in New Mexico.

The breakdown of COVID-19 cases by ZIP code in Quay County through Friday was 1,536 in Tucumcari, 279 in Logan, 94 in San Jon, 34 in House, 21 in McAlister, 18 in Bard and 14 in Nara Visa. The three new cases were in Tucumcari.

Another confirmed COVID-19 death – the second in two weeks -- was reported last week in the county. The county’s death toll rose to 51 since the pandemic began in early 2020. A total of 43 deaths have occurred since last May.

The state deemed a total of 1,921 people in Quay County to be recovered from the virus.

No COVID-19 rapid responses were reported in the county last week.

The state’s seven-day daily case rate remained stable, totaling 73 by Friday.

A total of 81 new cases of coronavirus were reported in New Mexico on Friday. That raised the total since the pandemic began to nearly 519,000.

A total of 63 people remained hospitalized in New Mexico with the disease Friday, a decrease of 13 from the previous week. Friday’s number was the lowest since last July.

Nine COVID-19 deaths were reported in the state Friday, raising the total to 7,360.

The total number of active cases in the Amarillo metro region dropped Friday to 92, compared to 125 the previous week.

The disease has killed 1,224 people in the Amarillo metro since the pandemic began.

In the U.S., more than 80.3 million people have been confirmed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with more than 983,000 deaths, through Saturday.

New Mexico residents can schedule vaccinations through the state’s registration portal at VaccineNM.org.

The Department of Health’s vaccination helpline is available at 855-600-3453, option 3.