Clovis falls out of top 10 virus infection ZIP codes

Clovis stayed out of the top 10 ZIP codes for COVID-19 infections over the weekend, according to Monday reports from the New Mexico Department of Health.

Curry County recorded 24 cases of COVID-19 between Saturday and Monday, less than half of the total for any of the seven prior weekends. Roosevelt County, meanwhile, confirmed eight new cases. The state reported 1,776 cases over the weekend.

Roosevelt County did confirm its 68th death in the Monday DOH report. The victim was a male in his 70s who was hospitalized. The state confirmed 12 COVID-19 deaths between Saturday and Monday, moving the state total to 4,823.

The 24 cases are down from 54 reported on Sept. 27, 52 on Sept. 20 and 78 on Sept. 13. The county recorded 120 cases on Sept. 7, which included four days of counts due to the Labor Day holiday. The Monday case count was the lowest weekend total for the county since July 24, when 14 cases were reported.

The state, since the beginning of the pandemic, has reported 255,577 cases of COVID-19, with 4,823 deaths and 226,781 designated recoveries. A total of 293 people were hospitalized in the state on Monday.