Coronavirus cases continue upward trend

Eddy County is in the top five counties for positive COVID-19 cases per capita in the state. As of Tuesday, a total of 165 residents had tested positive for the virus since March. An outbreak in Towner County, for which Cando is the county seat, put them in the top spot with 37 active cases (169 cases per 10,000). Our neighbors to the east in Nelson County had 150 cases per 10,000, and our sout...