AUSTIN, Texas — Texas voters are feeling safer about being out in public, and better about getting Covid-19 vaccines, but a majority of the state’s voters still consider the coronavirus a “significant crisis,” according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. In the first UT/TT Poll of the pandemic, conducted a year ago, 63%
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Transportation Security Administration is extending the Biden-era transportation mask mandate. The rule requiring masks on all travelers in airports, airplanes, terminals, trains, buses and boats was set to expire May 11, and comes as some governors have rescinded orders or allowed mask requirements in their states to expire. The mandate now
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Friday marked the start of New Mexico’s updated color-coded framework for determining Covid-19 risks in each of the state’s 33 counties, with state officials saying the changes were aimed at providing a more accurate picture of risk given increasing vaccination rates. By shifting the metrics, more counties were now at a
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration will restrict travel from India starting next Tuesday on the advice of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House said Friday. “The policy was implemented in light of extraordinarily high Covid-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in India,” a White House official said. The new
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced four new coronavirus-related deaths and 108 new cases Friday. The latest deaths included a man in his 50s, and 2 men and a woman in their 90s. El Paso County’s pandemic death toll now stands at 2,539. There are 43 additional suspected
Continue Reading FORT BLISS, Texas — Fort Bliss officials are in the midst of trying to get their military population vaccinated so they can start loosening Covid-19 restrictions on the post. According to a U.S. Army spokesperson, as of Thursday the vaccination rate had reached 24.1%. That’s an increase of just slightly over one percent following a
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 13 new coronavirus-related deaths and 174 new cases Thursday. El Paso County’s pandemic death toll now stands at 2,535. There are 48 additional suspected Covid-19 deaths currently being investigated by the health department. The latest fatality victims were identified as: 1 man
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — Texas has topped 50,000 Covid-19 deaths during the 14-month pandemic, university researchers reported Wednesday. Johns Hopkins University researchers placed the Texas Covid-19 death toll at 50,037 Wednesday, out of 3,092,597 cases. That toll is the nation’s third-highest. But researchers say the rolling two-week average of new cases continues to decline, with a 480-case decrease
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham predicted during a Covid-19 briefing on Wednesday that New Mexico will fully reopen in nine weeks, proclaiming that the state was “conquering Covid.” She announced that once the state had fully vaccinated 60 percent of the eligible population it will reopen. Health officials estimated the state will
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — A recent reported decrease in demand for Covid-19 vaccines among residents in El Paso has city and county leaders trying to get creative. “As part of the whole plan, you knew we were going to get to this point,” El Paso Fire Chief Mario D’Agostino said in an interview Wednesday. In
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced four new coronavirus-related deaths and 236 new cases Wednesday. The latest deaths included a man in his 40s, 2 men in their 50s, and a woman in her 90s. El Paso County’s pandemic death toll now stands at 2,522. There are 54
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s pandemic death toll passed 345,000 Tuesday, though most states have not seen any rebound in coronavirus cases, officials said. There have been over 215,500 test-confirmed deaths related to Covid-19, but Mexico does so little testing that many people die without having been tested. A preliminary government review of death certificates suggested
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CLINT, Texas — The Clint Independent School District held a memorial for Leobardo Soria, a security guard at Carroll T. Welch Elementary school, and his wife Rosie on Tuesday evening. Leo and Rosie died after losing the fight to Covid-19 in 2020. ABC-7 has been following their story since last year after their daughter, Bonnie
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EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso plans to open up the Convention Center downtown for walk-in Covid-19 vaccinations with no appointment needed, ABC-7 has learned. Starting Wednesday, anyone 18 years of age are older can show up and get vaccinated without the need to schedule an advanced appointment. In addition, the city
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WASHINGTON, DC – You can ditch the mask walking your dog or dining outside with friends if you are fully vaccinated from Covid-19. But keep it on for any outdoor crowded events like concerts, parades and sporting events. Wearing a mask in public spaces indoors also remains a must. That’s according to new guidance released Tuesday by
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced six new coronavirus-related deaths and 73 new cases Tuesday. The latest deaths included a man in his 30s, a man in his 60s, a woman in her 70s, 2 women in their 80s, and a woman in her 90s. El Paso County’s
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once the Covid-19 vaccine clear federal safety reviews, the White House told The Associated Press on Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months. The move greatly expands on the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced four new coronavirus-related deaths and 90 new cases Monday. The latest deaths included a woman in her 70s, a man in his 80s, and a man and a woman in their 90s. El Paso County’s pandemic death toll now stands at 2,512.
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EL PASO, Texas — There were no new deaths due to Covid-19 reported by El Paso public health officials on Sunday, leaving the county’s pandemic death toll at 2,508. Officials did announce 96 additional cases and said the number of active infections in El Paso stands at 2,382. There have been a total of 133,366
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials reported one new Covid-19 death on Saturday, a man in his 60s, bringing the total number of pandemic deaths to 2,508. Officials also reported 150 additional confirmed virus cases, for a cumulative total of 133,270 cases – with 2,412 active infections currently. Saturday’s data release came
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The state of Chihuahua is implementing a ‘Stay at Home’ order for the weekend in light of the rising infections of Covid-19. The order goes into effect statewide, including for Ciudad Juarez, at midnight Friday and ends Monday at 6 a.m. State Health Secretary Eduardo Fernández Herrera said this order includes the
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration on Friday lifted a pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, but will issue a fact sheet to medical providers warning them of the potential for extremely rare but serious blood clots. “Above all else,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Two Las Cruces nurses credit the Pfizer vaccine with protecting them from the coronavirus after all four of their children tested positive for Covid-19 back in January. “We put it to the test,” said Kara Carrasco, an operating room nurse at Memorial Medical Center said Friday. “We are proof. We
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EL PASO, Texas — At a news conference Friday, Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego said El Paso is starting to see a decline in demand for the Covid-19 vaccine, but the community is still “pro-vaccination.” The officials said there is no longer a wait list for people to get vaccinated through the
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WASHINGTON, DC — A U.S. health panel says it’s time to resume use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, despite a very rare risk of blood clots. Out of nearly 8 million people vaccinated before the U.S. suspended J&J’s shot, health officials uncovered 15 cases of a highly unusual kind of blood clot, three of
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. has more than 9 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine ready to be administered now that a federal vaccine panel has recommended resuming use of the one-shot vaccine. President Joe Biden’s coronavirus adviser Jeff Zients told CNN earlier Friday that there are more than 9 million doses that
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — The state of New Mexico issued a new public health order Friday which allows houses of worship to operate at 100% capacity, ABC affiliate KOAT reports. According to the order, all churches can operate at full capacity if they wish, regardless of the color-coded risk level their county is in.
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced one new coronavirus-related deaths and 81 new cases Friday morning. El Paso County’s pandemic death toll now stands at 2,507. There are 67 additional suspected Covid-19 deaths currently being investigated by the health department. El Paso health department data shows that 36.5%
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FORT BLISS, Texas — U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Sean Bernabe, the Fort Bliss commander, told a virtual town hall Thursday evening that “our number one message tonight is ‘we must vaccinate Ft. Bliss.'” He said only 23 percent of the Fort Bliss community is currently vaccinated — that’s out of 105,000 soldiers, civilians, dependents, retirees and contractors.
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Federal health officials have informed state officials that a Texas woman has been hospitalized with possible blood clots associated with Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine recipients, a state spokesman said Thursday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention informed the Texas Department of State Health Services
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