ATLANTA, Georgia — New guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Wednesday says quarantine periods can be shorter than 14 days for some people exposed to Covid-19. The CDC continues to recommend quarantining for 14 days as the best way to reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19, Dr. Henry Walke, who serves as
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 8 new coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday. It brings the death toll to 941 in El Paso County. The latest fatalities included… 1 man in his 60s1 woman in her 70s3 men in their 80s1 woman in her 80s1 man in his 90s1 woman
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EL PASO, Texas — No, Covid-19 is not “just the flu.” It’s something that has been said by almost every credible medical professional and many hospitalized patients interviewed by ABC-7. Yet ABC-7 has received several questions or comments from viewers who have claimed otherwise. But the data proves the impact Covid-19 has had on El
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Before losing her battle with Covid-19, Sylvia Garcia was compassionate, generous and a mother to the hundreds of the children she taught in Las Cruces Public Schools. “She always said, she didn’t have three kids,” said her son, Dominic Garcia. “She had hundreds.” The beloved educator lost her battle with
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported Tuesday a record 15,182 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 1,184,250, according to the state’s coronavirus dashboard. The state also reported 170 new Covid-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 21,549. There are currently 9,047 Covid-19 patients in Texas hospitals, which marks a hospitalization high for
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico residents have encountered longer lines for Covid-19 testing and must wait several days or weeks for test results as confirmed coronavirus cases surge throughout the state, health officials said. Another 2,330 confirmed cases were reported Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to more than 99,400 since the pandemic began. There were
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for Covid-19, as the virus rages across the nation. According to a senior administration official, the new guidelines, which are set to be released as soon as Tuesday
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ATLANTA, Georgia — Vaccine advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 13-1 on Tuesday to recommend that both health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities be first in line for any coronavirus vaccines that get emergency authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. RELATED STORY: CDC to shorten
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The head of the World Health Organization said that “Mexico is in bad shape” with the pandemic and urged its leaders to be serious about the coronavirus and set examples for its citizens. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s comments came as Mexico’s death toll rose to 105,940 — the fourth highest in the world — with
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 9 new coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 933 in El Paso County. The latest victims include: 1 man in his 60s1 woman in her 60s2 women in their 70s1 man in his 70s2 women in their 80s2 women in
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso has seen record-breaking Covid-19 hospitalizations for months causing a strain on local hospitals and healthcare workers. “I dread sometimes going in to work because I just know it might not be a good day,” said a local intensive care unit nurse who did not want to be identified. “It’s
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SANTA FE, New Mexico – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, alongside other state officials, held a briefing Monday on the current trajectory of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state after a two-week statewide shutdown. New Mexico is moving into a three-tiered (red, yellow, green) county-by-county system of reopening to take effect on Wednesday, which the governor discussed.
Continue Reading There’s good news about coronavirus vaccines. At least three of the experimental vaccines show remarkable efficacy, at least according to information released by the makers in news releases. Global vaccine giant AstraZeneca reports its vaccine prevented coronavirus infection 62% of the time when people got two doses a month apart. But in a subgroup of
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Even with coronavirus spiking and new restrictions taking effect, Congress remains stalled on fresh relief for Americans in need. While there’s support from both Republicans and Democrats for sending out another round of payments, it’s unlikely Americans will get a second round of stimulus checks before the end of the year —
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 1 new coronavirus-related death Monday. The death of a woman in her 70s brings the death toll to 924 in El Paso County. Health officials also reported 461 new cases and 15 “delayed” positive results. These are results the State of Texas
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NEW YORK, NY — Moderna announced Monday it will ask the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization (EUA) for its Covid-19 vaccine, making it the second company, after Pfizer, to seek EUA for a Covid-19 vaccine in the United States. Pfizer’s public FDA hearing — a crucial step in the authorization process — is scheduled for Dec.
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EL PASO, Texas — Medical mobile tents provided by the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force for triage are no longer erected outside University Medical Center. According to a hospital spokesman, the tents located behind the hospital were taken down over the Thanksgiving weekend and moved by state officials to “another assignment.” The spokesman said the situation
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Public Schools officials said the “pandemic just hit home for us” as they announced the death of a longtime teacher, who died in a hospital early Sunday after a lengthy battle with Covid-19. Sylvia Garcia, 60, most recently taught math and reading at at Lynn Community Middle School. “We
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EL PASO, Texas – In the wake of several members of the Miners football program testing positive for Covid-19, which forced the cancellation of Saturday’s game at Rice, UTEP officials on Sunday announced the cancellation of next weekend’s game too. “Miner football team activities have been suspended temporarily, and the upcoming home game versus Southern
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — A rolling average of daily statewide deaths from the coronavirus has surpassed 25 as New Mexico nears the end of a two-week period of heightened restrictions. There were 13 virus-related deaths reported across the state on Sunday, most notably 60-year-old middle school teacher Sylvia Garcia of Las Cruces. Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent
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NEW: “We may see a surge upon a surge. We don’t want to frighten people but that’s just the reality,” Dr. Anthony Fauci tells @MarthaRaddatz, adding that he doesn’t expect a relaxation of restrictions or travel advisories for the Christmas season. https://t.co/txCs2tyc80 pic.twitter.com/ajTlQoMzpK— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 29, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — The nation’s top
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EL PASO, Texas — There were no new Covid-19 deaths reported Sunday morning in El Paso County, and the number of added infections grew by under 400. While hundreds of deaths are currently under investigation in the county, the virus death toll for now held steady at 923, health officials said. They also reported 346
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Saturday reported 2,142 additional known Covid-19 cases and 23 new deaths. There were 218 new cases in Doña Ana County (10% of the state daily total) and four added deaths (17% of state tally), the youngest was a man in his 40s and the oldest a man in his
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County has begun the process of moving the refrigerated trailers used to store bodies to a central morgue facility, the county judge confirmed on Saturday. Earlier this week, Judge Ricardo Samaniego told ABC-7 that the county had acquired a total of 13 refrigerated trailers in use at the county
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials reported 635 additional Covid-19 cases and four more deaths Saturday morning. The county’s latest deceased included a man in his 40s, a woman in her 60s and two men in their 70s, bringing the total number of pandemic deaths to 923. Officials said there were 590 new infections along
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EL PASO, Texas — Oscar Leeser was the 53rd mayor of El Paso from 2013 to 2017 and now he is running to try to get his job back. He was the top vote-getter on election day earlier this month but didn’t manage to break 50% in the six-person field, so he and current Mayor
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Lujan Grisham and state officials announced on Friday that New Mexico will transition into a tiered “red to green” Covid-19 risk system that will determine when counties can reopen based on their virus spread rate. The transition to the new system will begin Dec. 2, when counties will be
Continue Reading CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico reported a record daily increase in the number of coronavirus cases Friday, with 12,081 more infections reported. Ciudad Juarez reported 167 of those new cases along with 65 additional deaths related to the virus, to take the city’s death toll over 2,000. The total number of cases reported to date
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SANTE FE, New Mexico — While New Mexico’s daily count of confirmed Covid-19 cases had been trending downward over recent days from the record highs reported earlier this month, a concerning 2,076 new cases were reported on Friday. State health officials said the added infections included 98 in Doña Ana County, bringing the statewide total to
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported one new coronavirus-related death Friday morning, a man in his 60s. It marked the smallest number of deaths reported since Oct. 26. Health officials also reported 678 new virus cases. The number of active infections reached a new all-time high at 37,058.
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