SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Department of Health reported nine additional Covid-19-related deaths on Monday, including two in Doña Ana County, as hospitalizations also skyrocketed. The two Doña Ana County fatalities were a man in his 60s who had been hospitalized and a woman in her 70s with underlying conditions. To date, the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The mayor of Las Cruces issued an emergency proclamation Monday aimed at trying to help slow the spread of Covid-19 as the Borderland is experiencing a surge in cases.But unlike El Paso, the Las Cruces measure does NOT include a curfew.Here’s a breakdown of the latest restrictions outlined by Mayor
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EL PASO, Texas — Three Borderland school districts are halting high school football games and other athletics for the time being amidst El Paso’s coronavirus surge. The El Paso Independent School District is suspending the high school football season through Nov. 8, according to the head football coach at Jefferson High School. Tony Martinez disclosed
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NEW YORK, NY — U.S. stocks fell sharply Monday, deepening last week’s losses, as a troubling increase in coronavirus counts put investors in a selling mood. The skid came as doubts mount on Wall Street that Washington will come through with more stimulus for the economy before Election Day. The S&P 500 slid 1.9%, its
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced a record 1,443 new Covid-19 cases Monday, along with 118 delayed results, for a total of 1,561 added cases. Hospitalizations also increased to 853, which is a new record, with 180 of those patients in ICUs. Those numbers come on the heels
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — A day after reporting a record number of new Covid-19 cases with 875, New Mexico health officials reported 828 more confirmed cases Sunday along with two additional deaths, one of those in Lincoln County with the other in Bernalillo County. The latest numbers increase the state’s totals to 41,863 cases and 967 known
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego on Sunday afternoon ordered a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew daily due to El Paso’s coronavirus crisis. The curfew will be in effect for both the county and city starting Sunday night and continuing for two weeks. Law enforcement agencies will enforce the curfew
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EL PASO, Texas — The number of active coronavirus cases in El Paso County exceeded 11,000 on Sunday morning for yet another all-time high, with hospitalizations also setting a new record as a result of a recent upswing of 300% in Covid-19 patients. There were three added deaths reported Sunday to raise the pandemic’s death
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Convention Center downtown will be converted into an auxiliary hospital of up to 100 beds to deal with a massive surge in Covid-19 patients needing medical care and federal assistance will also be coming to El Paso, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sunday. The governor said the Texas
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WASHINGTON, DC — White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Sunday that the U.S. is “not going to control” the coronavirus pandemic, as cases surge across the country and nearly 225,000 Americans have died from the virus. “We are not going to control the pandemic. We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines,
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EL PASO, Texas – Hospitals in El Paso will soon be airlifting patients to other health-care facilities in Texas in an effort to deal with a record-setting surge of Covid-19 cases. Local hospitals are working with the Border Regional Advisory Council, or BorderRAC, to coordinate airlifting patients requiring critical care to other health-care facilities in
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AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the federal government to use William Beaumont Army Medical Center as a way to help El Paso fight its recent record-breaking surge of coronavirus cases. It comes after he was lobbied to do so by El Paso Mayor Dee Margo and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego. Abbott
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Saturday reported record numbers of additional Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, breaking daily records set in recent days as the state’s coronavirus outbreak continues to flare. Officials reported 875 new cases and five additional deaths, increasing the state’s totals to 41,040 cases and 965 deaths. Saturday’s case count topped the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The massive Covid-19 surge in El Paso County went from extremely bad to critically worse on Saturday as all-time highs were shattered for a half-dozen critical markers: New cases, active infections, positivity rate, and hospitalizations – along with ICU and ventilator usage. The health department reported a record 1,216 new cases
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso native Ron Stallworth, who inspired famed director Spike Lee’s movie BlacKkKlansman, and his wife are battling Covid-19, longtime local journalist Bob Moore tweeted Friday night. “Please keep these wonderful El Pasoans in your thoughts and prayers,” Moore wrote. He provided no further details. Stallworth is a retired police officer
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. reported more than 80,000 new coronavirus infections Friday — the highest daily case number since the pandemic began. That comes amid other bleak patterns including rising hospitalizations and daily death tolls across the country, with experts warning that the worst is yet to come. Friday’s case count of at least
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EL PASO, Texas — A county commissioner on Friday called for control of the El Paso Department of Public Health to be returned to the county after what he said was a botched coronavirus response effort by the city. “It has become so clear to me that the City has no business running public health.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci has been reluctant to support a federal mask mandate. “A national mandate probably would not work,” he said on Sept 15 during a news conference with Vermont Gov. Phil Scott. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been urging Americans to use masks
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A curfew was set to take effect Friday night in Juárez as part of new restrictions imposed for the next two weeks in Chihuahua state because the region is experiencing a major surge of Covid-19 infections. The overnight curfew in Juárez will run from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. every day.
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EL PASO, Texas — A northeast El Paso Walmart store was abruptly closed Friday due to apparent concerns about the the spread of Covid-19. The store at 5631 Dyer Street shut down Friday afternoon and the company said it would remain closed until Sunday morning. Walmart indicated the store was closed for cleaning and disinfecting.
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s latest surge of Covid-19 led to an all-time high for hospitalizations on Friday, as state health officials reported 797 new cases to bring the statewide total past 40,000. The state also reported seven additional deaths, putting the death total since the pandemic began at 960. Total cases numbered
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UPDATE: In a message sent to parents on Friday, Clint ISD now says it will NOT return to classroom instruction next week as previously scheduled. The change from a day prior came after an apparent call with state education officials, ABC-7 has learned. The message to parents cited the “increase of Covid-19 cases in the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than 100 new coronavirus hospitalizations, nearly 1,000 new cases, and four new deaths were announced in El Paso County on Friday morning. The death toll now stands at 571. The latest victims included a man in his 50s, one in his 60s and two women in their 60s. Officials
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EL PASO, Texas – Declaring “El Paso is in a state of emergency,” Congresswoman Veronica Escobar said Thursday evening she was asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help dealing with the local coronavirus crisis, while simultaneously blasting city leaders for mismanagement during the pandemic. Her assessment came as El Paso reached a grim milestone by surpassing
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego intends to impose further restrictions if the alarming rate of coronavirus spread continues in the community, he said at a news conference Thursday evening. His warning came as El Paso County shattered a pandemic record earlier Thursday with 1,161 new Covid-19 cases reported, as well as
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico state health officials reported three more coronavirus deaths on Thursday, including a man in his 30s who is believed to be Doña Ana County’s youngest victim to date. The young man was the 65th person to die from Covid-19 in Doña Ana County. The other two deaths reported
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County shattered a pandemic record Thursday as health officials announced 1,161 new Covid-19 cases and four coronavirus-related deaths, with one of those victims in her 40s. The county of El Paso over the past 24 hours has recorded more new coronavirus cases than 30 states in the nation,
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus infection, the drug’s maker, Gilead Sciences, said Thursday. The drug, sold under the brand name Veklury, has been used under emergency use authorization since the spring. It is the first drug to be approved for treating Covid-19. It is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an effort to deliver the most comprehensive coronavirus coverage, ABC-7 has started a weekly feature where we ask Dr. Jose Burgos, the director of internal medicine at University Medical Center, the same seven questions each week to track how the pandemic is changing. Here’s the Q&A for October 22:
Continue Reading CLICK HERE FOR LATEST UPDATES EL PASO, Texas — Covid-19 cases are soaring and El Paso health officials are preparing to announce an alarming number of additional infections on Thursday morning. Sources within El Paso City Hall told ABC-7 that more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases will be reported on Thursday morning by the health
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