EL PASO, Texas – This Saturday’s UTEP football game has been postponed after multiple players for opponent Southern Miss tested positive for the coronavirus, officials announced Friday morning. The exact number of infected players for the Golden Eagles wasn’t disclosed. UTEP athletic officials said they were working with Conference USA in the hopes of rescheduling the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso officials are imposing new restrictions on restaurants and some businesses as new daily cases of the coronavirus soared to an all-time high of 717, along with 20 delayed positives, for a tally of 737 on Thursday. It is an “unprecedented amount of new cases,” observed Mayor Dee Margo at
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday cited “dangerous and unprecedented rates” of Covid-19 spread in her state as it set a new infections record for the second-straight day. On Thursday, there were 672 new confirmed cases statewide, up from Wednesday’s then-record 577 single-day tally. Of the added cases, 89 were
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UPDATE #2, Oct. 15: The El Paso Catholic Diocese said the latest test results came back Thursday showing Bishop Mark Seitz is negative for Covid-19. UPDATE, Oct. 14: Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz was released from Covid-19 quarantine by the El Paso Department of Public Health on Wednesday, according to the diocese. Early last week, Seitz
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EL PASO, Texas — The Ysleta Independent School District on Thursday joined the El Paso, Socorro and Canutillo districts (who announced Wednesday) that fall intercessions will be extended by a week due to the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in El Paso County. The districts said they would utilize time allotted for spring break to
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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 15:
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WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci is criticizing a declaration by a group of scientists that supports the concept of “herd immunity,” which the White House is using to bolster a push to reopen schools and businesses. Fauci says backing herd immunity — the idea that a disease will stop spreading once nearly everybody has
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EL PASO, Texas — As Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations climb to all-time highs in El Paso, local funeral homes are preparing for an increase in the use for their services. Sunset Funeral Homes and Perches Funeral Homes each told ABC-7 they have added extra mortuary refrigerators at some of their locations. Within the last two
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico and Doña Ana County both shattered previous records for confirmed Covid-19 cases amid fears the state is experiencing a second wave of the deadly virus, health officials said Wednesday. Health leaders reported that the state recorded 577 new single-day coronavirus cases. That breaks last week’s record for the state when
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza spoke to the media during the noon-hour Wednesday about this week’s surge in coronavirus cases and answered questions. You can watch the entire session in the video player above. On Wednesday morning, health officials said El Paso set a new record for virus
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Just 32 citations have been issued in El Paso for face covering violations since the pandemic began, according to city data that tracked such citations between mid-March and Oct. 4. Fourteen of those citations were issued to individuals and 18 of them were issued to workplaces. All but two of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced one new coronavirus-related death Wednesday morning. For the second consecutive day, the county broke a record for hospitalizations and known active cases. There are currently 373 Covid-19 patients in El Paso County and 6,539 active cases. Health officials also announced 353 new
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EL PASO, Texas — As the El Paso region experiences a spike in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations have also been on the jump – straining the capacity of the medical system in far west Texas. According to newly-posted data by the state of Texas on Tuesday afternoon, there were just nine intensive care unit beds available
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — As Covid-19 cases surge in her state, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday afternoon issued new restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the virus. They include limiting gatherings to five people or less, an expansion of the mandatory quarantine for visitors from high-risk states, reduced hotel capacities and a
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EL PASO, Texas — Coronado High has become at least the sixth high school in El Paso County to see its football season disrupted due to Covid-19 issues. School officials confirmed to ABC-7 on Tuesday evening that Coronado is postponing games for two weeks. Coronado was scheduled to play Montwood this week. Coronado now joins
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas health officials reported the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus broke through the 800,000-case level Tuesday amid a new surge of cases. The 5,209 new cases reported Tuesday was the most this month so far, and the 80 previously unreported cases meant 5,289. The newly reported cases raised to 800,415 the total
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EL PASO, Texas — As El Paso set a new record for Covid-19 hospitalizations Tuesday and the Department of State Health Services reported only 9 intensive care unit beds currently available in the region, local hospitals were about to get an influx of help. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday announced the state of Texas
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported one new coronavirus-related death, and more than 400 new cases for the sixth straight day. El Paso also broke a record for Covid-19 hospitalizations. There are currently 353 coronavirus patients in El Paso’s hospitals, with 101 in the ICU. It
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EL PASO, Texas – Effective immediately, both the El Paso and Canutillo independent school districts have limited attendance at sporting events to only “essential personnel.” Meantime, Fabens ISD announced that it was outright postponing all games and athletic competitions until further notice. All three districts made their announcements on Monday evening. For EPISD and Canutillo,
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EL PASO, Texas – The University of Texas at El Paso is reporting that 72 students, faculty and staff tested positive for coronavirus last week. That’s out of a record-high 2,691 who were tested, for a positivity rate of 2.7 percent for the week, according to UTEP officials. UTEP officials also pointed out that the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas– For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, El Paso is reporting its highest number of active cases – topping more than 6,000 residents. The concern is clear with city officials as the number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all increasing daily. “This is a very concerning situation, we have
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Chihuahua state officials said Monday the government is rolling back the reopening of the economy in the northern portion of the state due to dramatic increases in coronavirus cases in the city of Juárez. The rollback restrictions put in place Monday afternoon are resulting in the immediate closure of bars and
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico officials reported another four coronavirus deaths Monday, bringing the statewide total to 915 since the pandemic began. Among the four latest victims was a man in his 60s from Doña Ana County; the man had been hospitalized with underlying conditions. The state’s three other fatalities came from Lincoln,
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EL PASO, Texas — The recent surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations took center stage at Monday afternoon’s meeting of El Paso City Council. Here are some key details contained in presentations that council received from local health and emergency management leaders. ❖Hospitalizations due to Covid-19 increased from about 160 toover 200 per day in
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EL PASO, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said the state of Texas was sending dozens of additional medical workers and stockpiles of personal protective equipment to El Paso hospitals in the wake of a recent surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. The 75 medical staffers being deployed to the Borderland included nurses and
Continue Reading EL PASO — El Paso County on Monday set a new record for most active infections of the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. The new number of active cases is now at 6,145. That marks a rise of nearly 1,900 active cases over the last eight days. El Paso public health officials also
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Sunday reported 2,262 new cases of the coronavirus as the state’s total since the pandemic began nears 800,000. The Texas Department of State Health Services said the state’s total number of cases so far is at 792,478. The state on Sunday reported 31 new deaths, bringing the death toll to
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Sunday reported 269 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and four additional deaths. One of those four latest deaths was a man in his 70s from Doña Ana County who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The counties with the most additional cases reported Sunday were Bernalillo (Albuquerque) with
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — A day after reporting a record daily number of new Covid-19 cases, El Paso health leaders came close to doing so again on Sunday. Officials reported 541 additional Covid-19 cases — five short of the 546 reported Saturday — and two additional deaths. It also marked the third day out of the last four
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — A day after reporting a record daily number of new Covid-19 cases, New Mexico officials came close to doing so again on Saturday. State officials reported 486 additional Covid-19 cases — two short of the 488 reported Friday — and five additional deaths. The state’s totals increased to 32,722 cases and 907 deaths.
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