SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Wednesday reported 281 new confirmed coronavirus cases with two additional deaths, both in Lea County. The latest numbers increased the statewide totals to 29,435 cases and 877 known deaths since the pandemic began. Of the 281 new cases, New Mexico Department of Health officials
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Employees at Highland Elementary and Mesilla Elementary schools have tested positive for Covid-19, the Las Cruces Public Schools District announced Wednesday afternoon. The two additional confirmed cases brings the total number of LCPS employees who have been diagnosed with the coronavirus to 14. Officials said staff at both schools were
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported two new coronavirus-related deaths. It brings the death toll to 521 in El Paso County. Health officials identified the victims as a man in his 50s and a woman in her 90s; both had underlying health conditions. For the 12th day in
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – An employee at Alameda Elementary School in Las Cruces has tested positive for Covid-19, the Las Cruces Public Schools District announced late Tuesday afternoon. The school was closed as of 4 p.m. Tuesday for a deep cleaning. The building is expected to reopen on Friday, officials said. This case brings the
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EL PASO, Texas — Five new confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been diagnosed among students and staff in El Paso Independent School District high schools, officials said Tuesday. Two Irvin High School students, a Franklin High School student and a student and the staff member at Coronado High School have all tested positive for
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SANTA FE, New Mexico – Health officials said Tuesday that the number of Covid-19 cases and the rate of transmission are on the rise in New Mexico, leaving the state trailing when it comes to two of its most important metrics. New Mexico on Tuesday saw 178 new virus cases for a pandemic total of 29,157.
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported a surge of over 250 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the pandemic infection total over 24,000. There were also two new coronavirus-related deaths reported on Tuesday. It brought the death toll to 519 in El Paso County. Health officials identified the
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Gabriel Cardona takes pictures for a living. He captures moments in time. Now he wishes he could go back to when things were normal. His wife Pati died of Covid-19 in May. She battled for 15 days in the hospital. In her final moments she was on a ventilator. Gabriel
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who have cut several major deals during the coronavirus pandemic, are trying one final time to ease a bitter standoff on Capitol Hill over a pre-Election Day package to provide relief to millions of Americans reeling from the damaging economic crisis. Pelosi and
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico upped its “estimated” Covid-19 deaths to 89,612 on Monday, and boosted estimates of its total number of cases to 870,699, almost 137,000 more than it previously recognized. Ciudad Juarez accounts for 7,441 of the nation’s Covid-19 cases and 861 deaths as of Monday’s count. Even with the new estimated death
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NEW DELHI, India — The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 1 million. The milestone, recorded by Johns Hopkins University, comes nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders’ resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work. The
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week and urged governors to use them to reopen schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The move to vastly expand U.S. testing comes as confirmed new Covid-19 cases remain elevated
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Monday reported 153 new confirmed coronavirus cases with three additional deaths, increasing the statewide totals to 28,985 cases and 873 known deaths since the pandemic began. New Mexico Department of Health officials said 19 of the new cases were in Doña Ana County, for
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MESILLA, New Mexico – An employee at Zia Middle School has tested positive for Covid-19, the Las Cruces Public Schools District announced Monday afternoon. The school was closed as of 3:30 p.m. Monday for a deep cleaning. The building is expected to reopen on Oct. 1, officials said. This case brings the total number of
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported one new coronavirus-related death on Monday. The death toll now stands at 517 in El Paso County. Health officials identified the victim as a man in his 60s with underlying health conditions. For the tenth day in a row, El Paso County
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AUSTIN, Texas — There were 1,292 newly reported coronavirus cases in Texas on Sunday and 37 additional deaths due to Covid-19, the illness caused by the virus, according to state health officials. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 735,132 coronavirus cases and 15,522 deaths, up from 733,438 and 15,485 deaths recorded as of Saturday. The
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 159 new confirmed coronavirus cases with no additional deaths. The latest numbers increased the statewide totals to 28,844 cases and 870 known deaths since the pandemic began. Of the 159 new cases, New Mexico Department of Health officials say 32 were in Bernalillo County, 29
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EL PASO, Texas — For the ninth day in a row, El Paso on Sunday reported a triple-digit increase in new coronavirus cases, along with an additional virus death. The latest death recorded was a woman in her 70s with underlying conditions, health officials said. In addition, officials said there were 177 new virus infections
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EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso High School student who was on campus Friday has tested positive for Covid-19, according to the El Paso Independent School District. The district on Saturday said it had notified all students and staff who may have been in the same areas on campus. District officials called the incident
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico – The New Mexico Department of Health reported five additional Covid-19-related deaths on Saturday, taking the state’s total number of pandemic deaths to 870. In addition to the deaths, the state reported 206 new Covid-19 cases for a total to date of 28,692 infections. The latest cases included 39 new infections in Doña Ana County,
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — No new coronavirus deaths were reported Saturday in El Paso County, but that welcome news was seemingly overshadowed by a continued sharp rise in new infections that local leaders believe stems from the Labor Day holiday weekend. There were 214 new cases on Saturday, along with two delayed cases, reported by
Continue Reading AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas health officials reported 3,306 new cases Friday of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, along with 97 new deaths from the illness. The newly reported cases raised the total number of cases since tracking of the virus started in March to 728,552, with an estimated 67,045 cases now active and 3,221 of those requiring
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EL PASO, Texas — Citing a recent sharp increase in Covid-19 cases in El Paso County, the El Paso Independent School District announced Friday it plans to delay the start of in-person classes “In the last week alone, the (infection) rate has steadily risen each day to almost 8 percent on Thursday, Sept. 24. The
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man in his 50s from Doña Ana County was one of a half-dozen new coronavirus deaths reported by New Mexico state health officials on Friday. The Doña Ana County victim had been hospitalized but had NO underlying health conditions, officials said. Those new deaths took the state’s pandemic fatality
Continue Reading United Airlines will become the first US airline to offer coronavirus testing to some of its passengers. In a pilot testing program that the airline plans to extend to other destinations, United will offer testing for Hawaii-bound passengers beginning October 15 out of San Francisco. The testing will help passengers avoid an otherwise mandatory 14-day
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported seven new coronavirus-related deaths. It brings the death toll to 515 in El Paso County. Health officials identified the victims as: 1 woman in her 60s2 women in their 70s1 man in his 70s1 woman in her 80s1 man in his 80s1
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The nation’s top expert on infectious diseases shared his thoughts Thursday about the impact Covid-19 is having on the Hispanic community in Texas. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, participated in a webinar and discussion with the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers
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UPDATE: The Texas Education Agency is now releasing information about how many students and staff have tested positive for the coronavirus in each Texas school district. Here are the cases reported in the the three largest school districts in El Paso, according to the TEA: El Paso Independent School District: 16 students and 11 staff
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SANTA FE, New Mexico – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham held a news conference Thursday afternoon to provide an update on Covid-19 efforts in New Mexico, expressing concern with rapid response to outbreaks at businesses on the rise and the state nearing 30,000 infections. She said the state on Thursday had experienced 239 new virus cases and
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Mayor Dee Margo along with other city and county leaders and health officials held a Thursday afternoon news conference to provide an update on Covid-19 activities. The briefing comes as a woman in her 20s was among 8 new virus deaths in El Paso announced earlier in the day.
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