EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Independent School District officials on Thursday said they had learned of an Irvin High School infected with the virus, prompting them to disinfect school facilities. The student who tested positive for Covid-19 had been on campus and had contact with other students and staff at Irvin, officials indicated. “(EPISD”
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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. Dr. Burgos was unavailable this week,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported eight new coronavirus-related deaths. It brings the death toll to 508 in El Paso County. Health officials identified the victims as: 1 woman in her 20s1 man in his 70s1 woman in her 70s1 man in his 80s2 women in their 80s1
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AUSTIN, Texas — The death toll from the coronavirus in Texas surpassed the 15,000 mark Wednesday as the total number of deaths across the U.S. topped 200,000, by far the highest in the world. In El Paso, health officials said the pandemic’s death toll reached 500 on Wednesday. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 2,977 newly
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — Yucca Heights Elementary School in Chaparral has been shut down after an employee was reported to have been exposed to Covid-19, the Gadsden Independent School District said Wednesday evening. The employee was told to quarantine for 14 days, officials said, and the school was being closed temporarily as a precaution. “The
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A woman in his 60s from Doña Ana County was one of three new coronavirus deaths reported by New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday. The Doña Ana County victim had underlying health conditions, officials said. The state’s other latest deaths happened in Lea and McKinley counties. Those new deaths
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Colorado, Oregon and Rhode Island have been added to the list of high-risk for out of state travel after the states have seen a spike in Covid-19 cases, ABC affiliate KOAT reports. Texas also remained on Wednesday’s updated list. This means that anyone traveling to or from these states must
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WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said a majority of Americans remain susceptible to Covid-19. Speaking to the U.S. Senate Health Committee on Wednesday, Redfield said, “CDC is in the process of a very large, sequential study across the entire United States, measuring serology.” “The
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County surpassed an alarming pandemic milestone Wednesday morning, as the local health department announced six new coronavirus-related deaths. It brings the death toll to 500. Health officials identified the victims as: 2 women in their 80s2 men in their 80s1 woman in her 90s1 man in his 90s
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CANUTILLO, Texas – An individual at Canutillo Middle School has tested positive for Covid-19, according to the Canutillo Independent School District. Tuesday’s acknowledged case is at least the fourth infection the district has reported after inquiries by ABC-7. Once again, the district did not specify whether the person was a student, teacher or staff member.
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WASHINGTON, DC — What happened Tuesday seemed impossible to many Americans six months ago. When Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted in March that Covid-19 could kill 200,000 people in the U.S., skeptics lambasted him and accused him of fearmongering. But Fauci was right. And the U.S. reached that bleak milestone much earlier than some experts predicted.
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District’s El Paso High Tigers cancelled their volleyball game against the Ysleta Independent School District’s Eastwood Troopers on Tuesday due to fans being allowed in the stands. EPISD said it has implemented a policy due to the pandemic that prohibits fans from going to their athletic
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — 26 students on the volleyball team at Santa Teresa High School are being required to quarantine after a coach at the school tested positive for Covid-19 Tuesday, officials with the Gadsden Independent School District announced. “The coach reported not feeling well after the first day of practice Monday and went to
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials said Tuesday that the state’s Covid-19 spread rate has increased slightly since early September. If the curve starts to creep up as steeply as it did in late June and early July, it could be cause for concern, said Human Services Secretary David Scrase and state
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The coronavirus death-toll in El Paso now stands at 494. The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new deaths Tuesday morning. The victims were identified as: 1 man in his 40s1 man in his 60s1 man in his 70s Health officials said they all had underlying health conditions.
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued its first guidance for the holidays, including Halloween, amid the raging coronavirus pandemic in a new posting on its website Monday night. Door-to-door trick-or-treating and costume masks and parties are discouraged this year due to the pandemic, the CDC said. “Many traditional Halloween activities can
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EL PASO, Texas – A student at Bowie High School has tested positive for Covid-19, the El Paso Independent School District announced Monday night. The student had been on campus and had been in contact with students and staff at the school, according to a statement from the district. All students and personnel who had
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Monday began relaxing some coronavirus restrictions for the first time in months, including allowing restaurants to let more people inside. Gov. Greg Abbott announced the changes last week. Bars though still remain closed indefinitely and a mask mandate is still in place. Under the new orders, restaurants, gyms and retail shops
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — State health officials on Monday reported 106 new Covid-19 cases with two additional deaths in New Mexico, increasing its totals to 27,683 cases and 851 deaths. Dona Ana County had 18 of the state’s new cases to raise its pandemic infection total to 3,147. The two latest deaths occurred in
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CANUTILLO, Texas – A person at Alderete Middle School has tested positive for Covid-19, becoming the third known case of coronavirus in the Canutillo Independent School District, officials announced on Monday. District officials did not specify whether the person was a student, teacher or staff member. The person was last on campus on Friday, according
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Two more Las Cruces Public Schools employees have tested positive for Covid-19, the district announced Monday. These cases bring the total number of LCPS employees who have tested positive to 10. One employee works at Hermosa Heights Elementary and the other is at Mesa Middle School, according to a short
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday abruptly reverted to its previous guidance about how coronavirus is transmitted, removing language about airborne transmission it had posted just days earlier. “A draft version of proposed changes to these recommendations was posted in error to the agency’s official website. CDC is
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported two new coronavirus deaths on Monday morning. It brings the death toll in El Paso County to 491. The health department identified the victims as two women in their 90s with underlying health conditions. Health officials also announced 174 new cases and
Continue Reading SANTE FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 67 new confirmed coronavirus cases with two additional deaths, increasing the statewide totals to 27,579 cases and 849 known deaths since the pandemic began. Of the 67 new cases, New Mexico Department of Health officials said 12 cases were in Dona Ana County. According to
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EL PASO, Texas — Two more coronavirus deaths reported on Sunday raised El Paso County’s death tally to 489, as it inches towards 500 – a mark which could be reached later this week based on current trends. Both of the latest victims identified Sunday by local health officials were men in their 70s with
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces nursing home resident was among a half-dozen new coronavirus deaths in New Mexico reported on Saturday. State health officials indicated the fatality toll from Covid-19 reached 53 in Doña Ana County and hit 847 across New Mexico. The Las Cruces victim, a woman in her 90s with
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Four weeks after students’ return to campus, New Mexico State University has had a total of 16 people test positive for the virus, according to data shared with ABC-7. “I really have a good feeling about it,” said NMSU Police Sgt. Stephen Cary. “It gives me hope that people are taking
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The deaths of three men, two in their 60s and one in his 80s, took El Paso County’s coronavirus fatality count to 487 on Saturday. Meantime, both newly reported cases and hospitalizations were on the rise to close out the week ending Saturday. New weekly infections totaled 676, which is the
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EL PASO, Texas — The Covid-19 virus has affected thousands of El Pasoans. ABC-7 has been closely following the emotional journey of El Paso Community College trustee Bonnie Najera, who lost both parents to Covid-19 and was also diagnosed with the virus herself. But now, she wants to help others. “My mom just passed away
Continue Reading School districts across the country are navigating how to reopen safely amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, and the results of a new study could make those decisions more difficult. Between 42% and 51% of all school employees in the US met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s criteria for either having an increased risk
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