AUSTIN, Texas — More than 3,978 new cases were reported Friday of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, as well as 123 new Covid-19 deaths, according to Texas health officials. Hospitalizations from Covid-19 also continued to fall with 3,172 beds filled Friday, 74 fewer than the day before. The downward hospitalization trend encouraged Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday to
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials have reported an additional 154 Covid-19 cases, bringing the total since the pandemic began to 27,350. The death toll now tops 841, with five additional deaths reported Friday. Of the state’s latest cases, 17 of those occurred in Doña Ana County to raise its pandemic infection
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CANUTILLO, Texas – Two people in the Canutillo Independent School District have tested positive for Covid-19, the district announced Friday afternoon. One person at Reyes Elementary School tested positive just prior to in-person instruction beginning on Monday. The other case was identified late Thursday afternoon at Alderete Middle School. The district did not say whether
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced five new coronavirus-related deaths Friday. The death toll in El Paso County now stands at 484. Health officials identified the victims as: 2 men in their 50s1 woman in her 70s1 woman in her 80s1 man in his 80s Health officials also announced 96
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EL PASO, Texas — Middle and high school students at Loretto Academy have returned to online instruction after one student tested positive for Covid-19. Students were only in the classroom for four days before Sister Buffy Boesen, president of the private Catholic pre-K-12 school, made the decision “out of an abundance of caution.” According to
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city, county and health officials dicussed the local Covid-19 situation at a news conference Thursday afternoon following a decision earlier in the day by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to allow a loosening of some business restrictions. Under Abbott’s order, increased capacity limits for many businesses can occur in all
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SANTA FE, New Mexico – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, citing her state’s progress in slowing the spread of the coronavirus, on Thursday announced some eased Covid-19 restrictions that she said were aimed at providing more recreational options for families. Here’s what’s new with the state’s public health orders, effective as of Friday… youth sports practices
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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 Thursday, September
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UPDATE: Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that retail stores, restaurants, gyms, manufacturing facilities and office buildings, museums and libraries in much of Texas will be able to reopen to 75% capacity, up from 50%. This increase will take effect this coming Monday, Sept. 21. Abbott said many nursing homes will also be able to allow
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Five new coronavirus-related deaths were announced Thursday morning in El Paso. The health department said all five victims had underlying health conditions. They were identified as: 1 man in his 40s1 man in his 70s1 woman in her 70s2 women in their 80s The death toll now stands at 479
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man in his 60s from Doña Ana County was one of two new coronavirus deaths reported by New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday. The Doña Ana County victim, while hospitalized, didn’t have any underlying health conditions. The state’s other latest death happened in Lea County. Those deaths took
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — State health officials published new data this week that showed the state’s positivity rate was significantly higher in the spring than originally disclosed, even as public officials cited the data to justify business reopenings during the pandemic. The Department of State Health Services has announced a new method for calculating the positivity rate, or
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for Covid-19 available for free to all Americans, assuming a safe and effective shot is developed, even as top health officials faced questions about political interference with virus information reaching the public. In a report to Congress and an accompanying “playbook” for states and
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced seven new coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday morning. Health officials identified the victims as: 1 woman in her 60s1 woman in her 70s1 man in his 70s2 women in her 90s2 men in his 90s The death toll in El Paso County now stands
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso family is still grieving the loss of a son and a brother to Covid-19 but also urging the community to take action. Sal Pacheco, 40, died in his home on July 9 just days after contracting the virus. His mother, Josie, found him in his bedroom unresponsive. “Mijo! Wake
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EL PASO, Texas — For a third time in recent months, Mayor Dee Margo again broke a tie vote on Tuesday at El Paso City Council to withhold Covid-19 cluster data. This means the city will not publicly identify government facilities that have large numbers of cases of Covid-19. The city has cited state privacy
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EL PASO, Texas — As of this week, El Paso County now ranks among the top 50 counties in the entire U.S. for confirmed total cases of the novel coronavirus. That’s according to data tabulated by Johns Hopkins University. As of Monday’s statistical compilation reported by Johns Hopkins, El Paso was number 48 on the
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EL PASO, Texas – An Americas High School student has self-reported testing positive for the coronavirus and is now self-quarantining at home, according to the Socorro Independent School District on Tuesday evening. The student was last on campus last Thursday and is now doing well at home, according to the district. “As a precautionary measure
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia has instituted a unique punishment for people who violate the country’s mask mandate — and that’s digging graves for Covid-19 victims. According to CNN Indonesia, at least eight people in a southern island of the country were required to dig graves after failing to wear face masks on Tuesday. Dozens of
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Tuesday reported 82 new confirmed coronavirus cases with seven additional deaths, including a woman in her 70s from Otero County. The Otero County victim was hospitalized at the time of her death, officials said. It was the county’s 13th virus death to date. The latest numbers from
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two new coronavirus-related deaths were announced by the El Paso Health Department on Tuesday morning. The death toll in El Paso County now stands at 467. Health officials said the victims were a woman in her 60s and a man in his 80s, both with underlying health conditions. The health
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas health officials on Monday reported 2,595 new cases of the coronavirus and 21 additional deaths. The Texas Department of State Health Services said the total number of Covid-19 cases so far in the state is now at 663,445, while the death toll is now at 14,211. There were about 3,300 people with Covid-19
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials have announced 81 new confirmed Covid-19 cases. State officials said Monday that the new cases bring New Mexico’s total to 26,842. Officials also reported no new deaths related to the coronavirus. The total number of deaths of New Mexico residents related to Covid-19 remains at 823. In Doña
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EL PASO, Texas – State testing sites for Covid-19 in El Paso County have extended their operations through Sept. 30. Two sites are open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week. They are located at the Nations Tobin Recreation Center, 8831 Railroad Dr., and the El Paso Community College’s Valle Verde Campus, 919
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced one new coronavirus-related death and 95 new cases Monday. The death toll now stands at 465 in El Paso County. Health officials said the latest victim was a woman in her 90s with underlying health conditions. There were also 15 “delayed” positive results which
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 103 new confirmed coronavirus cases with two additional deaths, both in the Albuquerque area. The latest numbers from the New Mexico Department of Health raises the statewide total to 26,761 cases and the known death toll to 823. The new cases include 10 in Dona
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – Anthony Elementary School has been cleared to resume its normal schedule of online instruction on Monday after an employee who had possible Covid-19 symptoms tested negative for the virus. The school was closed down late on Sept. 9 when the employee self-reported possible Covid-19 symptoms, the district said in statement
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico officials have clarified that teachers won’t be on the hook for lawsuits that might stem from Covid-19 outbreaks when in-person classes begin. “In no way will teachers or school employees be held personally liable for litigation arising out of Covid-19,” said Richard Valerio, executive director of New Mexico
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Sunday marked six months since the first Covid-19 case was reported in El Paso as the total number of pandemic infections hit 21,621 with 464 deaths. There were 61 new cases, one delayed case and two additional deaths reported Sunday. The latest victims included a man and a woman, each in
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported 100 new confirmed Coronavirus cases and three additional deaths on Saturday. The latest numbers from the New Mexico Department of Health increased the state’s totals to 26,661 cases and 821 deaths. Dona Ana County had 19 of the state’s new daily cases for a
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