LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – An employee at Mayfield High School has tested positive for the coronavirus, officials with the Las Cruces Public Schools District announced Saturday. According to district officials, the employee has not been inside any building on the Mayfield campus since Aug. 28. Mayfield Principal Eric Fraas notified the staff about the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County’s coronavirus death toll reached 462 on Saturday morning with one additional death reported, a man in his 80s with underlying conditions. Meantime, public health officials announced dozens of new virus cases along with yet more weeks-old “delayed” positive test results that were equivalent to 25% of the daily
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AUSTIN, Texas — At least 3,488 new cases were reported Friday of the coronavirus, as well as 144 new Covid-19 deaths, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. In El Paso, there were 9 new virus deaths announced Friday and 85 additional cases. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Texas since early March
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UPDATE #3: Gadsden ISD announced late Friday the additional closure of La Union Elementary after an employee reported contact with an individual who is not an employee but had tested positive for the coronavirus La Union is the second school to be temporarily closed by Gadsden ISD after it closed Anthony Elementary late Wednesday when an employee there had
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — An additional 137 Covid-19 cases were reported Friday by New Mexico health officials, bringing the state’s total to 26,563 confirmed infections since the pandemic began. The state’s death toll stands at 818 after two more deaths were announced Friday. In Doña Ana County, there were a dozen new infections reported
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. might not return to pre-coronavirus life until the end of next year, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday. “I believe that we will have a vaccine that will be available by the end of this year, the beginning of next year,” he told MSNBC — but with a caveat. “By the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced nine new coronavirus-related deaths Friday morning. El Paso County’s death toll now stands at 461. Health officials said the victims were: 1 man in his 40s2 men in their 50s2 women in their 60s1 man in his 70s2 men in their 80s1
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state officials at a coronavirus briefing on Thursday afternoon said the state was seeing its “best numbers in four to six months,” but cautioned against complacency given that any impact for Labor Day would remain unknown for another week or so. The state’s
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city and county leaders along with health officials gave an update Thursday afternoon on the coronavirus situation in the community. On Thursday, El Paso’s virus death toll surpassed 450 with 3 new deaths reported. But City-County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza said he believed the mortality rate has now
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WASHINGTON, DC — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham testified Thursday remotely to a congressional committee about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on her state government’s budget and critical needs for federal aid to states to ensure economic recovery. “States like mine that have taken tough and proactive measures to blunt the spread of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A new Centers for Disease Control report Wednesday found e-cigarette sales jumped nearly 300% between November 2016 and August 2019. As more students return to school campuses nationwide, there is increased concern about peer pressure surrounding the habits. During the pandemic, some health experts are saying smoking can make fighting
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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
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday, saying the measure shortchanged too many pressing needs as the pandemic continues its assault on the country. The mostly party-line vote capped weeks of wrangling over a fifth relief bill that all sides say they want but are unable to
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new coronavirus-related deaths Thursday morning. El Paso County’s death toll now stands at 452. Health officials said the victims were: Man in his 50sMan in his 60sWoman in her 80s All had underlying health conditions. The health department also announced 72
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed U.S. coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous, airborne, highly contagious and “more deadly than even your strenuous flus,” and that he repeatedly played it down publicly, according to legendary journalist Bob Woodward in his new book “Rage.” “This is deadly
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials reported a half-dozen new deaths statewide stemming from the coronavirus, with three of those six fatalities occurring in Doña Ana County. It came just one day after the state had posted no new virus deaths and the lowest number of new cases in months. Those three
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico work safety regulators confirmed Wednesday that they were involved in a “rapid response” effort due to coronavirus exposure at a Walmart store in Las Cruces that had previously been shutdown. One employee tested positive last week at the store on Rinconada Boulevard and eleven others identified as close
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso health officials reported one new coronavirus-related death Wednesday morning. The death toll now stands at 449 in El Paso County. The health department said the victim was a woman in her 80s with underlying health conditions. Health officials also announced 45 new cases and 27 “delayed” positive results.
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas health officials on Tuesday said there had been more than 13,500 total deaths from the coronavirus, as the governor extended the state’s disaster declaration in response to the pandemic. But the data showed daily reported deaths in Texas are on the decline after setting record highs in August. When Texas Gov. Greg
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials said only 44 new coronavirus cases were reported on Tuesday, including just three in Doña Ana County. For the second straight day, it marked the lowest daily number in the state since early April. On Monday, there were 44 new cases statewide and five in Doña Ana County.
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NEW YORK, NY — Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a patient had a serious side effect linked to the shot. In a statement issued Tuesday evening, the company said it was pausing vaccinations to look into “a potentially unexplained illness,” to see if the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday morning. The death toll now stands at 448 in El Paso County. Health officials identified the victims as two men in their 70s and a woman in her 80s. They all had underlying health conditions. The health
Continue Reading AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas reported 2,057 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, and 20 additional deaths. The Texas Department of State Health Services said the total confirmed cases in the state is now at 640,370 and there have been 13,492 deaths due to Covid-19, the illness caused by the virus. In El Paso, there were were
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials reported 46 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus — the lowest daily number in the state since early April, with just five new cases in Doña Ana County. The numbers announced Monday bring the state’s total cases to 26,144 and Doña Ana County’s count to 2,955. State health
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health did not announce any new coronavirus-related deaths Monday morning. It breaks a streak of four consecutive days with multiple deaths reported. Health officials also announced 57 new and one “delayed” positive result, which is a weeks-old case received from the state. These weeks-old cases
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s state health officials on Sunday reported 66 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and three additional deaths, including a fatality in Doña Ana County. The latest Doña Ana County death involved a man in his 90s who Had been hospitalized. The statewide fatality total on Sunday went to 803, with 48
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials reported five new coronavirus deaths on Sunday morning, bringing the total of pandemic deaths in the county to 445. All five of those who died had underlying health conditions. They included: Man in his 50s2 women in their 60sMan in his 80sMan in his 90s Health officials
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Health officials in Texas on Saturday reported 4,456 new coronavirus cases in the state and 177 additional deaths due to Covid-19, the illness caused by the virus. Texas has reported nearly 1,000 coronavirus deaths in the last week, according to state data. There are now a reported 635,315 total cases and 13,408 deaths,
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s governor is urging residents to take precautions while celebrating Labor Day to avoid spreading the coronavirus. The warning comes as state health officials on Saturday reported 152 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and six additional deaths, including two in Doña Ana County. The latest fatalities involved a man in his
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials reported seven new coronavirus deaths on Saturday morning, bringing the pandemic total in the county to 440. The latest deaths included: Woman in her 40s3 men in their 70sMan in his 80sWoman in her 80sWoman in her 90s El Paso County also had 83 new virus cases and half-dozen
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