MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico leads the world in coronavirus deaths among its health care workers, Amnesty International said in a new report this week. It said Mexico has reported 1,320 confirmed deaths from Covid-19 so far, surpassing the United States at 1,077, the United Kingdom at 649, and Brazil at 634. The report is likely to
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EL PASO, Texas – The Socorro Independent School District, the first Borderland school district to announce plans to return to campus, has revised its reopening plans. Teachers will now have the option to work from home or campus through Oct. 2, according to the announcement late Friday afternoon. Socorro Superintendent Jose Espinoza said they revised
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman is a fighter. Staff at The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus lined the hallway as 63-year-old Josefina Cortez was finally discharged. She spent 109 days in the hospital fighting Covid-19. As Cortez made her departure from the hospital, her team of doctors, nurses and therapists gave her
Continue Reading Labor Day weekend is one of the biggest social gathering holidays in the US, which poses added risk to most celebrations when they coincide with a pandemic. But that doesn’t mean you have to stay indoors, either. In fact, getting outdoors, taking a hike or long bike ride, finding an uncrowded swimming hole or even
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SANTE FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported 96 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and three additional deaths on Friday. The latest numbers from the New Mexico Department of Health increase the state’s totals to 25,902 cases and 794 deaths. Officials said 13 of the new cases – or nearly 20% of the state’s count –
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced four new coronavirus-related deaths Friday morning. The death toll now stands at 433 in El Paso County. Health officials said all victims has underlying health conditions. They’ve been identified as: 2 men in their 40s1 woman in her 70s1 man in his
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city, county and health leaders held a briefing on Thursday afternoon to provide an update on the community’s Covid-19 situation. They offered a word of warning about avoid family gatherings and house parties headed into the Labor Day holiday weekend, along with a reminder to follow state and local
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas surpassed 13,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths Thursday as hospitalizations continued falling to the lowest levels since June. State health officials reported nearly 3,900 new cases and 221 additional deaths blamed on Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. Hospitalized patients were just over 4,000. In El Paso on Thursday, there were eight new coronavirus-related
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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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UPDATE #2, Sept. 3: A fourth Fairacres Elementary School employee tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, Las Cruces Public Schools officials indicated. The school building has been closed since Aug. 28 when two other employees tested positive following the first case reported earlier in the month. Administrators said no staff has been in the building since the closure took place, and added
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico is easing its self-quarantine requirements for some interstate travelers in advance of the Labor Day holiday and allowing hotels to accept more guests if they undergo certification for coronavirus precautions. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced she will waive quarantine restrictions on those arriving from “low-risk” states by road or air
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Public Education Department Secretary Ryan Stewart is providing details on hybrid in-person and online learning for elementary school-aged children, which can start in certain school districts as early as next week. It’s unclear which schools, if any, will actually have in-person classes on Sept. 8, the earliest date allowed. “There
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EL PASO, Texas — An employee at Desert Wind School in the Socorro Independent School District has tested positive for Covid-19, officials confirmed Thursday. In a statement, the district said the school, located at 1100 Colina De Paz in El Paso, has been disinfected and remained on a normal operating schedule. Officials noted that there
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces nursing home resident was the state of New Mexico’s only coronavirus death reported on Thursday. State health officials indicated the fatality toll from Covid-19 reached 45 in Doña Ana County and hit 791 across New Mexico. The victim, a woman in her 70s with underlying conditions, was
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced eight new coronavirus-related deaths Thursday morning. It comes a day after health officials had announced no new deaths. The death toll in El Paso County now stands at 429. The latest victims include: Man in his 40sMan in his 60sMan in his 70sMan in
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Several major school districts are using a phased-approach to in-person instruction. El Paso city-county health officials say it’s up to each district to determine how and when they want to begin face-to-face learning. City-county health officials laid out parameters that could help each district determine when they think its safe to
Continue Reading NEW YORK, NY — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has told public health officials around the U.S. to prepare to distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine as soon as late October. It also provided planning scenarios to help states prepare. The documents were posted by The New York Times and the CDC confirmed it
Continue Reading AUSTIN, TEXAS — The number of new confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 continued to trend lower in Texas, as did the number of related deaths, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported Wednesday. At least 4,157 new confirmed coronavirus cases were reported Wednesday, an increase of 41 from Tuesday but down 575 from
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Wednesday reported 154 newly confirmed cases of Covid-19 and three related deaths, including a Doña Ana County man. The man was in his 60s, suffered underlying conditions and had been hospitalized, officials said. His death raised the county’s death toll to 44, while state virus
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health did not announce any new coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday morning. It’s the first time the health department didn’t announce any new deaths since Aug. 23. The death toll in El Paso County is still at 421. Health officials also announced 66 new and six
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported 110 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, with nearly a third of those occurring in Doña Ana County, which led the state in daily infections. The state also recorded eight additional deaths on Monday, but none were in southern New Mexico. The latest numbers from the New
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced two new coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday morning. The death toll now stands at 421 in El Paso County. The health department said the two victims were men: one in his 80s and the other in his 90s. Both had underlying health conditions. Health
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EL PASO, Texas — A handful of “bad actors” are continuing to play by their own rules when it comes to stopping the spread of Covid-19, El Paso city leaders indicated. It is an issue that Police Commander Humberto Talamantes and Environmental Services Director Ellen Smyth spoke to the City Council about on Monday. They
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Is Covid-19 spreading undetected on college campuses? To answer that question, New Mexico State University researchers hope to randomly test 250 students and employees each week this semester as part of an ambitious new study. “One of the problems is that people may be walking around carrying the virus and
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two Doña Ana County women were among nine additional Covid-19 deaths reported by New Mexico health officials on Monday. One of the victims was a woman in her 40s who had no underlying health issues, officials indicated. The other was a woman in her 70s who had been recently hospitalized. The
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Just over seven months ago, no one in the US had a confirmed case of Covid-19. On Monday, the US topped 6 million people cases of coronavirus, which has killed over 183,000 people and left many young adults with long-term problems. But there’s a bit of good news: “As a nation, we
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s coronavirus death toll now stands at 419 after the Department of Public Health announced one new death. The victim was identified as a man in his 90s with underlying health conditions. The health department also announced 108 new cases and two “delayed” positive results. These are results that
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials reported 107 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and one additional death, which occurred in Lea County. The latest numbers released Sunday brings the total number of people infected to 25,283 with 770 known deaths across the state. In southern New Mexico, Doña Ana County recorded just
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EL PASO, Texas – The city of El Paso is expanding its Covid-19 testing options and urging community members to get tested. Starting Sept. 1, the city is adding a new drive-thru site at the Don Haskins Recreational Center at 7400 High Ridge Dr. Testing is free and will be available from 8 a.m. to
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health on Sunday reported the death of a woman in her 70s to take the county’s coronavirus death toll to 418. El Paso health officials also announced 109 new virus cases as well as 24 “delayed” positive test results, for a total of 133 additional
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