EL PASO, Texas — The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association report that 338,000 children nationwide have tested positive for Covid-19 since July 30. Texas Tech Pediatrics indicates that there are 1,900 children who have tested positive in El Paso. RELATED STORY: How to recognize Covid-19 symptoms in children, based on pediatricians’ advice
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EL PASO, Texas — Grocery shopping. Working out at the gym. Shopping at a mall; These are things most people are still doing during this pandemic, but do you know which activity puts you more at risk of catching Covid-19? The Texas Medical Association (TMA) ranked everyday activities from low to high risk. The chart
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Wednesday reported an additional 180 coronavirus cases, bringing the statewide total to 22,816 since the pandemic began. There were 37 of those new cases in Doña Ana County for a total to date of 2,554. With two more fatalities recorded Wednesday, there have been nearly 700 deaths
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The mayor of Juárez issued a stern warning about face masks on Wednesday, saying police would enforce a new state mandate and arrest those in public who don’t wear face masks. The new decree issued by Chihuahua state government this week, according to Mexican media outlets, says anyone who puts the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new coronavirus-related deaths and 274 new cases on Wednesday morning. The death toll now stands at 310 in El Paso County. Health officials said the three victims were men; one in his 40s, another in his 60s, and another in his
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BEAUMONT, Texas — Texas surpassed 500,000 confirmed coronavirus cases Tuesday as Gov. Greg Abbott suggested family and neighborhood gatherings are behind a sharp rise in the rate of positive tests, which has climbed to record levels just as schools are beginning to reopen across the state. Abbott, during a visit to two southeast Texas communities,
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UPDATE: EPISD trustees on Tuesday unanimously approved submitting a request to the Texas Education Association to extend online learning to eight weeks total, up from the originally planned four weeks. The board agreed with Superintendent Juan Cabrera’s recommendation that El Paso’s coronavirus positivity testing rate should be at 5% or lower before going back to
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Tuesday reported another 202 Covid-19 cases, with Doña Ana County accounting for a quarter of all those infections, bringing the state’s total to more than 22,640 since the pandemic began. In Doña Ana County, there were 50 new cases on Tuesday, which led the state,
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public Health has explained the seeming discrepancy in data that showed an increase of 540 new cases Tuesday morning, a new daily record for El Paso County. At 9:44 a.m., more than two hours after announcing in a news release that there were 215 new cases Tuesday,
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MOSCOW, Russia — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated. Putin emphasized that the vaccine underwent the necessary tests and has proven efficient, offering a lasting immunity
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump may allow border agents to stop Americans suspected of having coronavirus from returning to the U.S. from Mexico, the New York Times reported Monday afternoon. The Trump administration has asked various federal agencies for their input on the proposed new rule within 24 hours, the Times indicated. It was unclear
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AUSTIN, Texas – The state of Texas is on the right track in its fight against the coronavirus with hospitalizations on the decline – and El Paso is doing even better, said one of the governor’s top medical advisers in an interview with ABC-7. Both Texas and El Paso on Monday saw hospitalizations drop to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University pulled the plug on football practices Monday after a player tested positive for the coronavirus, university officials said. Practices for the Aggies are on hold as the university said it will now conduct tests on the entire team – about 100 players and staff in all
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Within two hours of learning one of her employees tested positive for the coronavirus, the owner of the Game Sports Bar and Grill said she was able to test everyone on staff. “We have 140 employees,” Marci Dickerson said. “That’s 140 families that depend on these guys being able to
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Monday reported an additional 132 coronavirus cases and five more deaths, including a woman in her 60s from Doña Ana County. To date, state health officials have reported more than 22,440 virus cases and 690 deaths since the pandemic began. That includes a total of 2,466 infections
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – Public health officials announced Monday morning that another seven people had died from Covid-19 in El Paso County, bringing the death toll to 300. In exactly one month’s time, the number of virus deaths have doubled. The fatality count on July 10 was 150. The latest victims Monday were identified as:
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP athletic officials said Sunday that football practices were postponed indefinitely after four players tested positive for the coronavirus. The decision was disappointing for Miners head football coach Dana Dimel, who said he and the team had been anxious to get ready for what appeared to be a shortened season with
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico— Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 205 new coronavirus cases with four additional deaths. The latest numbers increase New Mexico’s case total to 22,315 and the death toll to at least 685. Of the 205 new cases, 49 occurred in Bernalillo County and 30 in Dona Ana County, where the infection
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials reported two new coronavirus deaths on Sunday morning, raising the fatality count to 293 and marking the 21st consecutive day of virus-related deaths reported in the county. The latest victims were both men, one in his 60s and the other in his 70s. Men have now accounted
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The U.S. topped 5 million cases of coronavirus early Sunday — and as experts have highlighted before, the true number of infections could be many times higher. The number means the country holds about a quarter of global cases of the virus and also tops the list with the most reported deaths in the world.
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 155 new cases of coronavirus, with 21 of those coming from Doña Ana County. Those numbers marked a slight decline in recent daily infections reported both across the state and in southern New Mexico. The state’s cumulative case count was at 22,115 on Saturday,
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County easily topped 16,000 confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday morning as it neared 300 deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic. Health officials reported five new deaths, raising the fatality count to 291 – with 22 of those deaths coming over the past week. There have now been 20 consecutive days
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EL PASO, Texas — Can businesses deny entry to someone for not wearing a face mask? During an El Paso City Council meeting earlier this week, city Rep. Sam Morgan said under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s face mask mandate a “medical condition” is not clearly defined. The governor’s order exempts “any person with a medical
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EL PASO, Texas — Doctors at University Medical Center of El Paso are encouraged by the success of new therapies to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients, and by the decreasing number of new patients they’re seeing come through their doors. The number of people being admitted to the hospital daily in El Paso County has been
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Doña Ana County tied the record it set just two days prior for its deadliest recorded day of the pandemic with three additional coronavirus fatalities, accounting for half of the state’s new death tally reported Friday. The latest Doña Ana County victims were a woman and her 50s and two
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EL PASO, Texas — The last six months have shown that not everyone views the coronavirus pandemic through the same lens. Dr. Fabrizzio Delgado, who works as the psychiatrist consultation chief at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, gave ABC-7 some insights about handling some of the different attitudes that have emerged regarding the
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EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas at El Paso is making final preparations to it coronavirus testing program aimed at identifying asymptomatic people and control the spread of the virus on campus. The program is being led by faculty in the Border Biomedical Research Center and departments of Biological Sciences, Public Health Sciences
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – Public health officials announced Friday morning that one additional person had died from Covid-19 in El Paso County, marking a record for deadly days due to the coronavirus. El Paso officials have reported one or more virus deaths for 19 consecutive days, which is the longest stretch the county has experienced
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — An Albuquerque Walmart becomes the second store owned by the retail giant to be forced by the state of New Mexico to close for extensive deep cleaning, as a result of confirmed coronavirus cases among its employees. Last month, state officials – with the support of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham –
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EL PASO, Texas — In the five-months of the pandemic’s existence, Covid-19 compliance teams in El Paso claim they have faced several hurdles to enforce the guidelines set by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Abbott issued his first coronavirus guidelines in March, and since then local governments have set up their own task forces for compliance
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