AUSTIN, Texas — Coronavirus cases in Texas have risen to more than 418,00, putting the state at a higher case count than New York. Once the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, New York now ranks fourth in total case count behind California, Florida and Texas, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Medical teams on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The coronavirus death toll stands at 259, after the El Paso Department of Public Health announced seven new deaths Thursday morning. The latest victims were identified as… Man in his 50s Woman in her 60s, without underlying health conditions Man in his 70s 2 men in their 80s Woman in her 80s Man in his 90s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Getting kids ready to go back to school can be emotional, but this year it might feel harder than normal. Several parents ABC-7 spoke with describe a feeling of overwhelming guilt, as they work to balance jobs outside the home with supervising children and assisting them with distance learning. “You
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EL PASO, Texas — From Burges High School to UTEP to the top of the NFL, Aaron Jones has carried El Paso with him everywhere he’s gone. He’ll be the first to tell you the Sun City is the place he’s most comfortable. “El Paso’s home for me and it’s going to be home,” says
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas passed a grim milestone of more than 6,000 deaths caused by the coronavirus, with 313 newly-reported fatalities Wednesday. It came as El Paso recorded its second-deadliest reported day of the pandemic with 13 additional fatalities to raise the county’s death toll to 252. The stark figures pushed Texas’ death total to
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported 352 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, pushing the state’s pandemic total above 20,000. Data released by the state Department of Health put the cumulative case count at 20,136. There were also six additional deaths reported Wednesday for a total of 632. Bernalillo County,
Continue Reading Consider it the Challenge of 2020: It’s likely easier to put lipstick on a ferret than it is to get some kids to wear face coverings. The little humans pull and tug at the masks constantly. Kids don’t just stop there. They let the tops fall beneath their noses and sometimes even yank the things
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 13 coronavirus-related deaths and 255 new cases Wednesday. The death toll now stands at 252 in El Paso County. The 13 fatalities makes Wednesday the second-deadliest virus day for El Paso. The previous record of 15 was set last week. El Paso
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Newly obtained police body camera video from earlier this month shows a tense and disturbing scene unfolding at a Las Cruces Walmart. On July 12, an employee of the Walmart on Valley Drive approached a Las Cruces police officer with concerns that a customer refused to wear a mask, according
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AUSTIN, Texas — In an advisory opinion issued Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said only local school districts – and not the local health authorities – can order school closings due to the potential for coronavirus outbreaks. “While playing an important role in protecting the health of school children and employees, local health authorities
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — One day after shattering the record for new coronavirus cases in a single-day, with Doña Ana County leading the state, the number of additional daily cases statewide dropped to 301 from 467. But New Mexico health officials reported seven new deaths across the state, with two of those occurring in
Continue Reading CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — As of Tuesday, Ciudad Juarez accounts for 4,288 of Chihuahua state’s 7,707 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 648 of its 885 deaths. “We insist that the measures must be redoubled, because we are in a new reality that will not end soon,” proclaimed Leticia Ruiz, the deputy director of Chihuahua’s Ministry
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced nine new coronavirus-related deaths and 225 new cases Tuesday morning. The death toll in El Paso County now stands at 239. The health department identified the victims as: · 1 woman in her 50s · 2 women in their 60s · 1 woman in her
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) late Monday began providing self-reported Covid-19 data on cases and deaths for nursing and assisted-living facilities, as well as state-supported living facilities and psychiatric hospitals. Click here to access the data. This announcement comes after a recent ruling by the Texas Attorney General’s Office that rejected almost all
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso County Commissioners Court got a clear and detailed picture Monday on the link between Covid-19 victims and two of the most prominent underlying health conditions that make them more vulnerable to the virus. “Amongst those underlying health conditions at the time of death, we most commonly see that
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — “It’s life and death,” said Dr. Asad Omar with Las Palmas Medical Center. “Ventilators work by us putting a tube down the mouth into the main airway to be able to get oxygen into the lungs,” Omar said. “In the simpler of terms, it is giving someone life support,” he continued.
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El Paso, Texas — El Paso city officials and health leaders held a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon to provide an update on the latest local developments. Mayor Dee Margo announced that all city parks were now open to the public, including playgrounds and fitness equipment. In addition, the mayor said operation of the three state-run
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported an increase of nearly 700 additional deaths from the Covid-19 virus due to a change in how the state collects fatality data, representing a grim surge in the state’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The new figures released Monday show the state now with 5,713 Covid-19-identified fatalities in Texas, compared with 5,038
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Doña Ana County woman who lived past 100 was among five additional New Mexicans who have died from coronavirus, state health officials said Monday. The centenarian who died was a resident of the Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Las Cruces, which the state had previously listed among facilities
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health on Monday morning announced six new deaths and 87 new cases across the county. The latest victims included 2 men in their 60s, 2 men in their 70s, 1 woman in her 80s and one man in his 90s. All had underlying health
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EL PASO, Texas — After ABC-7 learned the several local hospitals are transferring Covid-19 patients to local nursing homes with special Covid-19 units, one woman is speaking out asking for transparency from a local nursing rehabilitation center. Lari Lewis Quigg of Alpine, Texas reached out to ABC-7 after learning about the Covid-19 units. She said
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials say the state has 226 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the state’s total to 19,042. Data released Sunday by the state Department of Health also showed seven new deaths from the coronavirus. The number of deaths in New Mexico related to Covid-19 now stands at
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The state of Chihuahua Secretary of Health became the latest victim of the coronavirus, the Mexican government announced Sunday. Dr. Jesús Enrique Grajeda Herrera, 73, suffered a heart attack around 6 a.m. and died as a complication from Covid-19. He had been hospitalized for two weeks, most recently in intensive care
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s coronavirus cases topped 13,000 on Sunday as the number of deaths grew by three more following the county’s deadliest reported week of the pandemic, health officials said. The latest fatalities included a woman and a man who were each in their 80s along with another woman in her 90s;
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MESILLA, New Mexico — Because not everyone in the Borderland lives in the city or has access to transportation, the New Mexico Department of Health is bringing virus testing to various neighborhoods in southern New Mexico. “We’re focused on making sure we decrease barriers to testing,” said John Kutinac with the New Mexico Department of
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EL PASO, Texas — New data out Saturday from the Texas Department of State Health Services painted the bleakest picture to date of El Paso’s hospital capacity during the coronavirus pandemic. The El Paso region – which includes El Paso, Hudspeth and Culberson counties – has just eight Intensive Care Unit beds available collectively between
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 324 new Covid-19 cases, with 64 of those coming in Doña Ana County. It was second again only to the Albuquerque area, which posted 93 new cases. The statewide case total now stands at 18,788, with Doña Ana County’s tally reaching 1,968.
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — A teenage girl, El Paso’s youngest victim of the coronavirus, was among three new deaths reported Saturday morning by health officials to close out the deadliest recorded week of the entire pandemic. The number of fatalities for the week reached 42, which not only set a record for El Paso but
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EL PASO, Texas — As space at El Paso hospitals gets tighter, ABC-7 has learned patients infected with coronavirus are being sent to two local nursing homes: Mountain View Health and Rehabilitation and St. Giles Nursing and Rehabilitation. Those facilities have set up special Covid units while at the same time, dealing with outbreaks of
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EL PASO, Texas– Concerned ABC-7 viewers have called in complaints about far east El Paso parks being full of people on recent evenings. On the City of El Paso’s website it states the following: “…all City Parks are open, including skate parks and outdoor basketball/tennis courts.Due to ongoing health concerns regarding Covid-19, playgrounds and fitness equipment
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