SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Friday reported 319 new coronavirus cases, bringing the statewide total to 16,456 since the virus outbreak began. The latest figures show Doña Ana County was responsible for 11% of the new confirmed cases in the state. It added another 36 cases, bringing its total infections
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four coronavirus-related deaths and 205 new cases Friday morning. The death toll now stands at 177 in El Paso County. The Health Department identified the victims as a woman in her 70s, and three men in their 90s. All but one of
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso is in the middle of a surge of Covid-19 infections. ABC-7 anchor Stephanie Valle spoke to virologist Dr. German Rosas Acosta, who said the science is constantly changing — which is normal because this is a new virus — but he gave a look at what we know about
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EL PASO, Texas — While the politics behind face coverings is divisive, most medical experts agree the science behind masks is clear. ABC-7 put masks to the test with an experiment in conjunction with University Medical Center of El Paso. “We’re going to do the experiment without the mask to see what we capture on
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BALTIMORE, Maryland — For the first time, the number of new coronavirus cases reported in a single-day in the United States passed 70,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. There were 71,135 new cases reported Thursday, topping the previous high of 67,791 new coronavirus cases reported across the country two days ago. Florida
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EL PASO, Texas — Hundreds were forced to wait in line for eight hours and hundreds others were turned away for Covid-19 testing at two test sites in El Paso Thursday afternoon. On the east side at least 150 to 200 cars were turned away as the Marty Robins Recreational Center reached capacity, while a
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HOUSTON, Texas — As the number of coronavirus cases in Texas continues to rise and hospitals grow more crowded, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday evening there is no statewide shutdown looming. Abbott said last week that if the spread of the virus didn’t slow that “the next step would have to be a lockdown.” But in Houston television interviews,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — ABC-7 confirmed an employee working at Las Cruces city hall tested positive for Covid-19 and has been isolated for eight days. Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima said he was made aware of the situation Thursday, adding that the area where the employee works has been disinfected. All employees who came
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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, July
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported 300 additional Covid-19 cases and five more confirmed deaths Thursday. That increased the statewide death toll to 562 and the confirmed cases total to 16,138. The New Mexico Department of Health said 103 of the additional cases were in Bernalillo County (Albuquerque area), which led the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Health Department reported a record 14 new coronavirus deaths Thursday. The death toll now stands at 173. The previous record for most deaths in a day was eight, back on May 27. The Department of Public Health announced the latest victims, all of whom had underlying health conditions,
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LONDON, England — Britain, the United States and Canada say Russia is trying to steal information from Covid-19 vaccine researchers. The three nations alleged Thursday that hacking group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear and said to be part of the Russian intelligence service, is attacking academic and pharmaceutical research institutions involved in coronavirus vaccine development.
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso family is mourning the loss of an adorned husband, father and grandfather. Daniel Fernandez Sr. died at the age of 101 last week after contracting Covid-19. “He always had a lot of wisdom, and he is credited for being humorous. Being a good man and a family man,”
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s revamped public health order took effect this week, and some restaurant owners weren’t happy that they had to roll back indoor dining. Many restaurants around Las Cruces are trying new concepts to try and keep their doors open and their employees working – most notably, creating
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Data shows that coronavirus cases continue rising in southwest New Mexico, but could that be because El Pasoans have been driving into Las Cruces to get tested?”We are hearing increasing reports that a lot of people from Texas may be referred to Las Cruces to get their testing because it’s
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EL PASO, Texas — There are now more places for El Pasoans to get a coronavirus test without scheduling an appointment. But on the first day of this extended testing Wednesday, lines of cars up to a half-mile long at some sites led to increased wait times. The Texas Military Department Mobile Testing Team is
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man in his 70s from Doña Ana County was among a half-dozen new coronavirus deaths in New Mexico reported by state health officials on Wednesday. The man had been hospitalized with underlying conditions. He was Doña Ana County’s twelfth virus fatality of the pandemic. The other five deaths reported
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Walmart will require customers at all of its U.S. stores to wear masks beginning next week, becoming the largest retailer to mandate facial coverings as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Other national chains have made similar moves. Starbucks said last week that it will require customers to wear facial coverings or masks in all 9,000
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public Health announced two more virus deaths and 345 new cases in El Paso County Wednesday morning. The victims were identified as a woman in her 70s and a man in his 80s. The health department said they both had underlying health conditions. The death toll now
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — A record number of people with the coronavirus were in Texas hospitals on Tuesday as the state also set a record for the number of new cases reported. The number of people in Texas hospitals has continued to climb after topping 10,000 for the first time on Friday, and the state recorded 10,569 people hospitalized
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EL PASO, Texas — An urgent call is being put out across El Paso for an increase in plasma contributions as donations facilities continue to run dangerously low on supply while the current surge in Covid-19 cases continues to push local hospitals to their absolute limits. Every donation helps but the most valuable contributions by
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EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso is expanding it’s Covid-19 testing capacity with eight new test sites. The sites are all in neighborhood Walmart store locations. District 7 city Rep. Henry Rivera told ABC-7 that the new sites will increase the city’s testing capacity. The addresses and zip codes for the new
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Tuesday reporting an additional 227 coronavirus cases, bringing the statewide total to more than 15,500 since the virus outbreak began. The latest figures show Bernalillo County, which includes the state’s most populous metro area of Albuquerque, led the state by adding another 65 confirmed cases. Its total
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — A Covid-19 vaccine developed by the biotechnology company Moderna in partnership with the National Institutes of Health has been found to induce immune responses in all of the volunteers who received it in a Phase 1 study. These early results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Tuesday, showed that
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — In his push to get schools to reopen, President Donald Trump has complained that guidelines offered by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to safely reopen amid the Covid-19 pandemic are “very tough” and “expensive.” If you’re one of the many parents and educators around the country agonizing over the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Five more people have died from complications of coronavirus in El Paso County, health officials said Tuesday morning. The latest victims included three women, one each in their 40s, 60s and 80s; and two men, one in his 70s and another in his 80s. The death toll now stands at
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioners shared their frustration Monday over what they claim is a lack of transparency regarding Covid-19 information and the way health officials are releasing it. County Judge Ricardo Samaniego said Commissioners Court is not getting a full picture of how coronavirus is spreading in El Paso. The judge maintains
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EL PASO, Texas — After a weekend that saw hospital diversions for the first time in the Borderland due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, El Paso’s top emergency management official said Monday the capacity issue is a lack of staffing – not hospital beds. Deputy Fire Chief Jorge Rodriquez, who also serves as El
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Restaurant owners and members of the service industry across Las Cruces on Monday afternoon protested the New Mexico governor’s decision to close dining rooms. “We are standing for restaurants’ rights to keep their employees employed and their right to do business,” said Marci Dickerson, who organized the protest at the
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico reported 264 more Covid-19 cases on Monday, with Doña Ana County having the most new cases of any county in the state. The New Mexico Department of Health said 82 of the additional cases were in Doña Ana County, the state’s second largest county which
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