EL PASO, Texas — Five UTEP student-athletes have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Saturday, prompting the temporary closure of all UTEP athletic facilities. Those athletes were diagnosed with the virus at the start of the month, the university said, and are self-quarantining for 14 days. UTEP athletic facilities are undergoing extensive cleaning and “out
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EL PASO, Texas — While there were no new deaths reported Saturday morning due to coronavirus, El Paso shattered prior daily records for new cases and hospitalizations as officials said community spread continues to soar. Health leaders reported 288 new cases on Saturday, a new single-day high for the pandemic. It also marked the 12th
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UPDATE – July 3: EPCC trustee Bonnie Soria Najera is now hospitalized due to Covid-19, she confirmed to ABC-7 on Friday night. She was admitted earlier in the day. Her daughters said she had been trying to recover at home after recently being diagnosed with the virus that claimed the lives of both her parents.
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El PASO, Texas — The Covid-19 compliance task force, made up of El Paso police, fire, county sheriff’s office, and environmental services plan to enforce the state of Texas mandate to wear face masks in public. The City of El Paso has adjusted its’ local health directive to include Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order that
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagashima issued an emergency proclamation Friday that expands upon the face mask order issued by New Mexico’s governor. Earlier this week, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered New Mexicans to wear face masks in public places and said people who ignore the mask requirement could be fined
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EL PASO, Texas — A nurse practitioner for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center who worked at the Rogelio Sanchez State Jail, home to a significant coronavirus outbreak, has died of complications from Covid-19. The death of 56-year-old Robert ‘Bob’ Armstrong last month is one of the latest among several hundred front-line healthcare workers nationwide
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — A woman in her 90s from Doña Ana County and a man in his 50s at the Otero County Prison were among eight new coronavirus deaths in New Mexico on Friday, raising the state’s fatality count to 511. The Doña Ana County victim had been a resident of the Jim
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health on Friday reported three additional coronavirus deaths and 276 new cases, the second largest single-day spike. There were 13 more hospitalizations Friday morning, with the total number of those in hospitals with the virus more than doubling in just 10 days. The latest
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AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott issued a nearly statewide mask mandate Thursday as Texas scrambles to get its coronavirus surge under control. Abbott, who had pushed Texas’ aggressive reopening of the state economy in May, had previously said the government could not order individuals to wear masks. His prior virus-related orders had also undercut efforts by
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EL PASO, Texas — State health officials late Thursday afternoon reported that only 28 intensive care unit beds and 388 hospital beds are available in the region encompassing El Paso, Hudspeth and Culberson counties. That’s the lowest number of available beds since the state began publishing such data in the spring as the start of
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Coronavirus infections in New Mexico rose by 248 on Wednesday to 12,520, led by Bernalillo (97) and Doña Ana (42) counties – which health officials said saw the highest number of additional cases. Just a day earlier, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham had stressed her concern about an increase in the
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Americans are flocking to their favorite restaurants again, especially those that have set up outdoor and indoor seating that follows the rules of social distancing. Given that you can’t wear a mask while eating, is that enough to protect you from Covid-19? CNN asked infectious disease and indoor environmental quality experts to weigh in. Is
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso officials announced plans Thursday to extend free coronavirus testing at various locations around the city and county through mid-July, and said that test appointment scheduling would now be available online via a new website. The announcement comes a day after ABC-7 reported on significant frustrations with the city’s drive-thru
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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
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public health announced yet another triple-digit spike in coronavirus cases on Thursday morning, reporting 265 additional infections and one new death. It was the second-highest daily case increase of the pandemic. The record was 284 just a few days ago on June 28. “The consistent
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UPDATE (July 7, 2020) — The City of El Paso tells ABC-7 since this story first aired last week it has added four additional lines to support the phone line, five additional personnel and more equipment. A city spokesperson says more personnel are anticipated to be added as daily testing has increased 400 percent in
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SANTA FE, New Mexico – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said there will now be more “aggressive enforcement” of the state’s public health orders, including individual fines for not wearing masks and quarantines for those traveling into the state. The governor on Wednesday said the steps were necessary to rein in the rising coronavirus
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AUSTIN, Texas — After setting three straight single-day records last week, Texas has hit another grim milestone in Covid-19 cases. On Wednesday, the state reported 8,076 new cases, the highest one-day total in Texas since the start of the pandemic – and more than doubling new case counts from two weeks ago. The state also
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Watch the latest video at foxnews.com AUSTIN, Texas — Despite Texas’ surge of new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said that he doesn’t need the advice of the nation’s top infectious disease doctor, Anthony Fauci. John Wittman, the chief spokesman for Gov. Greg Abbott, didn’t immediately respond to questions from ABC-7 about whether the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported one new coronavirus death and 196 new cases Wednesday morning. The death toll now stands at 131. Officials identified the victim as a man in his 60s with underlying health conditions. El Paso has now had 6,124 total known cases, of those
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EL PASO, Texas — The city of El Paso is denying claims made by employees of an assisted living facility in the Lower Valley who said their calls for help to battle an outbreak of the coronavirus are falling on deaf ears. Employees of Villas Del Sol claim 911, the city’s emergency number, is refusing
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University suspended all athletics workouts Tuesday after six students and a trainer tested positive for the coronavirus. University officials said in a statement they made the decision to shut down the weight training center after consulting with doctors about the seven infection cases. NMSU did not identify
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in New Mexico exceeded 12,000 on Tuesday as state health officials reported an additional 168 cases. The latest cases bring the statewide tally since the outbreak began to 12,147. Three New Mexico counties — Bernalillo (36), McKinley (28) and Doña Ana (21) — accounted for half
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci said coronavirus cases could grow to 100,000 a day in the U.S. if Americans don’t start following public health recommendations. The nation’s leading infectious disease expert made the remark Tuesday at a U.S. Senate hearing on re-opening schools and workplaces. Asked to forecast the outcome of recent surges in
Continue Reading As states grapple with how to safely start the upcoming school year, the American Academy of Pediatrics is pushing for students to be physically present in classrooms rather than continue in remote learning for the sake of their well-being. The group, which represents and guides pediatricians across the country, updated its back-to-school recommendations to say
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced two new coronavirus deaths and an increase of 183 new cases Tuesday morning. The death toll now stands at 130. The victims were identified as a man in his 40s and a man in his 80s. Both had underlying health conditions. There
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EL PASO, Texas — City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza implored El Pasoans on Monday to stay home for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend to reduce the ongoing surge of coronavirus, as local officials banned fireworks and large mass gatherings among other newly issued directives. “We recognize the community’s desire to return back
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EL PASO, Texas — Demand has been high for many household goods during the pandemic. You might expect shoppers to clear store shelves of hand sanitizer and food during the pandemic, but another less likely product has been seeing sales surge too: guns. Weapons and ammunition sales have surged all across the country. FBI background
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EL PASO, Texas — A group of Texas bar owners filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that closed their businesses to help contain the spread of the coronavirus in Texas. Abbott has pinpointed the re-opening of bars last month as one of the sources behind a dramatic spike in new
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EL PASO, TEXAS — The El Paso Independent School District announced plans Monday that schools will reopen on Aug. 3 using a combination of in-person and virtual learning. The district said those plans coincide with guidelines spelled out by the Texas Education Agency. The district said it will phase in a return using various instructional
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