EL PASO, Texas — It’s been almost a week since Texas reached Phase 3 of reopening, allowing restaurants to open at 75 percent capacity, however not every restaurant in El Paso is able to do so. According to the Texas Restaurant Association, there’s a long way to go to help restaurants fully recover. The association told
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — An Otero County Prison inmate was among five more coronavirus deaths reported Wednesday in New Mexico, while 38 new cases at Otero County detention facilities helped pushed the state’s case count over the 10,000 mark. The deceased federal inmate, a man in his 50s who had been hospitalized, was the third
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four new coronavirus deaths and 51 new cases on Wednesday morning. The death toll now stands at 113. The latest victims were identified as a woman in her 40s, two women in their 60s and a man in his 70s. There have
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Chihuahua state leaders began looking at the re-openings of more businesses shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, even as deaths and new cases continued at an unbroken pace. According to northern zone health officials, the city of Juárez posted 18 new coronavirus deaths and 13 additional cases on Tuesday. Juárez
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EL PASO, Texas — A request from the mayors of El Paso and eight other big Texas cities for the “authority to set rules and regulations” mandating face masks during the coronavirus pandemic is being rejected by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. The request was made in a letter from the mayors to the governor on
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AUSTIN, Texas — The number of people hospitalized for the coronavirus continued to climb Tuesday in Texas, setting yet another daily record. Additional virus cases reported across the state also reached a new high. At a news conference on Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Greg Abbott said the numbers “raise concerns, but not reason for alarm.” Abbott also maintained
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Tuesday reported 88 new coronavirus cases and seven additional deaths statewide. State officials said testing has now confirmed 9,933 cases. A total of 447 New Mexico residents have died of the virus. In southern New Mexico, Dona Ana County experienced just three new cases to
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Another seven people have died from coronavirus in El Paso, according to information released by the Department of Public Health Tuesday morning. That marked the second-highest single-day increase in Covid-19 deaths announced in the county so far. Back on May 27, public health officials reported eight deaths, which is still the
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Commissioners received some important updates on Monday from local medical and hospital administrators about the city’s ongoing fight against the coronavirus. Perhaps the biggest news of the day came from Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza. According to Dr. Ocaranza and his work studying the impact of the
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(Editor’s note: ABC-7 erroneously reported earlier that practices were ending after the first day in the SISD system due to virus concerns. This was based on a miscommunication and we regret the error.) EL PASO, Texas — For high schools around El Paso, June 15th has been circled on the calendar for a few weeks.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Following their deadliest week of the coronavirus pandemic last week, Doña Ana County on Monday not only reported no new deaths but also just one additional case. Doña Ana County’s cumulative caseload stood at 657 on Monday with six deaths to date, with half of those happening last week. In
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DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has tested positive for Covid-19, a source close to him told ABC affiliate WFAA. According to the source, Elliott is “fine” and has no symptoms. He was tested because someone he’d been in contact with tested positive for the virus. The news about Elliott came
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — After a weekend that saw 17 coronavirus deaths and over 200 new cases, the city of Juárez reported just seven additional infections on Monday with no new fatalities. All of Chihuahua state was on high alert Monday due to increased virus spread in the region, with 2,949 cases and 478 deaths
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. regulators on Monday revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating Covid-19 amid growing evidence they don’t work and could cause serious side effects. The Food and Drug Administration said the drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are unlikely to be effective in treating the coronavirus. Citing reports
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Local public health leaders reported Monday morning that two more people had died from Covid-19 in El Paso and another 77 tested positive. That means El Paso County has recorded 102 deaths and 3,911 cases to date. The latest fatalities were two women in their 90s, but officials said only one
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas health officials on Sunday reported more than 1,800 new coronavirus cases in the state and 19 additional deaths, along with a fourth day of record hospitalizations since Wednesday. There are at least 87,854 cases, up from 86,011 reported Saturday, an increase of 1,843, while the death toll rose by 19, from
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico recorded 104 new coronavirus cases Sunday, including 13 additional infections in Doña Ana County and 14 more cases from the Otero County Prison outbreak. State health officials said the cumulative number of cases in Doña Ana County now stands at 658. But there were no new deaths reported
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — A day after reaching the 100 death milestone, El Paso County on Sunday saw no additional coronavirus deaths and just 40 new cases to begin the week. Health officials had noted late last week that although new cases continued to rise, it was now happening at a slower rate. The cumulative
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COLONIAS, New Mexico — The Colonias have not been forgotten by current and former New Mexico elected officials. The small city that gets very little attention was visited by former governor Bill Richardson and Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small to pass out badly needed supplies to aid the fight against Covid-19. “So often the people in
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — Texas saw more than 2,000 new cases of the coronavirus Saturday, along with another 18 deaths, and had a record number of people hospitalized for the second day in a row. State health officials reported 2,331 new cases, bringing the total infections to 86,011 and the fatalities linked to Covid-19 rose to
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — Coronavirus cases rose by 102 across the state on Saturday, with new infections in southern New Mexico’s Doña Ana and Otero counties accounting for about 20% of that increase. New Mexico now has 9,621 cases to date and a total of 431 people have died from complications of the virus,
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The new coronavirus spreads mainly via airborne transmission and wearing a mask is the most effective way to stop person-to person spread, according to a new study. A team of researchers in Texas and California compared Covid-19 infection rate trends in Italy and New York both before and after face masks were made mandatory. Both
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso reached a grim milestone on Saturday morning, with health officials reporting the county had reached 100 deaths from the coronavirus. There were two additional deaths reported since Friday, when the fatality count stood at 98. The triple-digit fatality marker came exactly three months to the date after El Paso
Continue Reading People are undoubtedly moving around more as vacation season heats up and patience for sheltering at home wears thin. Many travelers are sticking closer to home with short driving trips, but air travel is on the rise. More than 500,000 people crossed through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at US airports on June 11, the first
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EL PASO, Texas — A student football player who worked out at Cathedral High School’s training facility this week has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, prompting the school to suspend athletic activities for the next two weeks. El Paso Catholic Diocese officials made the announcement on Friday evening. “Out of an abundance of caution, the
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Coronavirus infections reached a record high for the third time in four days Friday, even as state officials continue to loosen restrictions on public activities. State health officials also said a record 2,166 patients were in Texas hospitals on Friday due to Covid-19, which is 13 more patients than Wednesday’s record. That’s
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city and county leaders and health officials held a briefing Friday afternoon to provide a coronavirus update, including details of new local health emergency directives. Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza said “new cases continue to rise, but at a slower rate,” but warned El Pasoans not to become complacent
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — State health officials on Friday reported six new coronavirus deaths across New Mexico, including one in Doña Ana County. That marked three deaths within the past two days in Doña Ana County, doubling the county’s death toll from three to six during that 48-hour period. The latest Doña Ana County
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Covid-19 pandemic continues to sweep through the city of Juarez and the state of Chihuahua, which has resulted in the Mexican government placing the region on “high alert.” Chihuahua Gov. Javier Corral Jurado said the federal government’s designation would take effect beginning Monday, and he anticipated it being in effect
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The Department of Public Health announced Friday morning that yet another person has died of Covid-19 and 45 more had tested positive for the virus in El Paso. The latest victim was a man in his 80’s with underlying health conditions, which brought the county’s death toll just shy of 100.
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