EL PASO, Texas — For the first time since El Paso announced the city’s first case of the coronavirus, Mayor Dee Margo is now urging all assisted living operations to release the data surrounding virus cases in each of their facilities. It comes after ABC-7 learned of a growing and deadly outbreak within the Ambrosio
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FORT BLISS, Texas — Military officials announced Thursday evening that they were lifting many restrictions previously instituted at the Fort Bliss Army post to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Fort Bliss is officially dropping its curfew as well as off-post restrictions that limited trips into the city of El Paso and beyond. Travel will now
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced she would allow breweries and brew pubs – but not bars – to reopen at 50% capacity as she weighs the risk of the current Covid-19 situation in the state. Health officials reported 10 new virus-related deaths across the state, which included two fatalities in
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Imagine taking a walk in your neighborhood, carefully staying 6 feet apart from others to ensure social distancing. You see an elderly man collapse on the sidewalk, having a heart attack. Everything you’ve heard of late tells you to avoid close contact with strangers, especially the elderly, during the pandemic. Is it safe to perform
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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. Dr. Burgos was unavailable this week,
Continue Reading The Hispanic community has been disproportionately hurt by the coronavirus pandemic due to their jobs as essential workers and multigenerational living conditions, according to a panel of health experts at Duke University. “We’re talking about people who, during this pandemic, have been essential in working in meatpacking plants and manufacturing. They have been involved in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public health reported four new coronavirus deaths and 68 new cases on Thursday amid questions about testing levels in the community. One of the latest victims was a woman in her 60s with no health conditions, officials said. The other three victims were men, with
Continue Reading Is it safe to swim at a beach or pool during the coronavirus pandemic? Health officials say it can be safe, as long as swimmers stick to social distancing guidelines in and out of the water. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no evidence that the virus that causes
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is now acknowledging some people are getting counted twice in its daily reports that include total number of Covid-19 tests. The differentiation is important after the city earlier this week announced reaching a milestone of testing 5% of the population two weeks ahead of its
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 147 additional cases of coronavirus; 27 of those new cases occurred in Dona Ana County, bringing total infections there to date to 615 with just three deaths. The state of New Mexico now has 9,250 total cases with 410 deaths. Six new
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Wednesday reported a third consecutive day with a record number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 as a new rise in coronavirus cases ripples across states nationwide. In El Paso, hospitalizations dropped earlier Wednesday, but it was not immediately clear if that’s due to recoveries or deaths. El Paso health leaders
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EL PASO, Texas — An elected member of the El Paso Community College Board of Trustees who lost her mother to Covid-19 last month, has now lost her father who had been hospitalized with the virus too. Bonnie Soria Najera, who is EPCC’s district 7 trustee for the Lower Valley, said in a post on social
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public Health announced 70 new coronavirus cases but no new deaths on Wednesday morning. There have now been 3,582 confirmed cases, with 2,430 recoveries and 1,059 active cases currently. The death toll remains 93. Hospitalizations on Wednesday morning dropped from 95 to 82. There are currently 59
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UPDATE: El Paso City Council on June 9th has voted down a proposal to reopen Scenic Drive on a daily basis to pedestrians for the summer from July 4th through Labor Day. ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas — Hiking and walking trails have reopened across the city. Scenic Drive is just one of the eight
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — A spike in statewide infections over the past week tied to an outbreak at prison facilities in Otero County has changed the outlook for New Mexico and efforts to safely reopen the economy. New Mexico has now received an overall “trending poorly” grade on a website frequently cited by state officials that
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hospitals will be getting more of an antiviral drug that has shown promise in the treatment of Covid-19. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that six El Paso hospitals will be getting nine additional cases of the antiviral drug remdesivir. Borderland hospitals previously received a dozen cases late last
Continue Reading ATLANTA, Georgia — At least 28 states, including Texas, are not following U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on reporting new Covid-19 cases —half of which saw the trend of new cases increasing in the last week. Those states are not reporting probable cases, according to the daily case count listed on the CDC’s website. Probable cases include those
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported two new coronavirus deaths Tuesday morning. The death toll now stands at 93. The latest victims were two men in their 70s and 80s, each with underlying health conditions. With 59 new cases, there have now been 3,512 total cases. The health
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico— The Las Cruces City Council has approved a resolution requiring people to wear face coverings in retail and commercial businesses to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. The council decision was made at a special meeting Monday afternoon. Council members agree on the benefits of wearing masks to mitigate coronavirus
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EL PASO, Texas — A west-central El Paso nursing home that has had numerous Covid-19 cases failed to provide adequate personal protective equipment to staff in the weeks leading up to the outbreak, employees say. Their complaints have led to a state investigation at Mountain View Health and Rehabilitation, located at 1600 Murchison. The state agency that regulates
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — Data from the New Mexico Health Department shows Covid-19 infections among health care workers in the state have spiked in five counties including Doña Ana. The word came as the state on Monday reported four new deaths and 124 additional Covid-19 cases. Total deaths of New Mexico residents is now
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texans looking to be tested for the novel coronavirus can find sites on a statewide interactive map that is being overseen by the Texas Division of Emergency Management and Texas Department of State Health Services. Users can search below for sites based on their location, and the map displays both public, private and
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported one new coronavirus death and a double-digit increase in ICU patients on Monday. The death toll now stands at 91 in El Paso County. Health officials reported 77 new cases, bringing the total to 3,454 cases. Nearly 2,300 people have recovered, which leaves
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UPDATE: Matthew McConaughey has wrapped up his delivery of face masks to Texas hospitals with a donation to University Medical Center in El Paso. UMC officials said they received a delivery of 25,000 masks from McConaughey this past week. Although the actor personally delivered some of his Texas donations, El Paso was not among the
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EL PASO, Texas — As El Paso County topped 3,300 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Sunday, news emerged that the hospitalization rate reached it’s lowest level in nearly three weeks. Health department data showed there were 78 new cases as of Sunday morning, bringing the total number of infections during the pandemic to 3,376. More
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — No new coronavirus deaths were reported by El Paso health officials on Saturday, but the number of additional cases rose by 85. The total number of infections in El Paso County now stands at 3,298, while deaths remain at 90. As of Saturday, the number of El Pasoans recovered at 2,241
Continue Reading (Editor’s note: The exact impact of the additional testing and study announcements on El Paso have not yet been detailed.) AUSTIN, Texas — The state’s top health agency announced Friday it’s launching a study on the coronavirus’ effect on vulnerable populations in Texas, which will include data on things such as race, ethnicity, age, socioeconomic
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Chihuahua state health officials on Friday reported the state’s highest peak of infections, and said the record number was partly to blame on the “relaxation of health measures” and “people deciding to go out.” “This (pandemic) is not over, we must become aware,” stressed Dr. Arturo Valenzuela, the northern zone medical
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso recorded its youngest fatality yet of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, with health leaders announcing the death of a woman in her 20s. That took the county’s death toll up to 90. “What might be concerning for some is the age of this patient. Up to now, the
Continue Reading As we emerge from our pandemic isolation, the world we’re coming back to is far different and more socially confusing than it once was. We’re used to warm hugs, hearty handshakes and big gatherings, which means our new safety-conscious lifestyles are bound to get a little awkward. We asked two etiquette experts — The “Golden
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