LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces-area restaurant owners applauded Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Tuesday afternoon announcement to permit limited outdoor dining services for most of the state. The state’s emergency public health order will be amended to permit outdoor dining beginning Wednesday, the governor said, with the exception of the northwest counties bordering the coronavirus-troubled
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AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday afternoon that the Texas Department of State Health Services is distributing 15 additional cases of the antiviral drug remdesivir among seven El Paso hospitals to treat coronavirus patients. The total number of cases being distributed to Texas hospitals will now be up to 484. Last week, DSHS had
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After more than two hours of heated debate from Doña Ana County Commissioners and the public’s email input, commissioners voted 3-2 on Tuesday to require face masks in Doña Ana County as a public health measure to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. The ordinance, which goes into effect
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — After a surprising Monday that saw no new coronavirus deaths or cases in the city of Juárez, Tuesday’s reporting from Chihuahua state health leaders reflected a significant spike. The number of Juárez deaths jumped by 19 and cases by 33 on Tuesday. That brought the fatality total to 229 and the
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WASHINGTON, DC — White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Tuesday afternoon urged Americans to follow social distancing guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while also maintaining that President Trump “wants to see society reopened.” After defending spending part of his Memorial Day weekend golfing as “exercise” and re-tweeting a snide
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public Health reported two new Covid-19 deaths in El Paso County on Tuesday morning. No new deaths had been announced in the previous three days. The death toll now stands at 60. The victims were identified as two men, one in his 50s and another in his
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EL PASO, Texas — As many popular parks and trails open back up around El Paso, the state has put a plan in place to help rangers handle the high demand from people anxious to get back outdoors and stretch their legs. “We have a capacity limit of 300 per day so that is all
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CABALLO LAKE, New Mexico — After weeks indoors, El Paso residents Raul Herrera and Vinnie Malcolm bought jet skis, crossed state lines and enjoyed the refreshing water at Caballo Lake. “It’s been awful,” Herrera told ABC-7. “This is like therapy.” “We feel that the risk value is actually less,” said Malcolm. “You’re on miles of
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EL PASO, Texas — New data released by El Paso health officials links half of all coronavirus cases in the county to close contact with someone infected – much of it the result of home gatherings with family and friends. The finding is contained in exposure data released over the weekend in response to a
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials said Monday that New Mexico now has over 7,000 coronavirus cases. State Department of Health officials reported 93 additional Covid-19 cases and three more deaths. That pushes the statewide totals to 7,026 cases and 320 deaths. There were 16 additional cases reported in Doña Ana County on Monday, bringing
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — There were no new coronavirus deaths confirmed on Monday morning in Juarez as it began what Chihuahua state’s top official called a “crucial week” – with the pandemic reaching its peak there. Juarez held steady from Sunday’s reporting, with a total of 210 deaths and 909 confirmed cases. Monday’s stabilization was
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WASHINGTON, DC — After two days of playing golf, President Donald Trump made a Memorial Day appearance at Arlington National Cemetery, where he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. He then headed off to speak at a historic fort in Baltimore where the hoisting of a huge American flag to celebrate an
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Public health officials announced Monday morning that another 36 El Pasoans were infected with Covid-19, but no new deaths have been reported since Friday with the death count holding at 58. This daily increase in cases is comparatively low to what El Paso saw last week. The county had three days
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EL PASO, Texas — Texas National Guard soldiers were present Sunday at a nursing home where El Paso’s latest spike in coronavirus cases may be concentrated, according to El Paso Matters. A surge in Covid-19 cases in west-central El Paso’s 79902 Zip code appears as though it could be clustered at the Mountain View Health and
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AUSTIN, Texas — As Texas continues to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, health officials said Sunday that there were 839 new cases of the virus reported in the state for a total of 55,348. The true numbers are likely higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected and
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Coronavirus cases in New Mexico inched towards the 7,000 mark as the latest numbers came in on Sunday afternoon, while Doña Ana County now exceeded 400. There were 17 additional cases reported in Doña Ana County on Sunday, bringing the caseload to 407. Still no new deaths, leaving the fatality
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The city of Juárez recorded 14 new coronavirus deaths on Saturday and Sunday, for a death count of 210 to date, Chihuahua state health officials said. Confirmed virus cases also grew substantially over the weekend, rising from 841 on Friday to 909 on Sunday. “We are at the highest part of
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County ended a three-day streak of triple-digit increases in new virus cases Sunday, reporting 75 additional infections to put the case total above 2,300. With confirmed cases now at 2,340, the death count held steady at 58 on Sunday. Hospitalizations were down a bit to 109 patients, but well
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told ABC-7 that he’ll be speaking with El Paso’s mayor and county judge next week to again examine the coronavirus situation, and determine whether it’s safe for the local economy to be re-opened further. Bars and bowling allies were among expanded openings across much of Texas on Friday,
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NEW YORK, NY — The devastating toll of coronavirus is far-reaching, but the impact of the pandemic is particularly acute among Latinos and black Americans, who are nearly three times as likely to personally know someone who has died from the virus than white Americans, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. 26% of Latino adults and 30%
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Are some workouts, like yoga or spinning classes, less safe than others? Should I wear a mask? Do I need more than six-feet apart in cardio classes where there’s panting and heavy breathing? There are many legitimate concerns about how gyms and fitness studios can safely reopen without furthering the
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Coronavirus cases continued to jump at an “alarming” rate in southern New Mexico on Saturday, fueled by what state health officials indicated is close proximity to the Texas border and El Paso, as well as an outbreak at federally-run detention facilities. There were 22 new cases reported in Doña Ana
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EL PASO, Texas — Inked on skin and hashtagged on social media, the words “El Paso Strong” united city residents after a mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart last year. As Covid-19 took hold in El Paso, local government officials have tried to repurpose the slogan, much like “Don’t mess with Texas,” originally an
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EL PASO, Texas — Texas bars and bowling alleys reopened for the Memorial Day weekend as the state continues to gradually restart one of the world’s largest economies after it was ravaged by shutdowns caused by the coronavirus epidemic. The new standards don’t apply yet in El Paso and Amarillo, however, which have seen a
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — For a third day in a row, El Paso is reporting another triple-digit spike in new coronavirus cases. The El Paso Department of Public Health said there were 105 additional infections on Saturday, no no new deaths and a small decrease in hospitalizations. The Covid-19 death toll in El Paso still stands at 58.
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EL PASO, Texas — An elected member of the El Paso Community College Board of Trustees put out an urgent and highly emotional public plea Friday for El Pasoans to avoid holiday weekend mass gatherings, practice social distancing and wear face masks. The reason for her plea? Bonnie Soria Najera, who is EPCC’s district 7 trustee for
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — As the number of prisoners infected with Covid-19 increases rapidly inside the walls of the Otero County Prison, one inmate’s fianceé is incredibly fearful about his chance of contracting the virus. “It’s just a really scary feeling,” said Tapanga Blincoe. “It’s like your heart’s breaking, knowing you can’t do anything about
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EL PASO, Texas — Underlying health conditions continue to make things worse for patients who have contracted Covid-19. According to data provided by city/county health officials, a vast majority of patients who have died from the virus in El Paso had hypertension and diabetes. As of this week, 65 percent of patients had hypertension, while
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Heading into the Memorial Day weekend, a study predicts some Southern U.S. locations are poised for sharp upticks in new Covid-19 cases. Populous areas of Texas, parts of Alabama and Tennessee, and the Miami area of Florida, will see rapid surges in new Covid-19 cases, according to a new outbreak predictions model.
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Friday reported 160 new coronavirus cases and eight additional deaths across the state as a legal fight simmers over Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s authority to enforce public health orders aimed at keeping people home and limiting the spread of the virus. The latest data compiled by
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