EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials reported five additional coronavirus deaths on Tuesday afternoon, as the county’s death toll surpassed another somber milestone by reaching 52. El Paso also reported 52 new virus cases on Tuesday, bringing the county’s total infections to 1,852. “We are grief-stricken to learn of the passing of five more community members,
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EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it will keep the U.S.-Mexico border shut down to “non-essential” traffic through June 22. The closure has been in effect since March 20 due to the coronavirus pandemic and has wreaked havoc on the Borderland economy, particularly impacting downtown El Paso merchants.
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CLICK HERE for updates to this story. EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court halted eviction proceedings statewide on March 19 due to the coronavirus pandemic. But that moratorium expired Tuesday and one northeast El Paso woman said she’s already on the receiving end of the backlash, saying her landlord has shut off her
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – The libraries of El Paso have a long road ahead of themselves. On Tuesday, the city put out a statement saying: “To ensure the health and safety of the public and our workforce and given the budget and staffing shortfalls caused by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, all City libraries, museums, recreation
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mayor Armando Cabada announced Tuesday evening that his doctor said he’s re-tested negative for Covid-19 and is now officially “recovered.” He declared himself virus-free in a social media video. (You can see it above.) That makes the Juarez leader one of 182 people in his city to officially be listed as
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Five more coronavirus deaths were reported in the city of Juarez on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 163 as the caseload to date jumped to 696 infections. The mounting fatality count in Juarez comes as a Mexican anti-corruption group alleges that virus deaths across the nation may be as much
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – With the cancellation of all major Borderland symphony events, a group of local musicians wants to bring their music to your neighborhood. “This has been a tough time for musicians,” said Amalia Kelter Zeitlin, the executive director of Camera Del Sol. “So many of us are employed by one of
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Tuesday reported six more deaths and 106 new cases of the coronavirus statewide. Figures released by state officials pushed the death toll to 276 with the total number of cases now at 6,192. Health officials said 11 of those new cases occurred in Doña
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned Tuesday of potential long-term damage to the U.S. economy the longer states are shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. “There is risk of permanent damage,” Mnuchin told the U.S. Senate Banking Committee. Republicans and Democrats have been divided over how to safely reopen the economy and how
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The push to improve access to coronavirus testing is continuing in El Paso County. Mobile testing sites are launching in rural areas in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. The sites will be open each day between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., but the days of operation
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday afternoon that he will delay further reopening in El Paso County as well as the Texas Panhandle because of spikes in infections in the two areas that he described as a “meaningful outbreak.” Abbott also said Monday that El Paso’s hospital capacity is “too close for
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EL PASO, Texas — For five years, the Tea Spout and Matcha Bar has been providing tea enthusiasts their fix in west El Paso. The shop will now be forced to close its doors as it won’t be able to overcome losses experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic. “I have a huge following and everybody has
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EL PASO, Texas — University Medical Center, which is handling the majority of Covid-19 hospitalizations in El Paso, has disclosed that it is now making plans to deal with an overflow of patients, mainly those seeking elective surgeries, as virus cases surge. “I did not know we were that close to reaching capacity,” reacted El
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A southern New Mexico meat packing plant was on the receiving end of multiple workplace complaints related to Covid-19 weeks before a coronavirus outbreak was reported inside the facility, ABC-7 has learned. In data provided to ABC-7 by New Mexico’s state bureau of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (NM
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EL PASO, Texas — The discussion around creating a unified COVID-19 task force was front and center this week for El Paso County Commissioners. The task force is starting to be put together now and is expected to field a roster of top medical and scientific representatives from around El Paso, Juarez and New Mexico.
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EL PASO, Texas — Fred Loya Insurance has launched a small business stimulus campaign in which it will choose a small business in the El Paso area each week to be awarded $5,000. To qualify, the business must be registered and have ten employees or fewer. Click here for the application to fill out in
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EL PASO, Texas — After a record-setting six straight days of coronavirus deaths, public health officials said El Paso’s death toll held unchanged at 47 on Monday evening, even as new cases continued to rise by double-digits. There were 28 additional infections reported, one of the highest new case counts reported on a Monday throughout
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to lessen symptoms should he get the coronavirus, even though the drug is unproven for fighting Covid-19. Trump told reporters he has been taking the drug, hydroxychloroquine, and a zinc supplement daily “for about a week and a half now.”
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Monday reported five more deaths and 165 new cases of the coronavirus statewide. Figures released by officials pushed the statewide death toll to 270 with the total number of cases now at 6,096. In Doña Ana County, there were 15 new cases, pushing the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego on Sunday night said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott still had not responded to his request made a week ago asking the governor to halt the reopening of El Paso until the coronavirus curve flattens. Samaniego told ABC-7 he also sent a follow up letter to
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EL PASO, Texas — For a sixth-straight day, El Paso County saw death resulting from coronavirus. Health officials on Sunday reported one new death for a total fatality count to date of 47. The latest victim was a woman in her 70s, officials indicated. Her death marked a half-dozen days in a row now that the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso announced that it has amended its coronavirus testing dates and locations for this week. Testing remains free and available to El Pasoans with or without Covid-19 symptoms. The sites are drive-thru and by appointment only through Saturday, May 23. To make an appointment visit WWW.TXCOVIDTEST.ORG
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DALLAS, Texas — Another 785 Texas residents have tested positive for Covid-19 and there have been 31 more deaths linked to the novel coronavirus, according to the state’s health agency. On Sunday, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported a total of 47,784 confirmed cases of the virus and 1,336 deaths associated with it.
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials confirmed nearly 100 new coronavirus infections on Sunday amid an easing of restrictions – including a dozen in Doña Ana County, while the caseload in neighboring Otero County actually went down due to a data error. State officials reported 12 additional cases in Doña Ana County,
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Deaths from the coronavirus in the city of Juárez increased by one on Sunday, while 15 new cases were reported – including an outbreak in a prison. The death toll in Juárez went from 157 to 158, as it was the sixth-straight day of the city reporting virus fatalities. The city’s
Continue Reading Thousands of Americans could soon join the ranks of disease detectives in one of the most important battles against coronavirus. Contact tracing has helped slow or stop previous epidemics, such as the SARS and Ebola outbreaks. But it’s never been more critical — or more challenging — than in this fight against coronavirus. Here’s how
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EL PASO, Texas — As the pandemic ensues, essential service workers continue serving the Borderland. Garbage collection, in particular, is one area that never stopped once things started shutting down. “It is overwhelming with everything going on,” said Tim Gonzales, who is a solid waste truck driver with the City of El Paso’s Environmental Services
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported one new coronavirus death on Saturday night, bringing the county’s death toll to 46 as the number of infections surpassed 1,700. It marked the fifth-straight day of virus deaths being reported by health leaders, which is the longest streak of the pandemic. The
Continue Reading SANTA FE, New Mexico — Confirmed coronavirus cases continued to grow in southern New Mexico, health officials on Saturday reported 190 additional infections statewide to reach 5,847 cases. There were 16 new cases in Doña Ana County and one additional case among residents in neighboring Otero County. The caseload in Doña Ana County grew to
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Chihuahua state health officials on Saturday reported five more deaths from the coronavirus in Juraez, bringing the death toll to 157. That figure contributed to 200 total deaths to date in the entire state of Chihuahua. Infections from the virus continued to increase also, with ten new cases recorded Saturday in
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