HOUSTON, Texas — More than 3,000 nursing home residents in Texas have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to newly-released data from the state. The 3,000 positive tests represent about 4% of the estimated number of Texans living in nursing homes, the Houston Chronicle reported on Saturday. By comparison, about 0.15% of Texas residents have
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EL PASO, Texas — Both the death toll and the caseload from the coronavirus continued to grow in El Paso on Friday night, as public health officials touted increased testing capacity. There were two additional deaths for the virus over the past day, bringing the total number of fatalities to 45. Officials said the latest
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — A formation of U.S. Air Force jets on Friday evening conducted a flyover in southern New Mexico to show appreciation for healthcare workers, first-responders and other essential personnel during the coronavirus pandemic. Holloman Air Force Base officials said four F-16s from the base outside Alamogordo flew over hospitals and other sites in
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Cases of coronavirus are still “too high” in New Mexico, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said during a Friday afternoon news conference. (You can watch it in the video player above.) The governor confirmed a total of 253 deaths and 5,662 infections statewide on Friday, while health officials estimated that current infections
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WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through U.S. House passage Friday evening on a vote of 208 to 199, an election-year measure designed to brace a U.S. economy in free fall and a health care system struggling to contain a pandemic still pummeling the country. Passage, along mostly partisan
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — As Mexico moves toward a gradual reactivation of its economy Monday, the number of new coronavirus infections and deaths in the city of Juarez and the state of Chihuahua grows higher every day, raising fears of a new wave of infections that other countries have seen after loosening restrictions. Chihuahua state
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EL PASO, Texas — Abundant Living Faith Center, El Pasoans Fighting Hunger and Hands of Hope came together to distribute 2,500 families who are being impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. On Friday, hundreds of cars lined up outside Abundant Living Faith Center’s east location beginning at 6 a.m. A line of vehicles coming into the
Continue Reading (Editor’s note: For more information how to donate plasma, please click here.) EL PASO, Texas — The virus that has crippled the U.S. economy and changed the way we all live has met its match with one El Paso couple. Patty and Alan Russell were both diagnosed with Covid-19 weeks before life in the Borderland
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EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says a coronavirus outbreak at El Paso’s Rogelio Sanchez State Jail has now grown to infecting 32 inmates and 11 employees. That’s a total of 43 cases there, up ten from the 33 cases reported a week ago. With that announcement, the Borderland region’s largest
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EL PASO, Texas — Texas saw its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic so far, with state officials reporting 58 deaths during a time span between Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, according to state tabulations. The Associated Press said the biggest increase in Covid-19-related deaths was in El Paso County, which it indicated reported eight new
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EL PASO, Texas — The fight against Covid-19 has sent healthcare workers into battle against an enemy they cannot see. Fernando Gonzalez’s job is to track that enemy, the virus, down. “The main objective is to protect the individual and public health of our community and our region,” Gonzalez said. Gonzalez is an epidemiologist with
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EL PASO, Texas — As the battle over Covid-19 continues in the Borderland the need for more testing continues to be a talking point. Recently, the county of El Paso announced it had tested roughly 1.4% of the population, saying the goal was to reach 5% by the end of June. “We know that a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Beginning Friday, the Land of Enchantment moves towards the “slight reopening” of the state. Businesses like retail, call centers, and “big box” stores have received the green light from Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham to open at a limited capacity. Not on the list, restaurants or salons. Small business owners, including restaurant
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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, May
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — A woman in her 50s who died in the hospital of coronavirus has become Otero County’s first Covid-19 fatality, New Mexico health officials announced Thursday. The woman, who had an unspecified underlying health issue, was one of eleven new deaths reported statewide for the day, which brought the total number
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EL PASO, Texas — By day, Dr. Bruce Applebaum is a trauma surgeon at Providence Hospital in El Paso. But in his spare time, he can be found at home, surrounded by family, singing and playing guitar. His two worlds collided when he realized how often he was reminding others to wash their hands, and
Continue Reading The constant stress of living in the age of coronavirus is affecting more than your mental health and emotional coping abilities. It’s likely taking a toll on your body as well. “We’re living in a sea of stress hormones every day,” said stress management expert Dr. Cynthia Ackrill, an editor for “Contentment” magazine, produced by
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WASHINGTON, DC — Whistleblower Rick Bright warned on Thursday that the U.S. lacks a plan to produce and fairly distribute a coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available. The nation could face “the darkest winter in modern history” unless leaders act decisively, he told a congressional panel. Bright alleges he was ousted from a high-level scientific
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico is giving the green light for some non-essential businesses and services, including retailers, to reopen come Saturday while mandating that face masks be worn in public with few exceptions. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in a news conference from the state Capitol on Wednesday that the
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s been a long couple of weeks for Ana Gonzalez Guzman and her family, culminating with her husband Eddie losing his fight against Covid-19 and dying in an El Paso hospital. Although her family’s story has a tragic ending, Ana hopes it will help the community understand the importance of following
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EL PASO, Texas — The death toll from the coronavirus continues to rise in El Paso, with health officials reporting five new deaths on Wednesday night, jumping the total number of fatalities across the county to 41. Officials also announced 43 new cases, bringing the county’s caseload to date to 1,456. “It is with a
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego told ABC-7 he and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have spoken about his letter signed by other local officials asking to halt the re-opening of El Paso. The next phase in re-opening the state is currently set for Monday, May 18. Samaniego said he expressed his
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EL PASO, Texas — The unemployment rate has surged nationwide to 14.7 percent. In the two-week period between April 26 and May 9, Workforce Solutions Borderplex reports 11,605 people filed for unemployment benefits in the Borderplex region. Those claims came primarily from El Paso County, but the region’s data also includes numbers from Hudspeth, Culberson,
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s coronavirus surge continued Tuesday night as the Department of Public Health reported three new deaths and 65 more cases. The announcements brought the county’s death count to 36 and raised the total number of confirmed cases to 1,413. One of those new cases reported was that of an employee
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EL PASO, Texas — The antiviral medication remdesivir is on the way to El Paso and will soon be used by the staff at University Medical Center. Preliminary data from clinical trials has shown remdesivir’s ability to cut down on recovery time in Covid-19 patients. “There is a use for it that will be appropriate
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council on Tuesday approved a plan for how to use money received from the federal government for the coronavirus pandemic. The city has received nearly $119 million and city staff came up with several recommendations for the money. Council voted to spend $16.4 million of those funds on
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WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats controlling the U.S. House have unveiled a $3 trillion-plus coronavirus relief bill — the fifth coronavirus response legislation so far — and are planning to pass the measure on Friday. The legislation replenishes existing accounts to respond to both the Covid-19 health care crisis and to try to ease the economic
Continue Reading UPDATE: Dr. Anthony Fauci testified before a U.S. Senate committee Tuesday on the administration’s coronavirus response. Among the key highlights of Dr. Fauci’s testimony… The U.S. death toll is “almost certainly” higher than what’s been reportedWe don’t have the coronavirus outbreak under controlIt’s “entirely conceivable and possible” there will be a second wave”Moral responsibility” to protect essential workers,
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EL PASO, Texas — The Rogers Early Learning Academy at the YWCA has yet to shut its doors during this coronavirus pandemic, with the daycare is offering services to essential employees. “It’s been a very challenging time,” said Elva Guerrero, the director of the academy. “I have an underlying medical issue, so coming to work
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After two months on lockdown, the executive director of the Gospel Rescue Mission said he’s grateful no one inside the Las Cruces facility has contracted the virus. “We did not even have an outbreak of flu here this season,” said Henry Young. “So, it has been remarkable. I attribute that
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