Top doctor tells County Commissioners that El Paso hasn’t reached virus peak yet
EL PASO, Texas — City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza made the following key points below about the coronavirus outbreak during an…
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Trump administration projects virus death toll to nearly double
WASHINGTON, DC — As he prepares to travel across the country to Arizona on Tuesday, and with Monday another day without a coronavirus task force…
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‘Danger still lurks’: El Paso virus cases inch near 1,000 – but hospitalizations go down
EL PASO, Texas — Health officials reported yet another day of double-digit increases in El Paso County coronavirus cases on Sunday, but they did…
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New Mexico’s governor extends lockdown of her state’s hardest hit virus city
GALLUP, New Mexico — New Mexico’s governor, who invoked the state’s Riot Control Act to seal off all roads to non-essential traffic in one of the…
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Record heat in the Borderland; El Paso sets new high for 3rd day
EL PASO, Texas — As the East Coast of the U.S. got soaked with rain and floods from a major weather system, a record heat wave took place in Texas…
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New Mexico sees 12 new deaths, 118 more virus cases – including a half-dozen in Doña Ana County
SANTA FE, Mexico — A surge of additional cases and deaths from the coronavirus were reported in New Mexico by health leaders on Sunday. Officials…
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Juárez virus death toll hits 80, with 399 confirmed cases
CUIDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The death toll from the coronavirus rose by two on Sunday for a total of 80 in Juarez, health officials said. Meantime, the…
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North and South Korean troops exchange gunfire along border
SEOUL, South Korea — North and South Korean troops exchanged gunfire along their tense border on Sunday, the South’s military said, the first…
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‘People are dying’ says El Paso’s top doctor as virus cases rise to just shy of 1,000
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Public Health Department reported 25 new coronavirus cases on Saturday evening, bringing the county’s…
Continue Reading Doña Ana County man among 8 new virus deaths in New Mexico; state death toll at 139
SANTA FE, New Mexico — A Doña Ana County man in his 60s was among eight new coronavirus deaths reported in New Mexico on Saturday, according to…
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2 arrested after ‘aggravated assault’ in far east El Paso neighborhood
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police described what was reported as a shooting Saturday afternoon in a neighborhood on El Paso’s far east side to be an…
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Deadliest week for virus in Juárez as death toll hits 78
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The death toll from the coronavirus rose by three on Saturday for a total of 78 in what’s been the deadliest week of the…
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Texas tops 1,000 new virus cases for 3rd straight day
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas hit a third-straight day of more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases Saturday as the state charged into its first weekend of…
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Feds probe University of Texas System links to Chinese lab scrutinized over coronavirus
AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into links between the University of Texas System and a Chinese…
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El Paso virus deaths rise to 22, total cases spike closer toward 1,000
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Public Health Department on Friday evening reported one new Covid-19 death, a man in his 60s, bringing the total number…
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Las Cruces nursing home among 25 in New Mexico with virus infections; state case total tops 3,500
LAS CRUCES, Mexico – The New Mexico Department of Health reported Friday that a Las Cruces nursing home caring for elderly residents with dementia…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor locks down state’s hardest hit virus city
GALLUP, New Mexico — The governor of New Mexico invoked the state’s Riot Control Act on Friday as she sealed off all roads to non-essential…
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20 Juarez doctors, 17 nurses diagnosed with coronavirus
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Juarez continues to be the focal point of the Covid-19 infection in the state of Chihuahua. Not only is it home to…
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Central El Paso’s 79903 zip code emerges as hot spot as county reaches crossroads in virus fight
EL PASO, Texas — Friday marks seven weeks since El Paso’s first reported Covid-19 case. It’s also the day that Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the…
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Las Cruces protesters gather at City Hall, demand New Mexico ‘open up’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A group of about 30 protesters took to the sidewalk outside the Las Cruces City Hall on Friday to demand that the state…
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Virgin Galactic spaceship flies over New Mexico’s Spaceport for 1st time
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity landed in the New Mexico desert on Friday, marking its first glide…
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El Paso’s Cielo Vista Mall reopens, but only 20 to 30 stores participate
EL PASO, Texas — Some shopping malls and stores throughout the state of Texas reopened Friday as the state allowed, including the Cielo Vista Mall…
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un re-emerges amid health rumors
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean state media says leader Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance in 20 days amid rumors about his health.…
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Fuel spill snarls I-10 traffic through downtown El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A fuel spill from a truck snarled traffic along Interstate 10 westbound through downtown El Paso on Friday afternoon. The three…
Continue Reading Juarez sees 48-hour surge in deaths, new coronavirus cases
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexican health officials on Friday reported at eleven additional coronavirus deaths had occurred over the past two days in…
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FDA approves emergency use of experimental virus drug remdesivir
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. regulators on Friday allowed emergency use of an experimental drug that appears to help some coronavirus patients recover…
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White House holds press briefing without President Trump
WASHINGTON, DC — During her first briefing on Friday, new White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany promised that she’d “never lie” to the…
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El Paso virus deaths up by 50% in 2 days; mayor again mandates face masks & bans gatherings
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials reported three more deaths Thursday night, bringing the county’s death count to seven over the past…
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Dr. Fauci believes El Paso is very ‘vulnerable’ to virus & needs more testing, says Rep. Escobar
EL PASO, Texas — The nation’s top expert on infectious diseases believes that El Pasoans are as “vulnerable” as the residents of nursing homes to…
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Fort Bliss virus cases ‘very low’ – but stay home order still extended until May 15
FORT BLISS, Texas — Commanders at the Fort Bliss U.S. Army post on Thursday evening described the number of coronavirus cases there as “very low,”…
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