El Paso has 3 new virus deaths; 89 additional cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday morning.
The death toll now stands at 448 in El Paso County. Health officials identified the victims as two men in their 70s and a woman in her 80s. They all had underlying health conditions.
The health department also announced 89 new cases and five "delayed" positive results. These are weeks-old results that the state of Texas is just now reporting.
El Paso has had 21,187 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic. Health officials say the total number of reported recoveries now stands at 17,785, although some recovered persons can experience long-term health impacts. That leaves El Paso with 2,837 known active cases.
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