El Paso sees 12 more virus deaths; patients in ICU dips below 100

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso health officials announced 12 coronavirus-related deaths and 191 new cases Friday morning.

The latest deaths include a woman in her 40s, a man in his 50s, a man and 2 woman in their 60s, 3 men and a woman in their 70s, a man and a woman in their 80s, and a man in his 90s.

El Paso County's pandemic death increased to 2,234. There are 214 additional suspected Covid-19 deaths currently under investigation by local health officials.

For the first time since Oct. 12, there are fewer than 100 Covid-19 patients in El Paso hospital ICUs. There are currently 236 hospitalized Covid patients total.

The number of known active cases is decreased from 3,920 to 3,853

Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 126,416 confirmed cases in El Paso, with 120,064 reported recoveries.

For a complete look at El Paso's Covid-19 data, click here.