El Paso surpasses 2,000 virus deaths; latest victims include men in their 20s, 30s
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More than 2,000 people have now died as a result of Covid-19 in El Paso County in the 11 months since the virus first…
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El Paso volunteers answer texts for help during pandemic, severe weather
EL PASO, Texas — As El Paso continues on a warming trend, the rest of Texas is struggling to regain power and water in the aftermath of a crippling…
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Some Doña Ana County firefighters oppose vaccine requirement, say they should be given ‘a choice’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Several paid firefighters with Doña Ana County oppose the mandatory vaccine requirement for first responders, according to…
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Biden honors 500,000 Americans lost to virus; death tally of 3 wars
WASHINGTON, DC — The Covid-19 death toll in the U.S. topped 500,000 Monday, all but matching the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea…
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Educator known as ‘father figure’ to students among 2 more LCPS employees to die of Covid-19
UPDATE: LCPS officials on Monday afternoon said two additional employees had now died of Covid-19, marking the sixth and seventh deaths of educators…
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U.S. extends non-essential border travel restrictions with Mexico until at least March 21
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. government has announced that land borders with Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least March 21,…
Continue Reading El Paso nears 2,000 virus deaths; 262 new cases reported
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department reported 12 new coronavirus-related deaths and 262 new cases Monday morning. The latest deaths…
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Southern New Mexico has 4 of state’s 14 latest virus deaths
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 320 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and 14 more deaths. The latest numbers…
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Fauci says ‘possible’ Americans will still be wearing masks in 2022
WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that it’s “possible” Americans will still need to wear masks in 2022 to…
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El Paso receiving highest number of vaccine doses yet, but many shot-seekers still frustrated
EL PASO, Texas — The state of Texas has allocated nearly 600,000 first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine for this coming week, with El Paso receiving…
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El Paso sees 6 more virus deaths, over 500 new infections
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials on Sunday morning reported a half-dozen additional deaths from Covid-19 and 521 more virus case. The…
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Doña Ana among 4 counties with over half of state’s new virus cases; 2 more southern NM deaths
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Saturday reported 427 additional confirmed Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths, increasing the state’s…
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UMC to allow some hospital visits for non-Covid patients
EL PASO, Texas — University Medical Center on Saturday moved to allow limited visitations by relatives and friends for those hospitalized for…
Continue Reading El Paso sees 12 more virus deaths; pandemic fatality toll is 1,974
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials on Saturday reported a dozen additional deaths from Covid-19, raising the county’s pandemic death toll to…
Continue Reading Doña Ana County has 1 of New Mexico’s 19 latest virus deaths, 2nd in state for new cases
SANTA FE, New Mexico – The New Mexico Department of Health reported 19 additional Covid-19-related deaths on Friday, raising the state’s pandemic…
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Southern New Mexico firefighter who died of Covid-19 at age 35 still had ‘so much he wanted to do’
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – In his 16 years of serving southern New Mexico, Lt. Edward Vasquez brought dedication, passion and loyalty to protect…
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City of El Paso to get 6,000 vaccines, UMC allocated 8,000 – but no word on shipment arrivals
EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso is expecting 6,000 first coronavirus vaccine doses from the state’s latest weekly allocation. But because of…
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Biden visits vaccine manufacturing site amid weather delays in shipment of 6 million doses
PORTAGE, Michigan — President Joe Biden toured a state-of-the art coronavirus vaccine plant Friday as extreme winter weather across broad swaths of…
Continue Reading 12 virus deaths, 183 new cases reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Health Department announced 12 new coronavirus-related deaths and 183 new cases Friday morning. The latest…
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‘I get a lot of hope from the numbers’: Weekly Check-in with TTUHSC’s Dr. Michelson
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Every week, ABC-7 anchor Mauricio Casillas will speak to Dr. Edward Michelson. Dr. Michelson is the chairman of the…
Continue Reading El Paso sees 24 virus deaths as active cases decline
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 24 new coronavirus-related deaths Thursday morning. The latest deaths…
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Winter weather artificially lowers Texas’ Covid-19 case and death counts
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas reported 72 more deaths Wednesday from Covid-19, but hospitalizations from the disease continued to fall. However,…
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UMC gets 1 of 2 storm-delayed vaccine shipments; 2nd dose shots now ready for some
UPDATE, Feb. 17: University Medical Center announced Wednesday night that it had now received one of two weather-delayed shipments of second doses of…
Continue Reading Just 1 added southern New Mexico virus death as state sees cases on the decline
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Just over 280 newly confirmed cases were reported Wednesday by New Mexico health officials, bringing the statewide total to…
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Health officials say nearly half-million New Mexicans vaccinated
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico ranks as third in the U.S. when it comes to vaccine distribution, having boosted the number of vaccines…
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U.S. Homeland Security seizes roughly 10 million phony N95 masks
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal agents have seized more than 10 million fake N95 masks in recent weeks. It’s the result of an ongoing investigation into…
Continue Reading El Paso sees 41 added virus deaths, 2nd-highest number of Covid fatalities reported in a single day
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 41 coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday morning, elevating the county’s…
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‘ He provided the soundtrack to our lives’: El Paso school band maestro among latest virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas — A middle school band maestro is among the latest El Paso coronavirus deaths, it was confirmed by his family on Tuesday. Alfredo…
Continue Reading Doña Ana County has 1 of state’s 12 virus deaths as Supreme Court backs governor’s health orders
SANTA FE. New Mexico — New Mexico health officials reported 308 additional Covid-19 cases on Tuesday and a dozen deaths. A woman in her 80s…
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5th Las Cruces Public Schools educator dies from Covid-19
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A longtime teacher at Mesa Middle School has become the fifth Las Cruces Public Schools educator to die from Covid-19,…
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