Doctors say 1,900 children in El Paso have had Covid-19 infections
EL PASO, Texas — The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association report that 338,000 children nationwide have tested…
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Do you know which everyday activities are putting you at higher risk of getting Covid-19?
EL PASO, Texas — Grocery shopping. Working out at the gym. Shopping at a mall; These are things most people are still doing during this pandemic,…
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New Mexico virus cases up by 180, with 37 in Doña Ana County, as school year starts
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico on Wednesday reported an additional 180 coronavirus cases, bringing the statewide total to 22,816 since the…
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Juárez mayor warns of arrests for not wearing masks under new state order as virus deaths top 1,000
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The mayor of Juárez issued a stern warning about face masks on Wednesday, saying police would enforce a new state mandate…
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El Paso tops 17,000 virus cases; 3 new deaths as hospitalizations drop
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new coronavirus-related deaths and 274 new cases on Wednesday…
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Texas passes 500K virus cases as positivity rate rises; Abbott says way too soon for bars to reopen
BEAUMONT, Texas — Texas surpassed 500,000 confirmed coronavirus cases Tuesday as Gov. Greg Abbott suggested family and neighborhood gatherings are…
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EPISD board approves asking state for online learning extension until Oct. 19
UPDATE: EPISD trustees on Tuesday unanimously approved submitting a request to the Texas Education Association to extend online learning to eight…
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Doña Ana County has 50 of New Mexico’s 202 new virus cases
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Tuesday reported another 202 Covid-19 cases, with Doña Ana County accounting for a quarter…
Continue Reading El Paso shatters record with 540 reported cases; 7 more virus deaths
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public Health has explained the seeming discrepancy in data that showed an increase of 540 new cases…
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Russia claims to have 1st coronavirus vaccine ready for use
MOSCOW, Russia — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite…
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Trump mulls rule to block Americans returning from Mexico if they’re suspected of having virus
WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump may allow border agents to stop Americans suspected of having coronavirus from returning to the U.S. from Mexico,…
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Top doctor says Texas & El Paso see virus hospitalizations drop to lowest levels since early July
AUSTIN, Texas – The state of Texas is on the right track in its fight against the coronavirus with hospitalizations on the decline – and El Paso is…
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NMSU halts football practices after player tests positive for virus
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University pulled the plug on football practices Monday after a player tested positive for the…
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Expedited testing available to Las Cruces business owners with employees who contract virus
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Within two hours of learning one of her employees tested positive for the coronavirus, the owner of the Game Sports Bar and…
Continue Reading Doña Ana has 1 of New Mexico’s 5 new virus deaths as nursing homes elsewhere can re-start visitations
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Monday reported an additional 132 coronavirus cases and five more deaths, including…
Continue Reading El Paso’s virus death toll reaches 300 with 7 additional fatalities
EL PASO, Texas – Public health officials announced Monday morning that another seven people had died from Covid-19 in El Paso County, bringing the…
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UTEP postpones football practices after 4 players contract coronavirus
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP athletic officials said Sunday that football practices were postponed indefinitely after four players tested positive for the…
Continue Reading Dona Ana County has 30 of state’s 205 new cases as schools warned to follow virus rules
SANTA FE, New Mexico— Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 205 new coronavirus cases with four additional deaths. The latest…
Continue Reading El Paso sees 3 straight weeks of daily virus death reports, plus hits new active case record
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials reported two new coronavirus deaths on Sunday morning, raising the fatality count to 293 and marking the…
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U.S. tops 5 million Covid-19 cases, with Texas among 5 states making up more than 40% of tally
The U.S. topped 5 million cases of coronavirus early Sunday — and as experts have highlighted before, the true number of infections could be…
Continue Reading Slight drop for New Mexico, Doña Ana County in daily virus cases; fast reports on business cases ordered
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 155 new cases of coronavirus, with 21 of those coming from…
Continue Reading El Paso tops 16,000 virus cases as it nears 300 deaths
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County easily topped 16,000 confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday morning as it neared 300 deaths from the Covid-19…
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Legal experts say ADA doesn’t give blanket exemption from face mask mandates by government or businesses
EL PASO, Texas — Can businesses deny entry to someone for not wearing a face mask? During an El Paso City Council meeting earlier this week, city…
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UMC doctors say in-hospital treatments used to fight Covid-19 are encouraging
EL PASO, Texas — Doctors at University Medical Center of El Paso are encouraged by the success of new therapies to treat hospitalized COVID-19…
Continue Reading Doña Ana County records 3 new virus deaths, taking pandemic fatality toll to 30
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Doña Ana County tied the record it set just two days prior for its deadliest recorded day of the pandemic with three…
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El Paso psychiatrist offers advice on dealing with conflicts over mask wearing, social distancing
EL PASO, Texas — The last six months have shown that not everyone views the coronavirus pandemic through the same lens. Dr. Fabrizzio Delgado, who…
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UTEP works to kick off Covid-19 testing program to identify asymptomatic people
EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas at El Paso is making final preparations to it coronavirus testing program aimed at identifying asymptomatic…
Continue Reading 1 new virus death in El Paso; county about to top 16,000 confirmed cases
EL PASO, Texas – Public health officials announced Friday morning that one additional person had died from Covid-19 in El Paso County, marking a…
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New Mexico shuts down 2nd Walmart store due to virus outbreak among employees
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — An Albuquerque Walmart becomes the second store owned by the retail giant to be forced by the state of New Mexico to close…
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El Paso official says Covid compliance efforts being thwarted by rule-breaking businesses
EL PASO, Texas — In the five-months of the pandemic’s existence, Covid-19 compliance teams in El Paso claim they have faced several hurdles to…
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