No new El Paso virus deaths, cases continue double-digit increases
EL PASO, Texas — No new coronavirus deaths were reported Sunday in El Paso, following a week that saw 20 deaths in the county. But double-digit case…
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Vicarious racism: You don’t have to be the target to be harmed
Watching the unsettling video of George Floyd crying out for his mother while gasping for air made Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner,…
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New Mexico tops 7,600 virus cases: Doña Ana County trends downward, Otero prison outbreak grows
SANTE FE, New Mexico — New Mexico had over 7,600 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Saturday, but the number of new cases trended downward for…
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Juárez finishes week with 52 virus deaths and record-setting levels of new cases
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The city of Juárez recorded six additional coronavirus deaths on Saturday — for a total of 52 this week and 260 since the…
Continue Reading Virus deaths reach 20 for the week in El Paso, which now has more deaths & cases than San Antonio
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso health officials reported one new coronavirus death on Saturday as the county reached 20 fatalities for the week, the…
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Pangolins may have incubated the novel coronavirus, gene study shows
A deep dive into the genetics of the novel coronavirus shows it seems to have spent some time infecting both bats and pangolins before it jumped into…
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El Paso funeral homes working with hospitals to clear morgue space amid pandemic, rising deaths
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso hospitals may be starting to feel the impact of the death toll related to Covid-19 in the form of space in their morgues.…
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El Paso institution Chico’s Tacos reopens to crowds looking to get their food fix
EL PASO, Texas — Fans of rolled tacos submerged in spicy sauce and smothered with shredded cheese, rejoice. El Paso food institution Chico’s Tacos…
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Father deployed overseas calls on Las Cruces community for daughter’s birthday parade
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Corporal Nicholas Herrera is a member of the New Mexico National Guard and for the last several months, he’s been away from…
Continue Reading Playdates and the pandemic: Can kids safely meet up?
Most days, Shannon Miller’s two sons, ages 7 and 4, play outside on their cul-de-sac in a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. But as the hours pass, more…
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Mask confusion: Dona Ana County requires face masks, Las Cruces mayor opposed
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Dona Ana County Commissioners voted recently to make it mandatory for anyone out in public to wear a mask. This was much to…
Continue Reading One in 10 Covid-19 patients with diabetes die within a week, study finds
One in 10 coronavirus patients with diabetes died within the first seven days of hospitalization, and one in five needed a ventilator to breathe,…
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Doña Ana County Sheriff distributes 3,000 face masks to help public comply with order
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After Doña Ana County Commissioners mandated masks in all public areas of the county, Sheriff Kim Stewart said she knew…
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New Mexico high school athletics to resume in June with limitations; LCPS says ‘it’s too soon’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The New Mexico Activities Association has voted to allow high school athletes to begin practice in June, but with extremely…
Continue Reading Trump decision to leave WHO endangers global health, medical groups say
Groups representing infectious disease doctors, pediatricians and general physicians all protested President Donald Trump’s decision to…
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Partygoer at Missouri’s Lake of Ozarks tests positive for virus
OSAGE BEACH, Missouri — Health officials said Friday that they were seeking to “inform mass numbers of unknown people” after a person who…
Continue Reading Study shows 10 times more New Yorkers had Covid-19 by April than previously counted
By the end of March, 1 in 7 New York adults had Covid-19 — about 10 times higher than the official account, according to a new study sponsored…
Continue Reading 3rd virus deaths occur in Doña Ana County; inmate infections top 100 at Otero County Prison
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man in his 90s who died in a local hospital is the third confirmed coronavirus death in Doña Ana County, state health…
Continue Reading With the coronavirus pandemic entering a new phase in the US, world health experts shift focus to new hot spots
As the US coronavirus death toll reached the grim milestone of more than 100,000 deaths this week, world health experts are concerned about new hot…
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7 new Juárez deaths as it nears top of curve, governor still worries about spread
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Ministry of Health on Friday announced seven new coronavirus deaths in the city of Juárez, which were among nine…
Continue Reading If you have ADHD, here’s how to manage working from home
As some companies shifted to working from home, some adults with ADHD hit a wall. The transition has been challenging for many. But for some adults…
Continue Reading US missed early chance to slow coronavirus, genetic study indicates
The United States missed out on an early chance to catch imported cases of coronavirus earlier this year, genetics experts say in a new report. Their…
Continue Reading CDC was ‘never blind’ to early spread of coronavirus within the US, director says
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was “never blind” to the early spread of the coronavirus in the United States, the…
Continue Reading Avoiding a bummer summer: Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s coronavirus podcast for May 29
Summer’s coming, but for many, it will look very different. Camps and activities are getting cancelled, so families are getting creative. CNN…
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5 new virus deaths in El Paso; over 1,500 now recovered
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public health reported Friday that five more people had died of Covid-19 in El Paso County. The new…
Continue Reading We have different attitudes toward social distancing, and it’s straining relationships
Andrew remembers the week everything changed. When his flight back home to Chicago landed on March 11, he returned from a family gathering to a city…
Continue Reading Senators ask CDC for plan to fix coronavirus-related drop in vaccinations
Seventeen Democratic senators have sent a letter to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asking for a plan to fight a…
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‘Nerve-racking’: Virus testing backlog has El Pasoans waiting 10 days or more for results
EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso has set up more than a dozen Covid-19 testing sites throughout the community, and while it could take as little…
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WATCH: 68-year-old El Paso virus survivor cheered as he leaves hospital after 47 days
EL PASO, Texas — A 68-year-old man is the definition of staying strong and he’s sure to put a smile on your face. He just became the latest of El…
Continue Reading New coronavirus cases are declining in parts of the US but experts say more deaths are coming
No one wants to see another horrific milestone like the one reached this week. The US death toll from coronavirus topped 100,000, according to data…
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