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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Department of Public Health announced seven deaths from the virus and 337 new cases on Friday morning.
The death toll is now 266.
The health department said the victims ranged in age from 70 to 90. Only one of the victims, a man in his 70s, had no underlying health problems.
There have now been 14,276 confirmed cases in El Paso County since the pandemic began. The number of active cases increased for the first time in five days. It now stands 3,311, compared to 3,204 on Thursday.
The Department of Public Health has not yet released the updated number of recoveries.
Hospitalizations decreased by 15 from 279 to 264. The number of ICU patients decreased from 104 to 100. However, the number of patients on ventilators increased to 54, which is the all-time high.
For a complete view of Covid-19 health department data, click here.
Coronavirus / El Paso
