Coronavirus
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Department of Public Health on Thursday morning reported 11 new deaths related to coronavirus.
That brought the death toll in El Paso County to 410.
The health department identified the dead as:
- 1 man in his 50s
- 1 man in his 60s
- 1 man in his 70s
- 1 woman in her seventies
- 4 women in the 80s
- 1 man in his 90s
- 2 women in the 90s
All had underlying health conditions. Health officials said these deaths did not occur on the same day, but rather over the past few weeks. The official cause of death was gathered on the same day, so those deaths were announced at the same time.
The health department also announced 150 new cases, and 22 “delayed” positive results. These are weeks old results that the health department just got from the state.
El Paso County has now reported 19,925 confirmed virus cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 16,413 reported evictions. Experts warn that some of these recoveries may have longer-term health effects from infection.
There are 3,110 active cases known in the province.
Hospitalizations increased from 131 to 134. The number of ICU patients now stands at 50 (a decrease of one), and there were 30 patients on ventilators.
Click here for a full look at El Paso’s Covid-19 data.
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