4 deaths from virus, 145 new cases reported in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso Department of Public Health announced four new virus deaths on Monday morning.

The death toll now stands at 394 in El Paso County.

Monday’s announcement comes a day after the health department failed to report a new death for the first time in 33 days.

The health department identified the victims as:

1 man in his fifties

1 woman in her sixties

1 man in the 80s

1 woman in her 90s

All of them had underlying health problems.

Health officials have reported 145 new cases and 13 positive “delayed” results.

These retroactive positive results were provided by the state, which operated numerous testing sites in El Paso at the city’s request.

There are now 19,554 confirmed cases and 15,887 reported recoveries. That leaves El Paso with 3,273 known active cases.

For a full overview of Covid-19 data for the city of El Paso, click here.