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El Paso County reported 1,020 new coronavirus cases and 4 deaths on Saturday.
The 4 patients had underlying fitness problems: the patient, a woman in her 30s, a 40-year-old woman, a 50-year-old man and a 40-year-old man, and the death toll is now 661.
Staff also informed the Ministry of Public Health of 232 additional cases that are part of the local effects delayed across the state.
Health officials said 35,551 more people have recovered and there are 24,562 active cases.
There were 61,104 positive cases. Knowledge shows that another 1,064 people are hospitalized, adding 315 in intensive care and 169 in fans; 50% of hospitalizations in El Paso County are similar to COVID-19.
Texas reports 942,359 and 18,589 deaths.
New Mexico has 52,394 instances and 1,088 deaths, adding 7,887 instances and one hundred deaths in Doa Ana County.
There are 15,761 and 1,433 deaths in Juarez.
The commander general of the 1st Armoured Division and Fort Bliss declared a public conditioning emergency on Friday of COVID-19.
“This allows the facility to better position The William Beaumont Army Medical Center to deal with the beneficiaries of the Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration,” reads in a fort bliss press release. “This measure is prudent given the significant accumulation of COVID -19 cases in the El Paso region. “
The declaration will last 30 days unless cancelled or extended.
The environmental branch of the city of El Paso temporarily closed two of its five citizen collection stations on Wednesday due to the pandemic, authorities said in a press release.
Citizen collection stations are deposits for more family waste, recyclable and bulky items. Sites that have closed are at 121 Atlantic Road in the west aspect and 2492 Harrison Ave. in Central. La deactivation by transitority of the two deposition sites complies with the US Centres. But it’s not the first time COVID-19 Disease Control and Prevention rules to slow the spread of the virus.
Residential consumers can dispose of more family trash and recycle at remaining sites at 1034 Pendale Road, 4501 Hondo Pass Drive and 3510 Confederate Drive, such as the Grand El Paso landfill at 2600 Darrington Road.
Tests are loose and should be done for anyone age five and older with or without symptoms. For help with the results, please email Covid1nineHelp@honumg. com or call 8fourfour-778-2fourfivefive. Open from nine am to four pm, seven days a week.
Ascarate Park, 6800 Delta Drive
Tobin Nations Leisure Center; Railway 8831
Valle Verde Campus of El Paso Community College; 919 Hunter Drive
SISD Student Activity Complex; 1300 Joe Battle Boulevard
UTEP Schuster Parking 1 on Shuster Avenue at roundabout 1nine66 Spur in the south of the complex; nine a. m. four p. m. De Monday through Sunday.
Tests are loose and should be done for anyone age five and older with or without symptoms. For help with the results, email us at Assistance@txcovidtest. org or call 833-213-0643.
Kenworthy Complex in Area 1nine at nine776 Kenworthy St. ; nine a. m. four p. m. de Monday to Friday
East Side Sports Complex at 1four380 Montwood Drive; nine a. m. four p. m. De Monday to Sunday
Tests are loose and should be done for anyone age five and older with or without symptoms.
The city has also made plans to get the COVID-19 check in EPStrong. org.
Residents can visit the city’s COVID website, click the Test tab and the “Plan your test” button.
The city’s central check (Memorial Park); 1701 N. Copy St.
Far Eastern City test site (Eastwood / Album Park); 3110 Parkwood Street
• East Side City Test Site, 301 George Perry Boulevard.
West Side City Test Site, 7400 High Ridge Drive
Testing at any of the city sites is loose and can be done from 8 a. m. 3 p. m. de to Saturday by appointment only. Residents with or without symptoms can also schedule appointments by calling 915-212-0783.
A loose driving control site at Houston United Medical Memorial Center is open from 9 a. m. 4 p. m. de to Sunday at County SportsPark, 1780 N. Zaragoza Road, with the front of Joe Battle Boulevard. No appointments required. Checks are loose and can be obtained for anyone age five and older with or without symptoms. The effects of the test will be provided by email within two to 3 days. For help with check effects, email us at Assistance@txcovidcheck. org or call 833-213-06four3.
In addition, the Texas Military Department’s cellular team is achieving more achievements in rural communities in El Paso County.
The tests will take place from nine a. m. at four p. m. on the following dates and places:
November 6: ESD Headquarters – 2, 16001 Socorro Road, Fabens
November 9: MVFD Station 2, 5411 Paso View Drive, Montana Vista
November 10: Horizon First Baptist, 17018 Darrington, Horizon
November 11: West Valley Fire St. , 510 Vinton Road, Anthony
November 13: ESD Fire Station – 2, 11440 N. Loop, Relief
November 16: ESD Headquarters – 2, 16001 Socorro Road, Fabens
• November 18: West Valley Fire St. , 510 Vinton Road, Anthony
November 19: Horizon First Baptist, 17018 Darrington Road, Horizon
November 20: West Valley Fire St. , 510 Vinton Road, Anthony
November 23: ESD Fire Station – 2, 11440 N. Loop, Relief
November 24: Horizon First Baptist, 17018 Darrington, Horizon, Texas
November 30: MVFD Station 2, 5411 Paso View Drive, Montana Vista
People make an appointment online at http://patient. questdiagnostics. com/myquestcovidtest.
Tuesday and Thursday:
CVS officials report that the pharmacy will settle for insurance at driving checkpoints and that unsafe patients will be covered through a program funded through the US Department of Health and Human Services. But it’s not the first time
People must register in advance at https://www. cvs. com/minuteclinic.
For a complete list of verification sites, see http://www. epstrong. org/checking. php.