3 new deaths from the El Paso virus and almost 500 cases still spread at ‘dangerously’ high levels

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso health officials reported three new coronavirus deaths on Sunday morning and 492 cases were added.

The latest victims of deaths included a woman in her 50s, a man in his 70s and another man in his 80s. As of Sunday, the death toll had reached 1,692.

The number of active infections among El Pasoans on Sunday was 35,529. The total number of cases reported since the onset of the pandemic is 113,637.

“Covid-19 is still spreading through El Paso County – with the second highest infection rate and the tenth highest death rate among U.S. urban centers – at a dangerously high level,” Bob Moore of El Paso Matters wrote in his weekly on Sunday. virus analysis.

Health officials said 75,832 El Paso County residents have recovered from Covid-19 so far, though doctors suggest some of those recovered will continue to have long-term health consequences due to infection.

Full information on the El Paso Health Division virus can be found online at EPStrong.org.