A woman in her 20s among 26 new virus deaths reported in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – El Paso health officials announced 26 new coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday morning, along with 267 new cases.

The victims include a woman in her 20s. She is one of six other people in their 20s who died of the virus in El Paso. The other victims include:

• 1 male in his thirties
• 1 woman in her 40s
• 1 male in his 40s
• 1 male in his 50s
• 7 females in their 60s
• 1 male in his 60s
• 3 men in their 70s
• 4 females in their 70s
• 2 men in their 80s
• 2 females in their 80s
• 1 male in his 90s
• 1 woman in her 90s

The death toll now stands at 1,452.

Hospitalizations decreased from 428 to 402. This is the least Covid-19 patient El Paso has had since October 15th. There are 159 patients in the ICU.

There are currently 34,372 active cases known. Since the onset of the pandemic, at least 98,017 people in El Paso have been infected with the virus. More than 61,000 people have recovered.

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