EL PASO, Texas – El Paso health officials reported five new deaths in Covid-19 and 481 additional cases on Saturday morning, with a cumulative total of 109,589 cases and 1,641 deaths.
The most recent deaths included a man and woman in their 50s, a man in his 60s, a man in his 70s and a man in his 80s. All five had underlying health conditions, officials said.
As of Saturday, the number of active infections stood at 35,080.
Infections in El Paso have been on the rise since the Christmas and New Year holidays, but remain declining, according to the El Paso Matters analysis of the El Paso Department of Public Health.
So far in January, the El Paso Matters analysis also showed that people aged 19 and younger account for almost 20% of new infections, which is more than 3 points higher than their percentage of cases in 2020. The increase in cases among children is at a time when some schools were re-learning personally.
Officials say 72,306 El Pasoans have recovered from the virus to date, but doctors note that some infected people may experience long-term health consequences despite recovery.
Full virus data from the El Paso Health Department can be found online at EPStrong.org.
(El Paso Matters contributed to this report.)