El Paso County Health Department Covid Outbreak
El paso texas ktsm the el paso department of health reports 9 additional covid 19 deaths and 85 new cases along with 38 additional cases on friday.
El paso county health department covid outbreak. Hector ocaranza said the infection rate in el paso continues to decline and has dropped from 70 percent from aug. To view colorado case numbers recorded by the colorado department of public health and environment click here. For el paso county the covid 19 pandemic kicked off march 13 when a woman died two weeks after playing cards in a bridge tournament. The latest report about covid 19 outbreaks from the colorado department of public health and environment cites thirty new infection sites including eight restaurants ranging from fast food joints.
Public health is working to make information regarding confirmed covid 19 outbreaks in el paso county available on our website. El paso county public health defines an outbreak as two or more confirmed cases at. These numbers bring our total death toll up to 461 and the total number of confirmed cases to 21 458. El paso county co three more confirmed covid 19 outbreaks have been reported in el paso county.
Number of patients currently hospitalized for confirmed covid 19. Three new covid 19 outbreaks have been confirmed in el paso county including at a mcdonald s and a care facility. If you have general questions about covid 19 call co help at 303 389 1687 or 1 877 462 2911. Case numbers recorded by the centers for disease control and prevention click here.
10 a five week period. If you are in el paso county and have non urgent questions about covid 19 please call the el paso county public health call center at 719 575 8888. An outbreak is defined as two or more confirmed cases within 14 days in the same facility. Outbreaks in el paso county below is a list of current local covid 19 outbreaks in el paso county.
Her positive test for covid 19 came back hours after her death. Patients currently hospitalized as covid 19 persons under investigation. El paso county city health authority dr. Percent of facilities updating within 24 hours 62.