3 new deaths by the El Paso virus and almost 500 cases added, still spreading at high levels “dangerously”

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

The latest fatalities included a woman in her 50s, a man in her 70s and another man in her 80s. On Sunday, the death toll reached 1,692.

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

“Covid-19 continues to spread across El Paso County – which has the second highest infection rate and the tenth highest death rate among urban centers in the U.S. – at a dangerously high level,” wrote Bob Moore of El Paso Matters on Sunday in his weekly virus analysis.

Health officials have listed 75,832 residents of El Paso County as having recovered from Covid-19 so far, although doctors advise that some of those recovered individuals will continue to experience long-term health consequences as a result of being infected.

Complete data from the El Paso health department on the virus can be found online at EPStrong.org.