EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – More than 1,500 residents of El Paso have died from Covid-19 since the virus hit the community last March.
Health officials announced eight new coronavirus-related deaths on Friday, bringing the death toll to 1,506.
There were still 564 deaths listed as under investigation. These are suspected deaths by Covid-19 that have not yet been confirmed, although historically the majority of suspected deaths have ended up being confirmed by health officials.
The health department also reported 593 new cases, most in a single day since December 12.
Covid-19’s hospitalizations increased from 411 to 423. There are 162 patients in the ICU.
The number of known active cases is 34,478, down from 69 on Thursday.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 102,055 confirmed cases in El Paso, with 65,475 recoveries reported.
Complete data from the El Paso health department on Covid-19 can be found online at EPStrong.org.