After the county’s hospitalization rate crept up over 15%, public health officials issued a public health warning to try and stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus in Texas
As the coronavirus spread across the state, The Texas Tribune covered the most important health, economic, academic and breaking developments that affected Texans. Our map tracker showed the number of cases, deaths, tests and vaccinations in Texas from 2020-22.
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El Paso is fighting the coronavirus and state resistance as officials desperately try to keep up with sick and dying Texans
The county has turned to jail inmates to staff mobile morgues, and local officials say hospitals are nearing a point where they could have to ration care.
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Coronavirus cases in Texas are soaring again. But this time Gov. Greg Abbott says no lockdown is coming.
The last time case numbers were this high, Abbott closed bars and urged Texans to avoid summer holiday gatherings. This time, he’s staying the course, relying on a 2-month-old blueprint to claw back reopenings regionally based on hospitalizations.
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“Cancel gatherings, large and small”: Texas officials raise alarm ahead of Thanksgiving holiday
Health experts worry that increased travel and mingling over Thanksgiving and into the December holidays could exacerbate an already dangerous situation as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising across Texas.
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These Texans were rescued by the U.S. government after getting stranded in Peru. Now, the bills are arriving.
The U.S. State Department has sent letters to Americans rescued abroad during the pandemic asking for repayment for the repatriation flights and threatening to withhold tax refunds or social security payments if the debt goes unpaid for months.
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Incarcerated Texans enlisted to work in county morgue as COVID-19 deaths overwhelm El Paso
The inmates working in the morgue will earn $2 an hour. They are low-level offenders that are part of the detention facility’s trustee program.
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This immunocompromised student fears his own college town during the pandemic
In the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, hear from a student who says that because he’s immunocompromised, he’s worried that students aren’t taking the pandemic seriously when off campus, making him feel trapped in his home.
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Appeals court again halts El Paso County’s shutdown of nonessential businesses
The 8th Court of Appeals urged the county judge and a group of local restaurants to find some middle ground on coronavirus restrictions that don’t violate Gov. Greg Abbott’s statewide mandate.
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Texas reports more than 1 million COVID-19 cases, but state officials are slow to act
Texas joins California, which has 10 million more residents than Texas, as the nation’s leaders in coronavirus cases.
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Appeals court temporarily stops El Paso business shutdown
A state district judge permitted the El Paso shutdown to stand last week pending a final resolution of the case, but the 8th Court of Appeals paused the shutdown until a final decision is made. That could come as soon as Friday.