El Paso County Judge Orders Shutdown Of Nonessential Businesses

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Cars line up for coronavirus tests at the University of Texas at El Paso on October 23. The city has seen a surge in cases which prompted a judge to issue a shutdown of non-essential businesses.

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El Paso, Texas, Judge Issues 2-Week Curfew To Stem Surge Of COVID-19 Cases

Samaniego over the weekend said he was «left with no choice» but to issue a mandatory two-week overnight curfew for residents of the El Paso area because of the spiking virus positivity rates.

At the time, El Paso County had seen a jump of 160% increase in the positivity rate over the last three weeks and a 300% increase in hospitalizations over that same period.

As of Friday, El Paso health officials have reported 47,052 confirmed coronavirus cases and 595 deaths.

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