Southwest Texas Receives Support From Federal COVID-19 Care Teams

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) activated additional resources to help combat COVID-19 in the El Paso region. HHS is deploying two 35-person Disaster Medical Assistance Teams and a Trauma Critical Care Team.

Governor Abbott said in a press statement issued on October 25, 2020: "We are working closely with our federal and local partners to meet the needs of the El Paso community and ultimately bring hospitalizations down."

Additionally, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego issued a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for the next 2-weeks to help curb the rising rates of COVID-19 hospitalization.