COVID 19 Information in El Paso

A multi-agency Nursing Home Task Force, led by the City of El Paso Emergency Operations Center, has undertaken numerous reviews at area nursing homes and continues to provide infection prevention procedures to protect residents and staff at these facilities. Nursing homes, nursing centers and other 'congregate care facilities' are at high risk of outbreaks of COVID-19, and patients are among the most vulnerable persons in terms of serious illness and death.

The Emergency Operations Center, the Environmental Protection Agency, El Paso Fire Rescue, County Fire & Rescue, and the City of El Paso Department of Health are part of the task force. In order to minimize the spread of viruses and minimize the impact of the disease on these vulnerable populations, each of these organisations has its own highly specialized technical training and skills.