Active virus cases drop by over 26K as El Paso health dept. changes calculation method
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Health Department changed the way it calculates active cases, and that led to a massive drop in that number Wednesday morning.
There are currently 8,152 known active cases, that's 26,166 fewer than Tuesday.
"We're just trying to streamline the system, to make sure the community --as well as everyone on the team here -- has their eyes on the proper data to make recommendations going forward," said Fire Chief Mario D'agostino, the head of El Paso's Emergency Operations.