As of Dec. 1, El Paso health officials are reporting 933 confirmed Covid-19 deaths. In November, 331 deaths were added to the official death toll alone. There are 579 more deaths under investigation.

Meanwhile, there have been 56 flu-related deaths total over the last seven flu seasons dating back to 2013-14.

A City of El Paso spokeswoman tells ABC-7 that so far in the 2020-21 flu season, there have been no flu-related deaths reported. There were 39 confirmed flu cases in September and 96 in October. Data is still being collected for November.

 

Source: No, Covid-19 is not ‘just the flu’; El Paso data shows clear difference – KVIA