Delta Variant Confirmed in EP, Mayor Begs You to Get Vaccinated It should be no surprise since it has been reported in other areas of Texas weeks ago, but El Paso didn't have the proper testing for it in-house. Officials have been shipping out random samples of positive COVID-19 tests out of our area, so it was a matter of time till it was officially detected in EL Paso. County Judge Ricardo Samaniego and El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser held a press conference on July 30th, 2021 to announce the first three cases of positive Delta Variant COVID-19 tests. Those who tested positive were one woman in her 20s and one woman in her 40s and one in her 60s.