The timing couldn’t be worse. COVID-19 cases are surging in the middle of mountain cedar season, causing doubts for some who may have seasonal allergies.

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio nurse who was on the frontlines in New York during the first wave of COVID-19 spikes in the U.S. may travel to El Paso next to help out with the city’s surging cases. On April 13, Gonzales traveled to New York to help overwhelmed hospitals. After returning from New York, Gonzales began working on her doctoral degree to be a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. “I do have a winter break coming up, and I have started talking to a few people about maybe going to El Paso to help,” Gonzales said. RELATED: San Antonio nurse shares experience treating COVID-19 patients in New York