(Ed.'s Note: It appears that the exponential contagion predicted for South Texas as the COVID-19 plague spreads through the country is reaching its full bloom here. Just a month ago (March 18) there were rumors of two positive cases in Cameron County of a couple who lived on South Padre Island and went back to Michigan.
Apart from that, the one positive confirmed case was a Rancho Viejo resident who traveled in a group to Spain and Ireland. The first confirmed death that of an 81-year-old Veranda Rest Home and Rehab resident in Harlingen was about three weeks later, on April 6.
The cas was pretty much the same across Texas. (See graphic.)
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Then the virus took off. And it hasn't stopped yet.
Today (April 18), the county confirmed its fifth-COVID-19 related death.The number of positive COVID-19 cases in the county is 279 and nine additional reports were reported by the Cameron County Health Dept.since yesterday. The contagion, obviously, is in full force. Now more than ever, the Stay and Home and Shelter on Place orders take on a crucial importance. And a lack of face covering will earn you a citation from law enforcement across all of South Texas. )
A fifth person died due to COVID-19 related complications, Cameron County reported Friday.
The death of 77-year old man from Los Fresnos is the first death from a community transmission, according to a news release issued by the county.
“It saddens me that we have lost another individual from our community to this deadly virus and, unfortunately, this individual is our first community transmission death and not related to the nursing home cases,” Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. stated in the release. “Our deepest sympathies to his family and friends. Our thoughts are with them during this difficult time.”
The county also reported nine more cases of the coronavirus which raises the total there to 279. Of those, 102 individuals have recovered.
Meanwhile, seven more people in Hidalgo County tested positive for COVID-19 while three individuals were cleared and released from isolation, officials reported Friday.
The newly positive individuals reside in Palmview, McAllen, Edinburg, Hidalgo and Alamo.
Apart from that, the one positive confirmed case was a Rancho Viejo resident who traveled in a group to Spain and Ireland. The first confirmed death that of an 81-year-old Veranda Rest Home and Rehab resident in Harlingen was about three weeks later, on April 6.
The cas was pretty much the same across Texas. (See graphic.)
Then the virus took off. And it hasn't stopped yet.
Today (April 18), the county confirmed its fifth-COVID-19 related death.The number of positive COVID-19 cases in the county is 279 and nine additional reports were reported by the Cameron County Health Dept.since yesterday. The contagion, obviously, is in full force. Now more than ever, the Stay and Home and Shelter on Place orders take on a crucial importance. And a lack of face covering will earn you a citation from law enforcement across all of South Texas. )
A fifth person died due to COVID-19 related complications, Cameron County reported Friday.
The death of 77-year old man from Los Fresnos is the first death from a community transmission, according to a news release issued by the county.
“It saddens me that we have lost another individual from our community to this deadly virus and, unfortunately, this individual is our first community transmission death and not related to the nursing home cases,” Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. stated in the release. “Our deepest sympathies to his family and friends. Our thoughts are with them during this difficult time.”
The county also reported nine more cases of the coronavirus which raises the total there to 279. Of those, 102 individuals have recovered.
Meanwhile, seven more people in Hidalgo County tested positive for COVID-19 while three individuals were cleared and released from isolation, officials reported Friday.
The newly positive individuals reside in Palmview, McAllen, Edinburg, Hidalgo and Alamo.