Yesterday the Texas Department of Health and Human Services – based on death certificates – listed 276 COVID-related deaths in Cameron County. At the same time, Cameron County Judge Judge Eddie Treviño and the county's Public Health Department asserted that there have been 192 deaths so far.
This discrepancy continues to bedevil the credibility of county authorities and has gotten worse after Treviño and medical director Dr. Jaime Castillo warned residents that the numbers will get "much worse" and to expect "hundreds" of death reports in the near future. Who do we believe?