A 60-year-old Alamo man with underlying medical conditions died Friday after testing positive for the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus, Hidalgo county announced in a news release. The unidentified man is the 12th person in Hidalgo County to die after testing positive for the disease. “It’s hard as we confront the tragic news of another death…

Thursday saw the total amount of COVID-19 cases increase by 45, the largest single day increase, the county said. That brings the total number of known cases in the county to 679 people. “We have been saying for days that we knew an increase in positive cases was coming,” Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez…

A grant that is part of the CARES Act will assist the county in aiding individuals and families who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless. Hidalgo County was awarded a Homeless Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG-CV) in the amount of $4,242,374 that will be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic…

The amount of COVID-19 testing in Hidalgo County surpassed the 16,000 mark as 24 people tested positive for the virus Wednesday. Starr County reported an additional four cases, bringing the county total to 42. As of Wednesday, 22 cases in Starr County have recorded with 20 individuals hospitalized. The total number of known cases of…

The total amount of COVID-19 cases has increased to 610 after 26 more people tested positive for the virus, the county announced Tuesday. The rise in new cases is being attributed to an increase in testing following a state mandate to test two percent of the state’s population and all nursing home residents and their…

A 60-year-old McAllen woman with a history of medical complications died Monday after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez announced in a news release. Her death makes her the 11th individual who has died in Hidalgo County after testing positive for this strain of coronavirus. “Today’s tragic development illustrates the…

Hidalgo County and Starr County reported a total of 17 new cases of COVID-19 in their counties over the weekend. Hidalgo County announced 15 new cases, bringing the total number in the county to 575. The new cases are split between 10 females and five males whose ages range from their 20s to 70s from…

The total amount of known cases of COVID-19 in Hidalgo County rose to 560 after the county announced 12 new cases in a Friday news release. Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez stated in the news release that more aggressive testing in the county is causing the increase in positive cases. “This disease has not…