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Hidalgo County health officials reported 20 people have died today due to complications related to COVID-19 and 283 others tested positive for the virus Tuesday. The total number of known positive cases is 20,431 with 4,484 of those marked as active. The county COVID-19 death count now stands at 849. “Even one death from COVID-19 is…

DHR Health is pleased to announce Fernando Membreño, M.D., MSc has joined the DHR Health Transplant Institute – Liver Specialty Center. He is board certified in Transplant Hepatology and devoted to caring for patients with liver diseases and focuses on advancing liver therapies for fatty liver and liver cancer through research. As part of the…

22 people died due to complications related to COVID-19 on the same day Hidalgo County surpassed the 20,000 count of known positive cases. The new number of total cases occurred after 407 people tested positive for the virus, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said in a Monday news release, bringing the total number of…

Starr County’s leading health official resigned Monday. The county confirmed the resignation in a social media post that was published Monday afternoon and cited a contract dispute for Vasquez’s service as the cause for Vasquez stepping down. “Starr County Commissioners voted against awarding Vazquez a contract which included compensation for his work, the county said in…

Those who have lost a loved one due to COVID-19 will now be eligible for up to $2,000 in funeral expenses from the county. On Monday, the county Hidalgo County announced the establishment of the Hidalgo County COVID Condolence Program to assist eligible individuals who have lost a loved one due to COVID-19 with up…

The death toll of COVID-19 related deaths added 17 more souls over the weekend, bringing the death total to 807. Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez announced the new number in a Sunday news release that said an additional 207 learned that they have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus on Sunday and Saturday. The…

A combined 504 new cases of COVID-19 were reported Friday in the counties of Hidalgo and Starr. 431 of those cases came from Hidalgo County, which also reported 25 new COVID-19 related deaths. The amount of known positive cases in Hidalgo County now stands at 19,534 with 4,499 of those cases marked as active. The…

Following the passing of candidate John A. Lopez, Ruben Plata and Alberto “Beto” Vela will remain in their seats on the Mission city council. Last Thurs. August 6, the city of Mission held a special called meeting to discuss the 2020 elections. Originally set for May of this year, the elections were postponed due to…

Following last week’s visit to assess the damage sustained in the Valley by Hurricane Hanna, Governor Greg Abbott returned to see the set up for a hospital in the McAllen Convention Center. The McAllen Convention Center has been outfitted with hospital beds, equipment and medical supplies to alleviate some of the strain on local hospitals,…

Three family members have created a resource for people who have lost their jobs during the pandemic because of the coronavirus. Sigal Spitzer, her brother Gilad and her husband Zach Flamholz, all relatively young, have launched ILostMyJobToCoronavirus.com, a platform designed to connect the unemployed to new employment resources and opportunities. Flamholz, a medical student in…