Mary Wilson
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By Alta Spells and Susannah Cullinane
Updated 6:31 AM ET, Sat July 4, 2020
(CNN)Hospitals in at least two Texas counties are at full capacity heading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend, with county judges urging residents to shelter in place.
Judges in Starr and Hidalgo counties sent out emergency alerts Friday, warning residents that local hospitals in the Rio Grande Valley were at capacity.
... "The local and valley hospitals are at full capacity and have no more beds available. I urge all of our residents to please shelter-in-place, wear face coverings, practice social distancing and AVOID GATHERINGS," he wrote.
Vera issued a public safety alert announcing a "Level 1 Severe" threat due to the virus spreading rapidly across the county.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/04/us/texas-hospitals-coronavirus/index.html
Updated 6:31 AM ET, Sat July 4, 2020
(CNN)Hospitals in at least two Texas counties are at full capacity heading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend, with county judges urging residents to shelter in place.
Judges in Starr and Hidalgo counties sent out emergency alerts Friday, warning residents that local hospitals in the Rio Grande Valley were at capacity.
... "The local and valley hospitals are at full capacity and have no more beds available. I urge all of our residents to please shelter-in-place, wear face coverings, practice social distancing and AVOID GATHERINGS," he wrote.
Vera issued a public safety alert announcing a "Level 1 Severe" threat due to the virus spreading rapidly across the county.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/04/us/texas-hospitals-coronavirus/index.html