Commonground
Senior Moderator
July 10, 2020
Hidalgo County is awash in a tidal wave of COVID-19 cases that has filled its hospitals to capacity, officials said Thursday.
County leaders said in an afternoon briefing they had 1,274 newly diagnosed cases. In a late update, they reported 20 deaths for the day.
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The total number of COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Hidalgo County since the pandemic began reached 7,334 on Thursday, while its cumulative death toll reached 123 by late Thursday.
“For months now, we have been telling you how to protect yourself from this deadly disease — mainly to stay home and to avoid other people,” Cortez said at a briefing broadcast on Facebook Live. “For months now, the community has not followed the warnings of these experts. Neighbors are dying. Hospitals are at capacity. The rate of infection continues to rise. Yet our streets are full of activity. And I get reports from all over the county that people are not taking this disease seriously.”
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Officials said 741 COVID patients were hospitalized in Hidalgo County on Thursday afternoon. At least 194 were in intensive care units.
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https://www.expressnews.com/news/loc...o-15398472.php
Hidalgo County is awash in a tidal wave of COVID-19 cases that has filled its hospitals to capacity, officials said Thursday.
County leaders said in an afternoon briefing they had 1,274 newly diagnosed cases. In a late update, they reported 20 deaths for the day.
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The total number of COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Hidalgo County since the pandemic began reached 7,334 on Thursday, while its cumulative death toll reached 123 by late Thursday.
“For months now, we have been telling you how to protect yourself from this deadly disease — mainly to stay home and to avoid other people,” Cortez said at a briefing broadcast on Facebook Live. “For months now, the community has not followed the warnings of these experts. Neighbors are dying. Hospitals are at capacity. The rate of infection continues to rise. Yet our streets are full of activity. And I get reports from all over the county that people are not taking this disease seriously.”
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Officials said 741 COVID patients were hospitalized in Hidalgo County on Thursday afternoon. At least 194 were in intensive care units.
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https://www.expressnews.com/news/loc...o-15398472.php