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UTRGV reported 93 new COVID-19 positives between Dec. 31 and Jan. 6, according to a university official.
Doug Arney, vice president for Administrative Support Services and chair of the Infectious Disease Committee at UTRGV, said among the 93 were 31 students, 43 staff and seven faculty members.
The remaining 12 are students who tested positive, but remain at home.
UTRGV updates the number of cases reported for campus individuals weekly through the Confirmed Cases Dashboard. The numbers on the website are provided by the university COVID-19 Response Team.
Arney said five UTRGV students were quarantined on campus the week of Dec. 31 to Jan. 6.
On Jan. 10, UT Health RGV announced in an email that the university will offer drive-up testing services to internal and external UTRGV community members.
Members of the public can schedule an appointment at uthealthrgv.org/covidtest.
During the week of Jan. 10-14, services will be provided by appointment only from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the UTRGV Community Engagement & Student Success Building parking lot, located at 1407 E. Freddy Gonzalez Drive in Edinburg.
For insured patients:
–UT Health RGV will submit your claim to your insurance provider. You must provide your health insurance information at the time of scheduling an appointment.
–If you visit a UT Health RGV clinical site, there may be a fee for the doctor visit and test, and you may have additional out-of-pocket costs depending on your health plan coverage. Contact your insurance provider for details about your coverage.
For uninsured patients:
–If testing is medically necessary, there is no cost (federal uninsured program will cover the costs).
–If you would like to get tested for traveling purposes or requirements by an employer, the fee for the PCR test is $100.
Source: uthealthrgv.org
Services will also be provided from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at the Harlingen Academic & Clinical Research Building parking lot, located at 2102 Treasure Hills Blvd.
During the week of Jan. 17-21, services will be provided at the UTRGV CESS Building parking lot from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
Other available times and locations for the week of Jan. 17 include:
–8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in parking Lot B-4, located at 2651 FJRM Ave. in Brownsville (across from Casa Bella and the University Police Department)
–8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Friday at the HACRB Building parking lot in Harlingen.
All UT Health RGV testing sites will be closed Jan. 17, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
In Hidalgo and Cameron counties, COVID-19 cases continue to increase.
Hidalgo County reported an additional 442 cases Monday, raising the county’s total to 125,730, according to its website.
As of Monday, the county reported one additional death, raising its death toll to 3,536.
Cameron County reported an additional 2,011 cases Monday, raising the county’s total to 58,523 cases.
As of Monday, two additional deaths were reported, raising the county’s death toll at 2,039.
