Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. held a press conference earlier today to update the public on the most recent numbers concerning COVID-19 in the county.
A total of 224 individuals have been tested, 26 results have been confirmed positive and 97 negative, according to Treviño.
Eleven confirmed cases are from Brownsville, seven from Harlingen, three from Rancho Viejo, two from Los Fresnos and one each from San Benito, Rio Hondo and Laguna Vista.
Of the 26 confirmed cases, eight have been cleared and six are currently hospitalized. In Harlingen, two are hospitalized at Valley Baptist Medical Center and two at Harlingen Medical Center. In Brownsville, one is hospitalized at Valley Baptist Medical Center and one at Valley Regional Medical Center.
Cameron County Public Health confirmed three of the positive cases have been identified as employees from the Veranda Nursing Home in Harlingen and all are in isolation, according to the county judge.
Treviño said Cameron County opened a drive-thru testing site Monday in collaboration with Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen.
Thirty-nine individuals were tested.
Treviño said UTRGV also opened its own drive-thru testing site Monday in Brownsville and eight individuals were tested utilizing the UTRGV lab.
The City of Brownsville’s drive-thru site has tested 217 individuals and had three positive results, which have been referred to the Cameron County health department, according to the county judge.
On Monday, the city’s testing site had 150 tests scheduled and 93 were completed.
“We continue to review and receive questions and inquiries about what is considered essential services,” Treviño said. “We also continue to monitor any direction from the federal government or the state with regards to some of these activities.”
He said golfing and non-commercial fishing are not considered essential activities.
SpaceX is considered a necessary infrastructure as part of the federal government and the Department of Defense.
“There were concerns or questions raised by both the media and private individuals … and that’s why they continue to operate,” he said. “They are considered a necessary infrastructure as part of our national security and Department of Defense guidelines and requirements.”
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