Six COVID-19 positives at UTRGV

UTRGV reported six additional COVID-19 cases between Oct. 8 and 14, 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 six were five students and one staff member.

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 two UTRGV students were quarantined on campus the week of Oct. 8 to 14.

As previously reported by The Rider, UTRGV has provided 50 rooms in separate wings of the Casa Bella Apartments on the Brownsville campus and in the Village Apartments in Edinburg for quarantining students.

As of last Wednesday, UT Health RGV had administered 45,586 tests and 86,255 vaccine doses, according to the Confirmed Cases Dashboard on the UTRGV COVID-19 website.

In Hidalgo and Cameron counties, COVID-19 numbers are still on the rise.

Hidalgo County reported an additional 176 confirmed cases last Wednesday, raising the county’s total to 116,938, according to its website.

As of last Wednesday, the county reported two additional deaths, raising its death toll to 3,420. Both individuals were unvaccinated. 

Last Tuesday, Cameron County Public Health reported an additional 40 COVID-19 cases, raising its total to 53,023.

Cameron County also reported two additional COVID-19-related deaths Tuesday, raising its death toll to 1,961. Both individuals were unvaccinated.