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UTRGV reported three new COVID-19 cases between March 25 and 31, 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 three were two students and one staff member.
The new case figure remains the same as what was reported for the week of March 18 through 24, according to the UTRGV Confirmed Cases Dashboard.
UTRGV updates the number of cases reported for campus individuals weekly through the Confirmed Cases Dashboard. The university COVID-19 Response Team provides the numbers on its website.
Arney said no students were in on-campus isolation housing the week of March 25 through 31.
Both UT Health RGV student clinics in Brownsville and Edinburg continue to provide COVID-19 tests, vaccines and boosters to active UTRGV students.
To make an appointment, students must call 665-2511 for Edinburg and 882-3896 for Brownsville. Service schedules are provided weekly by UTRGV Announcements via email.
Hidalgo and Cameron counties continue to report COVID-19 cases.
Hidalgo County reported 256 cases between April 1 and 7, raising its total to 197,685, according to its website.
The county reported five deaths between April 1 and 7, raising its death toll to 3,890.
Services provided by the Hidalgo County Regional Infusion Center for COVID-19 will continue through April 30. The facility is located in the Mission Regional Medical Center at 900 S. Bryan Road in Mission.
The center has the capacity to serve five patients at a time from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day.
To qualify, patients must meet the following criteria:
–have a positive COVID-19 test
–be within 10 days of symptom onset or positive test if asymptomatic
–be at least 12 years old
–weigh at least 40 kilograms (about 88 pounds)
The center does not accept patients who have been hospitalized or require oxygen therapy due to COVID-19.
Cameron County reported 240 cases between April 1 and 6, raising its total to 73,469, according to its website. The April 1 report also covers cases from March 31.
The county reported one death between April 1 and 6, raising its death toll to 2,225.
Vaccination efforts continue within Cameron County communities, according to county officials.
In an April 6 Cameron County Daily COVID-19 report, officials said “86.21% of the population 5 years and older in Cameron County is fully vaccinated and 99.99% has received at least one dose.”
For more information, see the Texas Vaccine Data Dashboard on the Texas Department of State Health Services website at dshs.texas.gov.
Individuals may call the Cameron County hotline at 247-3650 for more information about vaccination sites and services.
