COVID-19

UTRGV COVID testing moves to clinics On April 12, COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites were taken down due to a decline in demand. Testing is now conducted in the Health Services Clinics on the Edinburg, Brownsville and Harlingen campuses. Clinics will continue to offer these services to the community on an appointment basis. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Photos

On April 12, COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites were taken down due to a decline in demand. Testing is now conducted in the Health Services Clinics on the Edinburg, Brownsville and Harlingen campuses. Clinics will continue to offer these services to the community on an appointment basis. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Photos

UTRGV COVID testing moves to clinics

Omar E. Zapata April 21, 2021

Omar E. Zapata | THE RIDER A UTRGV official says the university’s COVID-19 testing has been moved...

UTRGV: No J&J vaccines administered People wait in line last Thursday outside the UTRGV School of Medicine on the Edinburg campus to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

People wait in line last Thursday outside the UTRGV School of Medicine on the Edinburg campus to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

UTRGV: No J&J vaccines administered

Omar E. Zapata April 14, 2021

Omar E. Zapata | THE RIDER A UTRGV School of Medicine official says the university has neither...

Hidalgo County COVID-19 deaths down 20210401_220837

Hidalgo County COVID-19 deaths down

Omar E. Zapata April 2, 2021

Omar E. Zapata | THE RIDER Almost a year after Hidalgo County reported its first COVID-19 death...

COVID cases on campus down Doug Arney, UTRGV vice president for Administrative Support Services, told The Rider that no COVID-19 cases have been reported for faculty in six weeks, and no cases have been reported among staff in seven weeks. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

Doug Arney, UTRGV vice president for Administrative Support Services, told The Rider that no COVID-19 cases have been reported for faculty in six weeks, and no cases have been reported among staff in seven weeks. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

COVID cases on campus down

Omar E. Zapata March 29, 2021

Omar E. Zapata | THE RIDER For several weeks, UTRGV has experienced a low number of COVID-19...

‘Whatever vaccine you can get, take it’ Maggie Juarez, office manager at St. Anthony Catholic Church, receives the Pfizer vaccine March 5 at the UTRGV Clinical Education Building in Harlingen. David Pike/University Marketing and Communications

Maggie Juarez, office manager at St. Anthony Catholic Church, receives the Pfizer vaccine March 5 at the UTRGV Clinical Education Building in Harlingen. David Pike/University Marketing and Communications

‘Whatever vaccine you can get, take it’

Omar E. Zapata March 22, 2021

Omar E. Zapata | THE RIDER On Feb. 27, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an...

2 students test positive for COVID-19 UT Health Rio Grande Valley has conducted 31,708 COVID-19 tests as of March 5. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

UT Health Rio Grande Valley has conducted 31,708 COVID-19 tests as of March 5. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

2 students test positive for COVID-19

Omar E. Zapata March 22, 2021

Omar E. Zapata | THE RIDER Two UTRGV students tested positive for COVID-19 at university testing sites...

Vaccinations, testing back on track People wait in line March 1 to receive the COVID-19 vaccine outside the UTRGV School of Medicine in Edinburg. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

People wait in line March 1 to receive the COVID-19 vaccine outside the UTRGV School of Medicine in Edinburg. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

Vaccinations, testing back on track

Omar E. Zapata March 8, 2021

Omar E. Zapata | THE RIDER As of early last Tuesday, UTRGV administered 32,000 doses of vaccines...

Hospitalizations decrease in Cameron and Hidalgo counties Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Graphic

Hospitalizations decrease in Cameron and Hidalgo counties

Alejandra Yañez February 23, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. on Monday signed an updated 13th...

12 cases of COVID-19 reported last week at UTRGV COVID-19 vaccines are being administered to eligible individuals at the UTRGV School of Medicine on the Edinburg campus. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo