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EDINBURG – Officials with the Hidalgo County Health and Human Services Department reported five more deaths related to COVID-19 on Thursday and 123 new known positive cases, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Friday.
“As we head into Halloween, Dia de los Muertos and Election Day, I ask everyone to play it safe: wear facial coverings and avoid large crowds,” Judge Cortez said. “Take a moment to remember those who have died and, like me, send a prayer of condolence to their loved ones.”
| New COVID-19 positive case total for Thursday | 123 |
| Total COVID-19 positive cases in Hidalgo County | 35,785 |
| Total number in Hidalgo County hospitals | 179 |
| Number of hospitalized patients in intensive care units | 60 |
| Number released from isolation Thursday | 51 |
| Total released from isolation | 31,435 |
| Number of fatalities reported Thursday | 5 |
| Total number of fatalities | 1,952 |
| Net active cases | 2,398 |
| Total number of COVID-19 tests administered | 196,034 |
| Total number of tests that are positive | 35,785 |
| Total number of tests that are negative | 159,818 |
The deaths include:
| Age | Gender | City | |
| 1 | 50s | F | Edinburg |
| 2 | 60s | F | Edinburg |
| 3 | 70+ | F | McAllen |
| 4 | 50s | F | Pharr |
| 5 | 60s | F | Weslaco |
Among the positive cases include:
| Age range | Gender | City | Age range | Gender | City | |||
| 1 | 0-19 | F | Alamo | 63 | 0-19 | F | Mission | |
| 2 | 40s | M | Alamo | 64 | 0-19 | M | Mission | |
| 3 | 0-19 | M | Alton | 65 | 0-19 | F | Mission | |
| 4 | 0-19 | M | Alton | 66 | 0-19 | F | Mission | |
| 5 | 0-19 | F | Donna | 67 | 0-19 | F | Mission | |
| 6 | 0-19 | M | Donna | 68 | 20s | F | Mission | |
| 7 | 0-19 | M | Donna | 69 | 20s | M | Mission | |
| 8 | 0-19 | M | Donna | 70 | 20s | F | Mission | |
| 9 | 30s | F | Donna | 71 | 20s | M | Mission | |
| 10 | 30s | F | Donna | 72 | 20s | M | Mission | |
| 11 | 50s | F | Donna | 73 | 20s | F | Mission | |
| 12 | 50s | F | Donna | 74 | 30s | M | Mission | |
| 13 | 60s | M | Donna | 75 | 30s | F | Mission | |
| 14 | 0-19 | F | Edinburg | 76 | 30s | M | Mission | |
| 15 | 0-19 | M | Edinburg | 77 | 30s | F | Mission | |
| 16 | 0-19 | F | Edinburg | 78 | 30s | M | Mission | |
| 17 | 0-19 | F | Edinburg | 79 | 40s | F | Mission | |
| 18 | 0-19 | M | Edinburg | 80 | 40s | F | Mission | |
| 19 | 20s | F | Edinburg | 81 | 40s | F | Mission | |
| 20 | 20s | M | Edinburg | 82 | 40s | M | Mission | |
| 21 | 30s | F | Edinburg | 83 | 40s | F | Mission | |
| 22 | 30s | F | Edinburg | 84 | 40s | F | Mission | |
| 23 | 30s | M | Edinburg | 85 | 50s | M | Mission | |
| 24 | 30s | M | Edinburg | 86 | 50s | F | Mission | |
| 25 | 40s | M | Edinburg | 87 | 50s | M | Mission | |
| 26 | 40s | F | Edinburg | 88 | 50s | M | Mission | |
| 27 | 40s | M | Edinburg | 89 | 60s | M | Mission | |
| 28 | 50s | F | Edinburg | 90 | 60s | F | Mission | |
| 29 | 50s | F | Edinburg | 91 | 70+ | F | Mission | |
| 30 | 50s | M | Edinburg | 92 | 70+ | F | Mission | |
| 31 | 50s | M | Edinburg | 93 | 0-19 | M | Pharr | |
| 32 | 60s | F | Edinburg | 94 | 0-19 | M | Pharr | |
| 33 | 70+ | M | Edinburg | 95 | 20s | F | Pharr | |
| 34 | 20s | M | Hidalgo | 96 | 20s | F | Pharr | |
| 35 | 0-19 | F | McAllen | 97 | 20s | M | Pharr | |
| 36 | 0-19 | M | McAllen | 98 | 40s | M | Pharr | |
| 37 | 0-19 | M | McAllen | 99 | 50s | F | Pharr | |
| 38 | 0-19 | M | McAllen | 100 | 50s | M | Pharr | |
| 39 | 0-19 | M | McAllen | 101 | 60s | F | Pharr | |
| 40 | 20s | M | McAllen | 102 | 70+ | M | Pharr | |
| 41 | 20s | M | McAllen | 103 | 30s | M | San Juan | |
| 42 | 20s | F | McAllen | 104 | 30s | F | San Juan | |
| 43 | 20s | F | McAllen | 105 | 40s | M | San Juan | |
| 44 | 30s | F | McAllen | 106 | 40s | M | San Juan | |
| 45 | 30s | M | McAllen | 107 | 40s | M | San Juan | |
| 46 | 30s | M | McAllen | 108 | 40s | F | San Juan | |
| 47 | 30s | F | McAllen | 109 | 70+ | M | San Juan | |
| 48 | 40s | F | McAllen | 110 | 0-19 | M | Undisclosed | |
| 49 | 40s | M | McAllen | 111 | 20s | M | Undisclosed | |
| 50 | 40s | F | McAllen | 112 | 40s | F | Undisclosed | |
| 51 | 40s | F | McAllen | 113 | 50s | F | Undisclosed | |
| 52 | 50s | F | McAllen | 114 | 60s | M | Undisclosed | |
| 53 | 50s | M | McAllen | 115 | 60s | M | Undisclosed | |
| 54 | 50s | M | McAllen | 116 | 60s | F | Undisclosed | |
| 55 | 50s | F | McAllen | 117 | 20s | F | Weslaco | |
| 56 | 50s | F | McAllen | 118 | 20s | F | Weslaco | |
| 57 | 50s | F | McAllen | 119 | 40s | F | Weslaco | |
| 58 | 60s | F | McAllen | 120 | 50s | M | Weslaco | |
| 59 | 70+ | M | McAllen | 121 | 70+ | M | Weslaco | |
| 60 | 70+ | F | McAllen | 122 | 70+ | F | Weslaco | |
| 61 | 0-19 | M | Mercedes | 123 | 70+ | M | Weslaco | |
| 62 | 30s | M | Mercedes |













