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EDINBURG – A 59-year-old Mission woman with underlying medical conditions died Wednesday after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said. She becomes the fourth person in the county to die after testing positive for this strain of coronavirus.
“It pains me that another person in our community has died from complications related to this disease,” Judge Cortez said. “I extend my best wishes and deepest sympathies to her family.”
Six other people in Hidalgo County tested positive on Wednesday bringing the total number of positive cases to 281 people.
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| New COVID-19 positive cases Wednesday | 6 |
| Total COVID-19 positive cases in Hidalgo County | 281 |
| Number in area hospitals on Wednesday | 22 |
| Number of hospitalized patients in intensive care units | 5 |
| Number released from isolation on Wednesday | 14 |
| Total released from isolation | 96 |
| Number of fatalities on Wednesday | 1 |
| Total number of fatalities | 4 |
| Total number of COVID-19 tests administered | 3,229 |
| Total number of tests that are positive | 281 |
| Total number of tests that are negative | 2,806 |
| Total number of tests pending results | 142 |
The latest six testing positive include:
| Gender | City | Age range |
| Female | Mission | 70s |
| Female | Mission | 20s |
| Female | Pharr | 40s |
| Female | Edinburg | 30s |
| Female | Alamo | 60s |
| Male | Pharr | 30s |
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