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Two people in Hidalgo County with underlying medical conditions died after testing positive for COVID-19, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Wednesday. One was a male in his 50s from Edinburg. The other was a female from Palmview in her 70s. That brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the county to 10.
“Having one-person die is tragic enough,” Judge Cortez said. “Having two people die on the same day only compounds that tragedy. My condolences go out to the family and friends of these two people.”
The deaths occurred on the same day that six others in Hidalgo County learned that they tested positive for this strain of coronavirus. That brings the total number of people in Hidalgo County known to have been infected with this disease to 409.
Fifteen people have been hospitalized after testing positive for the disease; three are in intensive care units. Two others were released from isolation for a total of 235 no longer in isolationmeaning the active number of cases in Hidalgo County is 164.
| New COVID-19 positive cases Wednesday | 6 |
| Total COVID-19 positive cases in Hidalgo County | 409 |
| Number in Hidalgo County hospitals on Wednesday | 15 |
| Number of hospitalized patients in intensive care units | 3 |
| Number released from isolation on Wednesday | 3 |
| Total released from isolation | 235 |
| Number of fatalities on Wednesday | 2 |
| Total number of fatalities | 10 |
| Net active cases | 164 |
| Total number of COVID-19 tests administered | 6,592 |
| Total number of tests that are positive | 409 |
| Total number of tests that are negative | 5,988 |
| Total number of tests pending results | 195 |
The six new cases include:
| Gender | City | Age range |
| Male | Weslaco | 20s |
| Male | Weslaco | 20s |
| Female | Undisclosed | 70s |
| Male | Undisclosed | 70s |
| Male | Undisclosed | 40s |
| Male | Edinburg | 60s |
