15th Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Case Announced in Maverick County, Texas

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020

Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes and Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo announced at their joint press conference held on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, that the Texas Department of State Health Services advised both local governmental entities that a 15th person had tested positive for COVID-19 in Maverick County, Texas.

Sifuentes and Saucedo noted that a total of 370 people have been tested for COVID-19 in Maverick County with 320 people testing negative, 15 positive, 35 are awaiting test results, 10 of the 15 positive cases remain active under quarantine, and five of the 15 positive cases have fully recovered.

Sifuentes and Saucedo also announced that the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas National Guard will be holding a Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Site on Sunday, April 26, 2020 in Eagle Pass, Texas with the time and location to be announced tomorrow (April 23, 2020). Full details are forthcoming from the Texas Department of State Health Services and both local governmental entities. Stay tuned.