City of Eagle Pass, Texas Gets Fifth and Sixth Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Persons

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

At the daily joint City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County Press Conference regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic held on Friday, April 3, 2020, Eagle Pass Mayor announced that the City of Eagle Pass had received notification from the Texas Department of State Health Services in Austin, Texas that two additional persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, bringing the total to six persons in the community with confirmed positive tests.

Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo highlighted the importance to all Maverick County citizens that they obey and comply with the new Stay at Home Emergency Public Health Order and practice social distancing to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 in the community.

Mayor Sifuentes noted that all Eagle Pass and Maverick County residents need to take serious the COVID-19 pandemic as it is very dangerous to the health and safety of everyone and to stay at home (shelter in place) to avoid the community spread of the Coronavirus, residents found in violation of the Stay at Home Emergency Public Health Order will be issued citations with a fine up to $1,000 or six months in jail by the local law enforcement task force.