Eagle Pass, Texas Gets 10th Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Case
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
City of Eagle Pass, Texas Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes announced at a press conference held on Monday, April 13, 2020 that the City had received notification of a 10th confirmed positive case (person) within the community from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Mayor Sifuentes highlighted that a total of 277 people have been tested in Maverick County with a total of 10 confirmed positive cases, 220 people testing negative, 47 people are awaiting test results, and that 3 of the 10 confirmed positive people have recovered.
Sifuentes encouraged all residents of Eagle Pass and Maverick County to continue respecting both the City and Maverick County’s Declarations of Disaster Public Health Emergency Orders due to COVID-19 and all of their restrictions, including, but not limited to limiting gatherings to 10 or less people, social distancing (six feet), stay at home, wearing face cover masks over the nose and mouth, limiting religious services to televideo or teleconference, and a curfew for juveniles in the community.
Sifuentes noted that Maverick Countians had done a good job during the Easter holiday in observing the COVID-19 restrictions and should continue to do so until further notice. Sifuentes reflected that Texas Governor Greg Abbott will be announcing later this week a plan on reopening business in the state hopefully during the month of May 2020.
Other Texas cities along the U.S.-Mexico border are reporting a rise in COVID-19 cases such as the City of Del Rio with 12 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, the City of Laredo with 206 cases and 8 deaths, and the City of El Paso with 300 cases and two deaths as of April 13, 2020.
Nearby cities such as City of Uvalde reported 6 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases and the City of Carrizo Springs with one case as of April 13, 2020.
The City of San Antonio reported a total of 794 confirmed positive CC)VID-19 cases with 33 deaths as of April 13, 2020.
The State of Texas reported a total of 13,906 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases with 287 deaths out of a total of 133,226 people tested and 2,269 people recovered from the virus as of April 13, 2020, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services in Austin, Texas. A total of 178 counties within Texas out of 254 have reported one or more confirmed positive COVID-19 case.
In the United States, a total of 587,337 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases have been reported with 23,649 deaths and 44,207 people recovered as of April 13, 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic is still infecting thousands of people in the United States and worldwide and all persons are encouraged to practice social distancing, wash their hands with soap, use hand sanitizer, wear face mask covering, stay at home, and limit gatherings to 10 or less people.
