Maverick County Climbs to 120 Positive COVID-19 Cases as Texas Tops 61,000 Cases
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
Maverick County continues to steadily climb with the number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases similarly to the State of Texas.
Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes reported at the daily joint press conference between the City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County on Friday, May 29, 2020, that four new individuals had tested positive for COVID-19 in Maverick County according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, raising the total number of positive COVID-19 cases to 120.
Texas reported 1,230 new positive COVID-19 cases and 25 new deaths due to COVID-19 on Friday, May 29, 2020, raising the total number of positive COVID-19 cases to 61,006 and 1,626 deaths. There are 1,701 Texans hospitalized due to COVID-19 as of May 29, 2020.
Mayor Sifuentes stated the four new positive COVID-19 cases reported on May 29, 2020 are from a local nursing home center, Maverick Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. These four cases are employees of Maverick Nursing and Rehabilitation Center while the patients of the center are scheduled to be tested soon. Governor Greg Abbott has ordered all nursing home employees and patients be tested for COVID-19 in Texas.
Sifuentes added that all nursing homes in Maverick County will be tested for COVID-19 by the Texas National Guard within the next couple of weeks, starting on May 31, 2020 and continuing the first and second weeks of June. All staff and patients will be tested.
Sifuentes noted that as more people in Maverick County get tested, the more positive cases are expected to be reported within the community.
Sifuentes added that a total of 2,336 people have been tested for COVID-19 in Maverick County as of May 29, 2020 with 1,860 negative results, 120 positive results, 256 people are waiting for their test results, 34 people have recovered, and one fatality. Sifuentes pointed out that there are currently 85 people who are active with COVID-19 in Maverick County as 34 have recovered and one passed away.
Sifuentes highlighted that the Eagle Pass and Maverick County Emergency Operations Center investigators and staff have been visiting the positive COVID-19 individuals to ensure they are complying with their self-isolation or quarantine requirements. Sifuentes also stated that the Emergency Operations Center staff are visiting local businesses to advise them of the revised Declaration of Disaster from Governor Abbott, the City of Eagle Pass, and Maverick County Commissioners Court, particularly what businesses may open and under what restrictions, if any.
