Maverick County Rises to 109 Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Cases After Four Test Positive on May 27, 2020

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

Just as Governor Greg Abbott continues to open up more businesses in Texas, the state and Maverick County steadily increase their total number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes reported the Texas Department of State Health Services advised the City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County that four new people had tested positive for COVID-19 on May 27, 2020, raising the total number of cases to 109. Mayor Sifuentes noted that a total of 2,122 people have been tested in Maverick County with 1,485 negative results, 109 positive results, 528 people are waiting for their test results, 23 people have recovered, and one fatality.

The State of Texas is no exception as its total number of positive COVID-19 cases steadily climbs daily with a total of 56,560 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of May 26, 2020 with 1,536 fatalities out of 943,239 people tested, 1,534 people hospitalized, and 36,375 people have recovered. In addition, the state has administered 84,841 anti-body tests on Texans.