Maverick County Reports Three New Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Cases, Raising Total Cases to 125
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
The Coronavirus community spread in Maverick County, Texas reported three new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, raising the total number of positive cases to 125, according to Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes.
Mayor Sifuentes announced at the daily press conference of the City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, that the Texas Department of State Health Services advised Maverick County of these three new positive cases.
Sifuentes stated that a total of 2,511 people have been tested in Maverick County with 1,956 negative results, 125 positive results, 430 people are waiting for their test results, 37 have recovered, and one fatality as of June 2, 2020. Sifuentes added 87 people remain active with a positive COVID-19 test in the community that are under quarantine and being monitored by the local Emergency Operations Center.
Sifuentes reported that the Texas National Guard had completed testing all three nursing and rehabilitation centers in Eagle Pass, Texas on June 2, 2020. These tests’ results should be available within two or three days. All residents and staff members of the three nursing homes were tested by the Texas National Guard medical team pursuant to an order by Governor Gregg Abbott that all Texas nursing homes be tested.
