Another Maverick County Citizen Dies from COVID-19 and 89 New Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported, Bringing Total to 20 Deaths and 1,372 Cases as of July 21, 2020
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, Maverick County, Texas Officials reported the sad news that another Maverick County citizen had passed away from COVID-19 and 89 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 20 deaths and 1,372 cases.
Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes announced at a July 21, 2020 press conference that a total of 9,607 people in Maverick County have taken a COVID-19 test with 1,372 positive results, 7,497 negative results, 738 waiting test results, 712 active cases, 640 recovered, 40 hospitalized, 20 deaths, and a positivity rate of 15.4 percent.
Sifuentes noted that Maverick County is testing over 100 people per day during the past week. He added that the number of hospitalized patients decreased to 40 from last Friday, July 17th’s 63 patients. As of July 21, there are 14 positive COVID-19 patients in the Intensive Care Unit, another 21 positive patients in the Medical Floor, and another five positive patients and seven pending test results in the Emergency Room at Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center. Sifuentes added that there are 16 patients on ventilators at the local hospital as of July 21.
Sifuentes pointed out that the Eagle Pass and Maverick County Emergency Operations Center representatives have been having daily conferences with the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center and the Texas Department of State Health Services regarding the capacity of the local hospital. He added that discussions indicate that the local hospital “still has room” for more patients, if necessary.
Sifuentes acknowledged there are currently 32 nurses and medics at Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center from the U.S. Navy and the Texas Division of Emergency Management Region 8 and will be stationed there for two weeks. After this group of nurses and medics tour ends, another group of nurses and medics will be solicited to fill their places. These medical personnel are helping Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center treat the surging number of positive COVID-19 patients in Maverick County.
