Four Additional Maverick County Citizens Succumb to COVID-19 and 108 New Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported on August 11, 2020, Bringing Total to 58 Deaths and 2,569 Cases
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
The silent and invisible COVID-19 virus struck again in Maverick County, Texas claiming the lives of four dearly beloved citizens and infecting another 108 citizens with the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, according to Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo.
Saucedo stated a total of 12,636 people in Maverick County have been administered the COVID-19 test with 2,569 positive results, 9,840 negative results, 227 pending results, 843 active cases, 1,668 recovered cases, 58 deaths, 43 hospitalized patients, and the positivity rate increased to 20.7 percent on August 11, 2020.
Saucedo noted the number of COVID-19 infections in Maverick County rose once again with the 108 new positive results reported on August 11 after having been below 100 cases for several days, bringing the cumulative total of positive cases to 2,569.
Saucedo expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the four citizens who lost their battle to the deadly COVID-19 virus as reported on August 11, increasing the cumulative total of deaths to 58 in Maverick County. Saucedo added that all four deceased were males with ages of 57, 60, 83, and 85. The four male individuals passed away last week, but their deaths were under investigation for COVID-19 which the tests confirmed they were positive for the virus and are now being counted as official COVID-19 deaths.
Saucedo pointed out that there are 43 hospitalized patients at the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center including 13 in the Intensive Care Unit with eight positive and five pending results, 28 in the Medical Floor with 22 positive and six pending results, one positive in the Emergency Room, and one positive in Women’s Delivery/Labor Department.
Saucedo highlighted that Maverick County and the City of Eagle Pass approved an Order of Local State Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency to become effective August 10, 2020 restricting entry into a business including, but not limited to retail, office spaces, shopping malls, grocery stores, pharmacies, pet food stores, warehouse stores, gas stores, or food pantries that provide or sell food products or household staples to two people per family except restaurants which are limited to 50% occupancy and no more than 10 persons per table; and requiring face masks or coverings at public parks even while exercising and forbidding the use of playground equipment, picnic tables, or grills by the public or an individual.
The new Order that took effect on August 10, 2020 provides that failure to comply with any executive order issued during the COVID-19 disaster is an offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and may be subject to regulatory enforcement; and that failure to comply with the Order requiring face mask or coverings in public parks shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $250, and each subsequent violation shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 per violation.
Saucedo noted this Order was necessary to slow the community spread of COVID-19 in Maverick County and requested all citizens to comply with and follow the new Order.
Saucedo added that six local citizens had been charged with violating the Emergency Orders and had been issued warrants of arrest for their violations. Two of the six voluntarily turned themselves in with the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department.
Saucedo encouraged all citizens of Maverick County to continue to follow the CDC Guidelines of wearing a face mask in public, wash one’s hands with soap regularly, practice social and physical distancing of six feet apart, use hand sanitizer regularly, avoid gatherings and limit to only one’s immediate household family, limit travel to essential matters, and stay home, as well as all Emergency Orders, to slow or stop the community spread of COVID-19.
Texas reported 8,402 new positive COVID-19 cases, 239 new deaths, 7,216 hospitalized patients, and a positivity rate of 23.97 percent on August 11, 2020, bringing a cumulative total of 516,686 positive COVID-19 cases and 9,165 deaths due to COVID-19. Texas is testing less for COVID-19 as the new 2020-2021 school year for public and private schools are set to open.
