Second Week of August 2020 Adds 16 COVID-19 Deaths and 364 New Confirmed Positive Cases, Bringing Total to 66 Deaths and 2,773 Cases
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
Although the number of people in Maverick County getting tested for COVID-19 has decreased, the deadly virus continues to wreak havoc upon Maverick County citizens during the second week of August 8-14, 2020 claiming the lives of 16 dearly beloved citizens, added 364 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, and the positivity rate increased to 21 percent.
On Monday, August 10, 2020, Maverick County reported four deaths from COVID-19, 52 new confirmed positive cases, and a positivity rate of 20.5 percent.
On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, Maverick County reported four additional deaths from COVID-19, 108 new confirmed positive cases, and a positivity rate of 20.7 percent.
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, Maverick County reported three additional deaths from COVID-19, 27 new confirmed positive cases, and a positivity rate of 21 percent.
On Thursday, August 13, 2020, Maverick County reported four additional deaths from COVID-19, 81 new confirmed positive cases, and a positivity rate of 21 percent.
On Friday, August 14, 2020, Maverick County reported one additional death from COVID-19, 96 new confirmed positive cases, and a positivity rate of 21 percent.
Total cumulative statistics for Maverick County as of Friday, August 14, include 13,421 people tested for COVID-19, 2,773 confirmed positive results, 10,429 negative results, 66 deaths, 787 active cases, 1,920 recovered, and a positivity rate of 21 percent.
These statistics during the second week of August 2020 reflect that COVID-19 transmission in Maverick County remains unabated and surging with increased deaths, new confirmed positive cases, and a high positivity rate of infection in the community.
A recent New York Times article published on August 13, 2020 documented that Maverick County is one of the top five communities in the United States with the highest rate of new COVID-19 cases relative to their population together with Corpus Christi, Texas, Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas, Laredo, Texas and Payton, Arizona.
