Another Maverick County Citizen Dies from COVID-19 and 47 New Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported for September 2, 2020, Bringing Cumulative Total to 94 Deaths and 3,394 Cases
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
The silent and invisible novel coronavirus continues to infect Maverick County citizens with a high positivity rate of 21.5 percent within the community, claiming the life of another dearly beloved fellow citizen, a male age 88 years old, and 47 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases were reported on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, according to Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo.
County Judge Saucedo stated that a total of 15,975 people in Maverick County have had a COVID-19 test administered with 3,394 positive results, 12,376 negative results, 205 pending results, 459 active cases, 2,841 recovered people, 94 deaths, 38 currently hospitalized patients, and a positivity rate of 21.5 percent, as of September 2, 2020.
Saucedo noted that of the 38 hospitalized patients at Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center in Eagle Pass, Texas, there are 9 in the Intensive Care Unit, 19 in the Medical Floor, 10 in the Emergency Room, and 9 are on ventilators.
Saucedo admonished all residents of Maverick County to not let their guard down during the upcoming Labor Day Weekend Holiday from Friday, September 4, 2020 through Monday, September 7, 2020. Saucedo urged all residents to continue following the CDC Guidelines of wearing a face mask in public, wash hands with soap regularly, use hand sanitizer regularly, practice social and physical distancing of six feet, limit gatherings of 10 or less with only immediate family, limit travel to essential matters, and stay home in order to slow or stop the community spread of COVID-19 in Maverick County.
Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes noted that the daily number of new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases has been decreasing during the past week and strict compliance with the CDC Guidelines by local citizens is required to avoid a resurgence of high COVID-19 cases in Maverick County.
Mayor Sifuentes stated that the number of students choosing in-person instruction at the Eagle Pass Independent School District is low and that most students chose to attend online/remote instruction for the first four weeks of the new school year, which started on Monday, August 31, 2020. Sifuentes, an employee of the Eagle Pass Independent School District, recommended that parents select the online/remote instruction option for their children during the first four weeks. He noted his children are doing online/remote instruction.
Texas reported a total of 4,157 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, 189 deaths, and 4,149 currently hospitalized patients on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, bringing the statewide cumulative total to 621,667 confirmed positive cases and 12,870 deaths. Texas is experiencing a decrease of new confirmed positive cases, number of hospitalized patients, and the positivity rate during the past week.
Nationally, the United States reported a total of 40,607 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases 1,074 deaths on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, bringing the cumulative total to 6,129,400 confirmed positive cases and 185,638 deaths.
Public health experts note that these numbers are underrepresented and the authentic numbers are significantly higher than these reported by governmental entities.
