Maverick County Reports 20 COVID-19 Deaths and 108 New Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Cases During Second Week of September 2020, Bringing Cumulative Total to 115 Deaths and 3,547 Cases
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
Despite the decrease of COVID-19 testing and in new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in recent weeks in Maverick County, the novel coronavirus remains deadly and continuing to transmit within the community as a total of 20 new COVID-19 deaths and 108 new positive COVID-19 cases were reported in Maverick County during the second week of September 2020 from September 5-11, 2020, according to Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo. Saucedo noted that 14 of the 20 deaths were delayed announcements from August 2020, but counted in September 2020.
County Judge Saucedo announced on Friday, September 11, 2020, one new death due to COVID-19, 12 new confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, 29 currently hospitalized patients, and a positivity rate of 20.9% for that day.
Saucedo stated that as of September 11, a cumulative total of 17,266 people in Maverick County have had a COVID-19 test administered with 3,547 positive results, 13,358 negative results, 361 pending results, 372 active cases, 3,060 recovered people, and 115 deaths.
Saucedo encourages all Maverick County residents to follow the CDC Guidelines to wear face masks, wash hands with soap regularly, use hand sanitizer regularly, practice social and physical distancing of six feet, and avoid gatherings of 10 or more people.
Saucedo noted that the Maverick County Emergency Operations Center Task Force of Investigators are going to be out in the community checking to ensure that local residents comply with and obey the CDC Guidelines and Declarations of Disaster due to a public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He added that the Task Force Investigators will be issuing citations for any violations of the guidelines. All citations are being prosecuted and handled by Maverick County Attorney Gloria E. Hernandez.
Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes asked for a moment of silence for the people and first responders that died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Sifuentes noted that Friday, September 11, 2020 is the 19th Anniversary of these attacks.
Mayor Sifuentes stated that an employee of the City of Eagle Pass, Nolberto “Beto” Rodriguez, passed away from COVID-19 in a San Antonio, Texas hospital on Friday, September 11, 2020 and City Public Works Department Co-Workers were going to escort his body upon arriving in Eagle Pass. Rodriguez is the first employee of the City of Eagle Pass to die from COVID-19.
Judge Saucedo and Mayor Sifuentes reminded all Maverick County residents that September 30, 2020 is the current deadline to fill out the U.S. Census and everyone should do it immediately as it will affect federal funding for our community during 2021-2030.
Saucedo and Sifuentes announced a large food distribution on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 9:30 A.M. at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Student Activity Center on U.S. Highway 277 South in Eagle Pass, Texas. All Maverick County residents are invited to participate in the South Texas Food Bank Food Distribution on September 17th.
Nationally, there are a total of 193,900 deaths due to COVID-19 and 6,538,000 people in the United States have been infected with the coronavirus as of September 13, 2020, according to the New York Times.
Texas has a total of 14,190 deaths due to COVID-19 and a total of 659,434 people infected with the coronavirus as of September 13, 2020, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
