City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County Open Public Parks for Easter Holiday
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021
Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes announced that all City of Eagle Pass Public Parks and Playgrounds will be open to the public for the Easter Holiday during April 3-4, 2021 due to Governor Greg Abbott’s lifting of face masks and COVID-19 restrictions statewide and the decrease of reported infections and fatalities in Maverick County during the past two weeks.
Mayor Sifuentes stated local citizens will be allowed to use all City public parks to celebrate Easter and all children playgrounds are now open to the public to enjoy. Sifuentes noted all city public parks and playgrounds are now open to the public and that citizens practice safe COVID-19 practices. Previously, they had been closed due to the COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines imposed by the State of Texas.
Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo also announced that all Maverick County public parks and playgrounds are now open for use by local citizens for Easter gatherings and celebrations, but requested that citizens follow social distancing practices.
Maverick County Commissioner Precinct No. 1 Gerardo “Jerry” Morales also announced that citizens may now reserve a barbecue space, shaded tree area, and camping space to celebrate Easter at the Maverick County Lake in Eagle Pass. To reserve your space, please contact County Commissioner Morales at (830) 773-7262.
U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky encouraged all Americans to continue following the CDC Guidelines of wearing a face mask, practice social distancing (6 feet), wash hands with soap regularly, use hand sanitizer, avoid gatherings of 10 or more people, limit travel to essential matters, and exercise prudent health safety measures to avoid a fourth surge from developing in the United States in April 2021, particularly during and after the Easter holiday. Dr. Walensky noted that COVID-19 confirmed positive cases have steadily increased in the United States in recent weeks after experiencing a plateau in late February.
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), official COVID-19 tracker, reported a total of 343 fatalities from COVID-19 in Maverick County, Texas as of March 30, 2021.
President Joe Biden requested state governors to reconsider the lifting of wearing face masks and COVID-19 restrictions to avoid a potential fourth surge of COVID-19 cases in the United States in April due to recent increases of confirmed positive cases in over 20 states.
The New York Times reported Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas as being No. 1 in the United States among the metropolitan areas hardest hit by COVID-19 since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 with an average 175.5 confirmed positive cases per 1,000 population.
Maverick County Public Health Officials encourage all citizens to celebrate the Easter holiday responsibly and follow the CDC Guidelines to avoid a new surge of cases in Maverick County in April.
