EDINBURG — While Hidalgo County was undergoing the natural disaster of Hurricane Hanna, it was also enduring the fight against COVID-19. Today we are reporting a total of 596 new positive cases and 11 deaths due to COVID-19 complications, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said today. “Please accept my most sincere sympathies to all those who have lost a loved one. Losing a loved one is never easy,” Judge Cortez said. “A natural disaster in the middle of a pandemic is quite a challenge. However, we must continue to remind ourselves that to take every available precaution to prevent the ...