Remember when July 4th was cause for celebration? Unfortunately, that doesn’t appear to be the case this year. Not with Covid-19 exploding in Hidalgo County.
The last holiday, Memorial Day, just a little more than five weeks ago, Hidalgo County had 14 Covid-19 patients in Hidalgo County hospitals; three in ICU beds; and a total number of 504 Covid-19-positive patients.
In the lead-up to Saturday’s July 4th , things are just a tad different, to put it mildly. Currently, as of Monday (June 29th ), there were 257 Covid-19 patients in Hidalgo County hospitals; 18 in ICU beds; and a total number ...