EDINBURG – As the number of people overall who have been tested in Hidalgo County surpassed the 6,000 mark, an additional five people in Hidalgo County tested positive for COVID-19, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Monday.
Health officials have tested 6,219 people in Hidalgo County. Of those, there have been a total of 394 positive tests, which is a positive rate of 6.3 percent. The World Health Organization has said that anything below a rate of 10 percent is considered good.
“Hidalgo County is preparing to ramp up testing over the next few weeks so the number of positive cases ...