Hidalgo County uses the case status definition provided by the Texas Department of State Health Service’s 2020 Epi Case Criteria Guide revised November 2020.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $9,321,250 for Nuestra Clinica in San Juan, Texas and $4,099,500 for Atacosa Health Center in Pleasanton, Texas as part of the American Rescue Plan Act funding to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines to the hardest-hit and highest-risk communities across the country. The funding will be awarded beginning in April by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
When COVID-19 first started spreading in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out a short list of symptoms to watch out for: fever, cough, and shortness of breath. As research on the novel coronavirus and testing expanded, the official list grew to a total of nine symptoms in April.
I probably just should have left well enough alone, but I’ve never been that bright. Case in point -- this Tuesday morning, deadline day, I’m sitting in front of the keyboard, my head flopped forward in a show of despair, thinking, “I can’t believe this is another deadline day. Again.”
Looking at these great old photos courtesy of retired professor and history buff Rene Torres is great for those of us who love local history. Who knew, though, that any of us would actually presently be living through historical times?
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