EDINBURG — Responding to an emergency request by Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez, the State of Texas early Sunday said it would be sending nurses from other parts of the state to bolster the staffing of at least one Hidalgo County hospital.
EDINBURG — Three more people have died as a result of complications related to COVID-19, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Monday. This comes as 248 people learned they tested positive for the virus bringing the total number of known positive cases is now 3,542.
Dr. Ivan Melendez, the Hidalgo County Health Authority, has tested positive for COVID-19.
WASHINGTON — Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) urged Governor Greg Abbott to immediately assign National Guard forces to the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) to address the spiraling COVID-19 crisis in the region.
Hidalgo County Commissioners Court approved $3.5 million in CARES Act funding to go towards the creation of the Hidalgo County CARES Small Business Grant Program designed to assist businesses with monies related to the cost of business interruption caused by the required closure related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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