EDINBURG – As eight more people in Hidalgo County tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, 21 people were released from isolation, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Monday. The eight additional cases brings the total number of positive cases in Hidalgo County to 198 people. A total of 30 people have now officially been released from isolation, meaning they have been symptom-free for ten days including three days in which they had no fever, Judge Cortez said. “This is encouraging news,” he said of those released from isolation. “But we cannot let our guard down. We must continue to protect ...