EDINBURG — A 63-year-old Alamo man with underlying medical conditions died Monday after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said. His death brings to five the total number of people who have died in Hidalgo County after testing positive for this strain of coronavirus. All have had underlying medical conditions. “On a day filled with encouraging news such as having only two new positive cases, seeing the number of patients in our hospitals drop by four, and the number of patients in intensive care drop by three, we are reminded by this sad case that ...