EDINBURG — Three more people with underlying medical conditions, all residents of Pharr, died Monday from COVID-19 complications, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said. There are now 15 people who have died because of this destructive COVID-19 virus since they tested positive in Hidalgo County.
All three cases were unrelated. The youngest was a woman in her 40s. The two other women were in their 80s. Both of the older women were part of a cluster meaning they likely contracted the virus from someone they knew.
“This is an especially tragic day,” Judge Cortez said. “Not only because this virus contributed ...