EDINBURG – An online dashboard that offers COVID-19 statistics and is located within the Hidalgo County website will transition to a new format and may go off-line temporarily this week to conform to changes being made at the state level for release of statistical information. Hidalgo County will begin listing COVID-19 test results, in accordance to Texas DSHS 2020 case criteria guide, in the following three categories: Confirmed: A person who has tested positive through a molecular or PCR (oral or nasal swabs) test that looks for the presence of the virus’s genetic material Probable: A person who has tested positive through an ...