EDINBURG — The first case of the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 in Hidalgo County has been confirmed on an unvaccinated resident by state health officials, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Thursday morning. “The Delta variant is now the most active, contagious and dangerous strain of COVID-19 and its presence in Hidalgo County, while expected at some point, is yet another warning that the dangers of COVID-19 are still real,” Cortez said. The person who contracted this variant is a 33-yearold male from the mid-Valley area of Hidalgo County. This person had not received any COVID-19 vaccine, but had ...