WEDNESDAY STATS - 10-21-2020 EDINBURG – Eight more deaths and 284 new positive cases related to COVID-19 were reported Monday by officials with the Hidalgo County Health and Human Services Department, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Thursday. The result is a total of 1,914 recorded deaths related to the outbreak of this disease and 34,799 known positive cases.   “The continued rise of these numbers prompted me to amend my emergency orders, which went into effect today,” Judge Cortez said. “Door-to-door Halloween won’t happen this year because I feel compelled, after speaking with local health experts and mayors, to protect ...