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Nine deaths related to COVID-19 reported in Hidalgo County along with 697 positive cases.

THURSDAY STATS, 12-31-2020

Nine deaths related to COVID-19 reported in Hidalgo County along with 697 positive cases.

Hidalgo County uses the case status definition provided by the Texas Department of State Health Service’s 2020 Epi Case Criteria Guide revised November 2020.

1.       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.

2.       Probable: A person who meets presumptive laboratory evidence through detection of COVID-19 by antigen test in a respiratory specimen.

3.       Suspect: A person who meets supported laboratory evidence through detection of specific antibodies in serum, plasma, whole body, and no prior history of being confirmed or probable case.

 

For more information of case status definition for COVID-19, please refer to:

https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/IDCU/investigation/epi-case-criteria-guide/2020-Epi-Case-Criteria-Guide.pdf

 *All numbers are subject to update and review

Press release courtesy of Hidalgo County.

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