Five more Cameron County residents have died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Tuesday afternoon.
This raises the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 1,565, Cameron County Public Health said in a statement.
Also Tuesday, the county reported an additional 30 COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of cases in Cameron County to 38,255.
The new cases include four children ages 9 and under, and seven people ages 10 to 19.
One resident age 90 and older was also reported.
As part of the COVID-19 action response plan, Cameron County Public Health is conducting epidemiological investigations, contact tracing as needed and continues to monitor the situation.
