A Harlingen man in his 50s has died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Friday.
This raises the total number of coronavirus-related deaths reported in Cameron County to 1,593, the health department said.
Also Friday, Cameron County Public Health said it has received confirmation on an additional 52 COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of cases reported here to 39,095.
The new cases include six children in the age group of 9 years old or younger, 28 people in the age group of 10 to 19, six people in their 20s, seven people in their 30s, one person in his 40s, three people in their 50s and one person in her 60s, the health department said.
New cases were reported in Brownsville, Harlingen, La Feria, Los Fresnos, Rio Hondo, San Benito and Santa Rosa, the health department said.
There have also been an additional 74 individuals who have recovered, raising the total number of recovered individuals to 36,285, the health department said.
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, the health department said in a statement.
