6 Valley virus deaths reported, 391 cases

EDINBURG — Hidalgo County reported three deaths related to COVID-19 on Monday along with 190 more cases of the virus.

Of the new cases, 37 were reported as confirmed and 153 were reported as probable, bringing the county to a total of 87,159 cases, 57,572 of which are confirmed, 28,056 probable and 1,531 suspected.

The new fatalities reported Monday were a Mission man in his 40s and two women in their 50s, one from Pharr and one from San Juan.

The county reports that 108 people remain in area hospitals with the coronavirus, 44 of them in intensive care units.

Cameron County also reported new COVID-19 numbers Monday.

The county confirmed 201 new cases of the virus, bringing the total to 39,698, along with three additional deaths, bringing that tally to 1,602.

Monday’s fatalities included one Brownsville woman and two San Benito women. One was in her 50s, the other was in her 60s and the third was over the age of 90.