Two more Cameron County residents have died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Thursday afternoon.
This raises the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 1,636, Cameron County Public Health said in a statement.
Also Thursday, the county reported an additional 30 COVID-19 cases, which included 11 cases from unaccompanied minor shelters and detention centers.
This raises the total number of cases in Cameron County to 40,581.
The new cases include two children ages 9 and under, and four people ages 10 to 19.
Two residents ages 80 to 89 were 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.
