EDINBURG — Hidalgo County reported 483 new COVID-19 cases and 10 more deaths Monday, pushing the death toll in the county to 3,003.
The deaths included six residents above the age of 70; the rest were below the age of 50, with two in their 30s.
They hailed from Alamo, Alton, Edinburg, McAllen, Mercedes, Mission and San Juan; six of them men and four women.
Hospitalizations remained high Monday, with the county reporting 455 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, 108 of them in intensive care units.
Of Monday’s new cases, 112 were reported as confirmed and 371 as probable, bringing the county to a total of 103,752 cases, 64,526 reported as confirmed, 36,957 as probable and 2,269 as suspect.
In a release, Hidalgo County Judge alerted residents about a Regional Infusion Center opened in Cameron County last week meant to treat COVID-19 patients with monoclonal antibodies.
“I am grateful to hear of this news from Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. today. As we are working together as a region, our hope is to assist with lessening hospitalizations of patients with mild to moderate symptoms who may be treated via outpatient infusion,” Cortez wrote.
Cameron County reported an additional 470 cases of the coronavirus Monday and seven more deaths related to the virus.
The cases bring the total number of infections there to 47,131 and the fatalities bring the death toll to 1,738.
