COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Rio Grande Valley rose to 100, the third time in a row that hospitalizations have increased and the first time in two weeks that they’ve risen to three digit figures.
Of the 100 individuals hospitalized for COVID, 62 were adult patients, 35 were adults in intensive care units, and three were pediatric patients, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Just in Hidalgo County, the number of COVID patients went up to 63 from the 50 that were reported the previous day.
Of the 63, 58 were adults and five were pediatric patients. That also included 23 adult patients who were being treated in intensive care units.
While COVID hospitalizations are on the rise this week, the county reported there were no new COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday, maintaining the county’s death toll at 3,483.
The county did report 87 new cases including 16 confirmed cases and 71 probable cases.
There have now been a total of 118,592 COVID-19 cases in the county. Of those, there were 68,799 confirmed cases, 46,892 probable, and 2,901 suspected.
In schools, there were 32 students who tested positive, though there weren’t any new cases among school staff. There have been a total of 3,839 cases among students and 732 cases among staff since the county began tracking cases in schools in August.
In Cameron County, there were three residents who died due to COVID-19, all of whom were unvaccinated. The total number of COVID-related deaths is now at 1,996.
County health officials also reported 20 new cases, raising their total to 53,763 cases.
Starr and Willacy counties reported no new cases on Tuesday, according to DSHS data.
