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Texas county warns COVID-19 positive residents must stay home or face prosecution
By Alison Medley
Updated 10:02 am CDT, Monday, July 20, 2020
The COVID-19 surge in rural Texas has escalated into a deepening public health crisis for Hidalgo County, where officials issued an order Sunday requiring those who test positive for the virus to not leave home for 14 days under threat of criminal prosecution.
On Sunday evening, Hidalgo County officials addressed the public in a Facebook Live event, asking the public to please heed the warning. Hidalgo County reported 1,320 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths on Sunday.
“Who would ever think back in March 21 when we had the first incident of someone testing positive, that Hidalgo County would be caught in this pandemic with such tragic numbers,” Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez said.
According to health officials, the situation has become dire in the Rio Grande Valley, and measures must be taken. Some patients had to wait for up to…
Continue reading: https://www.chron.com/local/article/Texas-county-warns-COVID-19-positive-residents-to-15420079.php.