Nationwide, cases, COVID-related deaths, and hospitalizations are trending downward, according to the CDC. The CDC determines the community level for each county based on the number of hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the number of new COVID-19 cases in the area over the last seven days.Ĭameron and Willacy counties remain at a low community level. While the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 continues to climb, Hidalgo and Starr counties have been downgraded from a high to a medium COVID-19 Community Level by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The two Cameron County residents who died due to COVID-19 were unvaccinated and their deaths bring the county’s total number of COVID deaths to 2,302. Of the five individuals, four were vaccinated and only one was not, according to county reports. ![]() The deaths of the five Hidalgo County residents raised the total number deaths due to COVID in the county to 4,003. ![]() ![]() This week, county officials in Hidalgo and Cameron counties reported five and two COVID-related deaths, respectively. (Joel Martinez | )Īt least seven more Rio Grande Valley residents are reported to have died due to COVID-19 related complications with Hidalgo County reaching another milestone in their death toll earlier this week. (Metro Photo) Maria Salinas, phlebotomist technician, works at administering the COVID-19 vaccine at DHR Health on Dec.
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