During  July and August there was a total of  2,907 new positive cases and 90 deaths. That accounts for 79.6 percent of all 3,652 positive cases as of September 21st.

During July, there were 54 deaths reported due to complications stemming from Covid-19. In August there were 36. That is 72.5 percent of the 124 deaths reported as of September 21st.

Throughout the outbreak in our community, local officials, medical care professionals from the Maverick County Hospital District, United Medical Centers, Fort Duncan Regional Medical Centers, EMS, law enforcement personnel, and volunteers through the Emergency Operation Center have been working tirelessly to assist our community and help stop the spread of Covid-19.

This has been an daunting task that has been undertaken by all involved.

During that time we've seen our local entities and hospital receive assistance from the state and federal government who deployed men and women from the Texas National Guard and the active and reserve components of the Army, Navy and Air Force to assist in the medical care of Covid-19 Virus patients.

On Monday, a group of fine men and women from the Armed Forces Rural Rapid Response Team 2 who had been working closely with FDRMC and the EOC left our community after helping in saving many lives.

“Today we bid farewell to part of the Military staff that has been assisting us during this time. Dr. Harp, from the Rural Rapid Response Team 2, presented Mr. Alan Gonzalez, COO, a Certificate of Appreciation for the support to their team. A “Code Sunset” was announced overhead and military staff walked out with our staff on both sides applauding for them as they left," stated FDRMC CEO Eladio Montalvo.

During the past two months our community was inundated with Covid-19 cases and our medical care facilities were at the brink of being overwhelmed. Through collaborative efforts between local officials, state officials, medical care administrators, first responders, and military personnel they were able to pull through and handle the dire situation.

Maverick County Judge David Saucedo and Eagle Pass Mayor Luis Sifuentes announced on Monday that there were only 9 people with Covid-19 hospitalized at FDRMC, the lowest it's been in the past 60 to 70 days.

"On behalf of Judge Saucedo,  Mayor Sifuentes and our administrations, we want to thank all of the Doctors, Respiratory Techs, and Healthcare Providers from the military team Rural Rapid Response Team 2 for their huge assistance to our community since July. We are honored to have worked alongside every member of your team over the past several months in our fight against COVID-19. As you depart, we thank you for helping us to protect our community and keep our families safe. From Maverick County, the City of Eagle Pass, Texas, and our Emergency Operations Center, we wish you the very best in your careers and are grateful for your support!." wrote our public officials.