El viernes por la noche, los funcionarios anunciaron que se agregaron otros 29 casos nuevos al creciente número de casos positivos.

Hasta ahora, se han realizado pruebas a 24.760 personas. Eso representa el 42,2 por ciento de la población. De esos 20.030 dieron negativo.

Hay 441 casos activos con 102 pruebas pendientes de resultado.

18 personas están hospitalizadas con un individuo conectado a un ventilador.

Los funcionarios instan a la comunidad a usar una mascarilla y seguir todas las precauciones de seguridad.

“No hemos superado esto y debemos seguir trabajando para detener la propagación”, dijo el juez David Saucedo.

En las últimas semanas, el condado de Maverick ha experimentado un aumento en los casos positivos después de una pequeña disminución.

1 out of 13 people has had Covid in our Community

As of Friday, November 6, Maverick County has had 4,447 or 7 percent of its entire population test positive for Covid-19. That means that 1 out of every 13 people in our community has at some point tested positive for Covid-19. 

On Friday evening, officials announced that they had another 29 new cases added to the increasing number of positive cases. 

Up to now, 24,760 people have been tested. That represents 42.2 percent of the population. Of those tested 20,030 have tested negative.

There are 441 active cases with 102 tests pending results.

18 people are hospitalized with one individual on a ventilator.

Officials urge the community to please wear a face mask and follow all safety precautions.

“We're not over this, and we must continue working on stopping the spread,” said Judge David Saucedo.

In the past weeks, Maverick County has been seeing an increase in positive cases after a small decline.