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Coronavirus cases are on a steady rise in Starr County. The case count is over 300, with the elderly and people in Rio Grande City getting hit the hardest.
Who is next in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine?
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The Department of State Health Services announced that people 65 and older and anyone 16 years and older with a chronic medical condition are next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine.
People diagnosed with cancer, chronic kidney disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD) or any other chronic medical conditions are in the group referred to as Phase 1-B . Health Care workers came first because we need them to be able to take care of the sick, Starr County Health Authority Dr. Antonio Falcon said. Immediately after that comes the highest risk of our population, which are the residents of long-term care facilities. That group has suffered the most death.
COVID-19 cases surge in Starr County as officials wait for next vaccine shipment
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The number of positive coronavirus cases in Starr County is on the rise. According to Starr County Health Authority Dr. Antonio Falcon, positive cases have nearly doubled in a week. We have a report of our cases from Dec. 21 through Dec. 28, Dr. Falcon said during a press conference. There were 325 positive cases.
The county began vaccinating people for the coronavirus last week, when the first shipments of the Moderna vaccine arrived.
Dr. Flacon said the county is expecting an additional 400 doses from the state but the date of their arrival is unknown.
Starr County health officials reported a 700% increase in COVID-19 cases since Halloween. In the last four days we had 178 people that tested positive, Starr County Health Authority Dr. Antonio Falcon said. It s a very sad number to report.
The spike in cases comes as the county prepares for the arrival of Moderna s coronavirus vaccine. I sound like a broken record, Starr County Judge Eloy Vera said. But I cannot overemphasize how important it is we don t socialize over the holidays.
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