Timeline: A look back at the COVID-19 pandemic in Laredo, one year later
Louis San Miguel
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One year later, Laredo has finally started to see the light of the end of the tunnel as it comes to the coronavirus pandemic.
March 16 marked the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus, and since that fateful day, Laredoans have experienced a year that could never have been imagined. Schools, parks and nonessential businesses were shuttered, and friends and families were forced to socially distance in respect to a deadly virus whose effects were not truly known at the time.
While much more is known about its spread and vaccines have begun to make their way into the arms of Laredoans, the physical and psychological effects of the virus and the resulting pandemic will be felt for many months, maybe years, into the future.
COVID-19 has killed 800 people in Webb County
March 8, 2021
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A COVID-19 particle is pictured in this image provided by the CDC. A study published in the Lanced medical journal examined the case of a man who became infected with two different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in less than two months. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)CDC, HO / TNS
While the number of active cases and COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to improve, Webb County passed another grim milestone on Monday: 800 deaths caused by COVID-19 over the last year. These deaths represent roughly 0.3% of the county’s entire population and 1.9% of all recorded positive cases in the area.