There is fear and concern in Hidalgo County, where health officials say COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on communities. Hospitals started reaching capacity earlier this month in the Rio Grande Valley, which has become the main hotspot in Texas.
after Gov. Greg Abbott ended the state's stay-at-home order and allowed businesses such as retail stores, malls, restaurants and theaters to reopen that day at limited capacity.he was pausing any further phases to reopen the state as cases surged.
Abbott said he supported the Hidalgo County judge's decision to enforce curfews but did not explicitly support the shelter-at-home order when asked about it. Abbott's office said earlier Tuesday the order lacked legal authority and was more of a recommendation. Abbott, who spoke with officials and hospital executives in the Rio Grande Valley earlier Tuesday, said the state is working to partner with hotels to provide rooms for people who are recovering from COVID-19 but can't go home yet so they don't infect others."It is essential that everybody -- not just leaders -- but every resident in the Rio Grande Valley understand: You need to be wearing a face mask or face covering when you go out."Dr.
Melendez described the hospitals in South Texas as a parallel universe -- buildings that look peaceful from the outside but are going through hell on the inside. "They're human beings -- we don't care about immigration status" he added. "They come in, we got to take care of them.". In Hidalgo County, where 92.5% of the county's 860,000 residents identify as Latinx, Dr. Hotez told CNN many of the victims are poor, Hispanic, working in jobs deemed essential and that they have to be at work to support their families.
"We literally cannot keep up," Treviño said. He said the hospitals are at 115% of regular COVID-19 dedicated bed capacity, and that 91.7% of the COVID-19 dedicated ICU beds are in use.
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