710 Main St
Palacios, TX
Matagorda and other towns across Texas are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Matagorda, TX community.
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Texas COVID-19 Cases
Texas New Coronavirus Cases:
Texas Total Coronavirus Cases: 8,600,393
Texas New Coronavirus Deaths:
Texas Total Coronavirus Deaths: 94,424
Texas Total Coronavirus Cases: 8,600,393
Texas New Coronavirus Deaths:
Texas Total Coronavirus Deaths: 94,424
U.S. New Coronavirus Cases: 1,648
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Last updated June 10, 2023
Coronavirus News for Matagorda
Texas’ first coronavirus death is elderly Matagorda County man
A 90-year-old man from Matagorda County along the Texas coast is the state’s first death related to the coronavirus. The Matagorda County Emergency Operations Center said in a press release that ... More info »
Dallas Morning News - 03/16/2020 12:00pmMatagorda County reports first coronavirus-related death in Texas
Matagorda County, which includes towns like Bay City, Matagorda and Caney, is the first Texas county to see a coronavirus-related death. More info »
Houston Chronicle - 03/16/2020 07:15pmTexas coronavirus death confirmed in Matagorda County | The Texas Tribune
Matagorda County officials reported Monday night that a man in his late 90s died the night before with symptoms consistent with COVID-19, making it the first known novel coronavirus-related death ... More info »
The Texas Tribune - 08/06/2020 10:37amTrack Covid-19 in Matagorda County, Texas - The New York Times
Track Covid-19 in Matagorda County, Texas Updated March 26, 2024. These Covid tracking pages are no longer being updated. More info »
The New York Times - 03/22/2023 12:00amCoronavirus kills another 1,000 in Texas in just 10 days
After the first COVID-19 death in Texas — a 97-year-old man in Matagorda County who died March 15 — it took 53 days before the state reached 1,000 deaths. On Monday, Texas reached 4,020 deaths ... More info »
WFAA8 - 07/21/2020 12:00am
