McAllen 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 McAllen, TX community.
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Texas COVID-19 Cases
Texas Total Coronavirus Cases: 8,600,393
Texas New Coronavirus Deaths:
Texas Total Coronavirus Deaths: 94,424
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for McAllen
Largest South Texas county, cities issue strict rules as coronavirus fears spread - KXAN Austin
Leaders of two of the largest cities in South Texas, McAllen and Laredo, issued strict regulations to limit social gatherings and outings by residents in light of fears of coronavirus spreading wit… ... More info »
KXAN - 03/20/2020 03:54amTexas communities and border agents scramble to shelter migrants amid COVID-19 concerns - CBS News
On August 4, officials in McAllen said that more than 7,000 out of nearly 88,000 migrants released by CBP in the city since February had tested positive for COVID-19, a positivity rate of more ... More info »
CBS News - 08/12/2021 08:45amTed Cruz blames migrants, not mask policies, for Texas' coronavirus problem
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, recently said on Fox News that, over a six-month span, the Biden administration has released more than 7,000 COVID-19 positive migrants in a single Texas border community. More info »
Politifact - 08/03/2021 12:00pmSouth Texas county nears 2,000 deaths from coronavirus
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — As El Paso in West Texas struggles to keep up with COVID-19 cases and has enacted health and safety restrictions, Hidalgo County in deep South Texas is ... More info »
KXAN - 11/13/2020 11:39amI Went Home to Texas to Cover the Virus. Then My Family Got It.
McALLEN, Texas — There were many reasons for a special level of alarm when the coronavirus swept out of Texas’ biggest cities in recent weeks and arrived with force in the Rio Grande Valley. More info »
The New York Times - 07/13/2020 12:00pmHow do you feel your community is responding to the coronavirus crisis:
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