Archives for March 2020
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo and Webb County have confirmed the second death in Laredo related to COVID-19. The City and County want to express their most sincere condolences to the family and want them to know that our counselors are available. A female in her late 60s who had previously tested positive
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo and Webb County are announcing new positive cases of COVID-19. Person 23 is a case of transmission through close contact and remains is stable. Person 24 is a case of community transmission and is hospitalized but in stable condition. Person 25 is another case of community transmission
Courtesy Jennifer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Gateway to the Americas Bridge seized various types of narcotics in separate unrelated incidents on Tuesday, Mar. 24, that totaled over $272,000 in street value. “These narcotic seizures exemplify CBP’s commitment to stop drug traffickers from disrupting
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo and Webb County are announcing new positive cases of COVID-19. Both Person 18 and Person 19 are cases of transmission by close contact to another confirmed case. Person 18 has been hospitalized, and both persons are stable. As of 10:00 a.m. on
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo and Webb County are announcing new positive cases of COVID-19. Person 15 is a case of local transmission and was not hospitalized. Person 16 was also transmission by close contact and was not hospitalized. Person 17 is a case of community transmission and is hospitalized but remains
Courtesy Charlotte Laracy, Funding will provide health services to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $406,775 in federal funding to the City of Laredo Health Department, in efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 throughout the City of Laredo and Webb County. This funding, awarded from the Center for
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge seized a substantial amount of methamphetamine in a single enforcement action that totaled nearly $37 million in street value. “Officers at the Laredo Port of Entry have heightened their enforcement strategy when targeting these high-risk
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo and Webb County have announced the confirmation of 2 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Laredo. Person 12 has not traveled and is a case of community transmission. Person 13 is considered a case of transmission through close contact. Neither of these two persons have been hospitalized
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo and Webb County have announced the confirmation of the 11th positive COVID-19 person in Laredo. Person 11 has not traveled and is a case of community transmission. The individual has been hospitalized for respiratory symptoms but remains in stable condition. The City of Laredo Health Department is conducting
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo and Webb County have announced the confirmation of one new COVID-19 case in Laredo. Person 10 has not traveled and is a case of community transmission. Person 10 experienced respiratory symptoms but was not hospitalized and remains in quarantine under stable condition. The City of Laredo Health
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