City, County Confirm New COVID-19 Related Deaths
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Jul 22, 2020, 0 Comments
Courtesy Isabel Sosa,
LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo and Webb County have confirmed the 72nd , 73rd , 74th , 75th, 76th, and 77th deaths in Webb County related to COVID-19. The City and County want to express their most sincere condolences to the families and want them to know that our counselors and our teams are available to support them.
The 72nd COVID-19 death of a Webb County resident was a male in his early 80s with underlying health conditions. The person died at Laredo Medical Center on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.
The 73rd COVID-19 death of a Webb County resident was a female in her early 90s with underlying health conditions. The person died at Laredo Medical Center on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.
The 74th COVID-19 death of a Webb County resident was a male in his late 70s with underlying health conditions. The person died at Laredo Medical Center on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.
The 75th COVID-19 death of a Webb County resident was a female in her early 90s with underlying health conditions. The person died at a local nursing home on Thursday, July 16, 2020.
The 76th COVID-19 death of a Webb County resident was a male in his early 100s with underlying health conditions. The person died at local nursing home on Monday, July 20, 2020.
The 77th COVID-19 death of a Webb County resident was a female in her late 40s with underlying health conditions. The person died at Doctor’s Hospital on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.
The City of Laredo Health Department continues to conduct contact investigation on persons who have tested positive to determine possible exposure to others. If the health department has not contacted you, there is no need to take any action at this time. If you feel ill, please contact your physician and monitor your symptoms.
Stay home if you are sick and call your doctor. Do not go to the doctor’s office, call your doctor first. If it is an emergency, call 9-1-1.
As of 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, a total of 14,818 people have been tested, 9,341 people have resulted negative, 4,472 have resulted positive (3,270 are active), 1,005 test results are pending, 1,125 persons have recovered,160 are currently hospitalized (64 of which are in the ICU) , and 77 have died.
In order to safeguard legally-protected information, the City of Laredo is not publically releasing personal or identifiable information regarding any cases as it relates to COVID-19 testing, results or monitoring.
