City, County Confirm New COVID-19 Related Deaths
Written by admin, Jul 25, 2020, 0 Comments
Courtesy Rafael Benavides,
LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo and Webb County have confirmed two more 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 98th COVID-19 death of a Webb County resident was a male in his early 60s with no underlying health conditions. The person died at his home on Friday, July 24, 2020.
The 99th COVID-19 death of a Webb County resident was a female in her early 70s with underlying health conditions. The person died at Laredo Medical Center on Saturday, July 25, 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 Saturday, July 25, 2020, a total of 15,905 people have been tested, 9,879 people have resulted negative, 5,042 have resulted positive (3,767 are active), 984 test results are pending, 1,176 persons have recovered, 160 are currently hospitalized (79 of which are in the ICU), and 99 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.
