August 17, 2020
Hidalgo County reported on Monday 19 more deaths due to coronavirus complications, as well as 285 additional cases — bringing the total number of fatalities in the county to 974 and the total of confirmed coronavirus cases to 22,298.
Of the total number of people who tested positive in the Hidalgo County since the beginning of the pandemic, 16,484 have been released from isolation. According to the news release, there are currently 4,840 known active cases in Hidalgo County.