State health officials identify local COVID-19 hot spots
(WorldNews Health)

Health officials monitoring the number of COVID-19 cases locally identified Hidalgo County and South Padre Island, specifically, as coronavirus hot spots following the large increase in cases throughout the Rio Grande Valley, in line with the increase in confirmed cases seen statewide. “From what we’ve seen, Hidalgo County, South Padre Island — especially South Padre Island in our region — has been a large hot spot,” said Dr. Emilie Prot, regional director for Public Health Region 11 of the Department of State Health Services. During one day of testing at South Padre Island, she said there was a 25% positivity rate among members of the public who chose to get tested....