IT AIN'T OVER 'TIL THE UPWARD CURVING COVID-19 SPIKE SINKS

 CITY OF BROWNSVILLE TESTING DRIVE-THRU SITE (SPORTS PARK)

Cameron County cases reported as of 8 a.m. April 8, 2020: 

Tested 401 people

City of Brownsville Health Department:

At this point we’ve had 401 tested through the public lab: 108 positive, 182 negative and 23 have been recovered. Thera re 303 persons who have self quarantined and 102 completed; 101 monitoring. 

As for the for the nursing homes, Veranda and Windsor Atrium: At Veranda, 14 residents have tested
positive at Windsor we’ve had 5 residents and 3 employees.. I know the order went out yesterday and for the City of Harlingen. I believe it was the day before that they sent out their order and we’re working with the nursing homes to make sure to make sure they implement those measures the other thing I've sent out the notification forms. Several have sent them in and for those of you who have not please do so this.

It is s what i use to determine who I contact before I send out a press release there was a death reported. This individual had been at Veranda and was at the hospital when he did pass away we have another report of one but we are still waiting for lab results to determine the outcome of that one.

The Hospitals:

Valley Baptist Health System - For both hospitals: Valley Baptist Harlingen currently has 16 patients. Of the 16 patients,  2 are in the ICU, both of them are positive. Both patients are intubated. At Valley Baptist, Brownsville, we have a total of 11 patients two of which are positive. One of those patients is in the ICU and intubated and we also have another patient in the nursery that's a newborn. Neither one of those we have tested positive back.


Harlingen Medical Center -We still have three in-house and none of them are intubated. Seven are pending COVID-19 results and we’re also gonna have blood supplies.

Valley Regional Medical Center - At Valley Regional Medical Center we have 4 COVID-19 patients; two of those are vented and we have one PUI ( Person Under Investigation).  We did utilize our
tent yesterday and through the night but very low volume.