Border health officials: Over 23,000 unreported COVID-19 cases in Hidalgo County last month
by: Sandra Sanchez
Posted: Feb 1, 2022 / 04:18 PM CST
Updated: Feb 1, 2022 / 04:18 PM CST
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McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — More than 23,000 cases of coronavirus went unreported in January in Hidalgo County, health officials said Tuesday.
The numbers had not previously been reported due to a delay in testing and test results, according to a statement from Hidalgo County Health and Human Services officials that the county released on Twitter.
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“Given the extraordinary demand for COVID-19 testing immediately after the holidays, we suspected that there was a high probability of a reporting backlog. That suspicion has now been confirmed,” Eduardo “Eddie” Olivarez, chief administrative officer for Hidalgo County Health and Human Services said in a statement.
“Testing vendors are responsible for submitting their own data to the state. We expect these data adjustments to continue over the next several weeks and encourage all COVID-19 test sites to be proactive in reporting results so we can provide a clear picture of COVID in our area,” OIivarez said.
https://www.borderreport.com/health/coronavirus/border-health-officials-over-23000-unreported-covid-19-cases-in-hidalgo-county-last-month/
