7 more travel-related virus cases confirmed in Hidalgo County

EDINBURG – Hidalgo County announced on Friday that seven more people have tested positive for the coronavirus – bringing the total to 18.

Officials say all the people are residents of McAllen. All the new cases are believed to be travel-related. The patients were ordered to self-isolate, according to a release.

At the moment, health officials are compiling information on the patients’ recent whereabouts.