A 90-year-old man from Matagorda County along the Texas coast is the state’s first death related to the coronavirus.

The Matagorda County Emergency Operations Center said in a press release that confirmed that a man in his late 90s died Sunday night at Matagorda Regional Medical Center with “symptoms consistent with COVID-19.” The Houston Chronicle first reported the death Monday night.

Matagorda County spokesman Mitch Thames told the Houston Chronicle that the man, who was not named, was tested while alive and that the results came back positive on Monday.

The man was the second positive case in Matagorda County. The first case, announced Saturday, involved a woman in her 60s with no travel history outside Texas. She was admitted to the same hospital for “complications from pneumonia,” officials said. Matagorda County said she is possibly linked to the second case. The Texas Department of State Health Services is investigating the women’s health history and travel.

Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, who represent Matagorda County, tweeted about the man’s death on Monday night.

“May memories of this man bring peace to those who knew him & remind us of how important it is to take preventative action so that we can protect the elderly & vulnerable,” Bonnen wrote on Twitter.

With a heavy heart I share that TX’s 1st #COVID19 death has occurred in Matagorda Co. May memories of this man bring peace to those who knew him & remind us of how important it is to take preventative action so that we can protect the elderly & vulnerable. https://t.co/boNza8OtmL — Speaker Dennis Bonnen (@RepDennisBonnen) March 17, 2020

News of the death comes as Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday told Texans they should in coming weeks expect to be told of “an exponential increase” in the number of state residents who test positive for the new coronavirus.

Abbott also said that by the end of this week, all Texans who need a COVID-19 test will be able to get one, if they have symptoms and a doctor’s order.

Speaking at a news conference at a state emergency management center in San Antonio, Abbott acknowledged that an estimate of how many Texans have been tested at public laboratories – more than 200 -- hasn’t been updated since Friday.