Couple vacationing in South Padre Island tested positive for COVID-19

A couple that was vacationing at South Padre Island for a few months has tested positive of COVID-19, Cameron County officials said. A couple that was vacationing at South Padre Island for a few months has tested positive of COVID-19, Cameron County officials said. Photo: Paul Franklin, Getty Images Photo: Paul Franklin, Getty Images Image 1 of / 101 Caption Close Couple vacationing in South Padre Island tested positive for COVID-19 1 / 101 Back to Gallery

A couple vacationing at South Padre Island in the Rio Grande Valley tested positive for COVID-19, according to Cameron County officials.

Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. said in a news release Wednesday that the couple left the island on March 11 and were recently diagnosed with coronavirus in Michigan, where the individuals permanently lives. The couple had been staying on the island for months before returning home, Treviño said.

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According to Treviño, the couple traveled to Idaho in late February and early March for a wedding. While there, they came into contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19, he said. The couple returned to South Padre Island after the wedding and stayed for a few more days before returning to Michigan. Upon their return, they discovered they may have at least been exposed and self-quarantined until leaving the island, officials said.

Esmeralda Guajardo, Health Administrator for Cameron County, said in the news release that they are gathering information to include individuals who may have come in contact with the couple.

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Cameron County Public Health is working with officials from South Padre Island, the property owner of where the couple stayed and its management to ensure that the property is disinfected.

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