Stories written by Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune

“How Many More Are Coming?” What It’s Like Inside Hospitals as Coronavirus Grips Texas’ Rio Grande Valley - 09/20/2024

Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune Editor's Note: This story was originally published July 2 . Since then, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Trauma Service Area (TSA) that includes Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties has climbed from 693 to more than 1,500, including m