Hidalgo County on Thursday reported 17 coronavirus-related deaths and 469 postive cases of COVID-19. 

Twelve men and five women died as a result of the virus. The youngest was a man in his 40s from Edinburg, according to a news release from Hidalgo County. 

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Since the pandemic began, there have been 2,575 deaths related to the virus and 72,213 people have tested positive for the virus. 

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