Uvalde County First Positive COVID-19 Case

Uvalde Memorial Hospital (UMH) has announced their first confirmed positive case of coronavirus, or COVID-19. The patient was seen in the hospital’s emergency room on the evening of Wednesday, March 25. The individual was transferred by ground to a San Antonio hospital. Both the UMH emergency room team and the medical transport team took all necessary precautions and were fully protected by personal protective equipment (PPE).

“We understand that community members are concerned about the spread of COVID-19. The hospital, the City of Uvalde, and Uvalde County will all continue to work diligently to take precautions and mitigate any spread of this virus. Keeping our community safe and healthy is our top priority,” said Tom Nordwick, hospital CEO.

“It is important to note that the hospital and transport team had both proactively implemented precautionary measures for COVID-19. All healthcare contact and exposure were minimized in this incident,” Nordwick added.

Local and state health teams are already working quickly on contact tracing to reduce risk of further infection within our area.

Representatives from Uvalde Memorial Hospital, City of Uvalde, and Uvalde County will host a press conference at 11:30AM on the east side of the Uvalde County Courthouse.