Matagorda County reports second COVID-19 related death

Officials are reporting the second COVID-19 related death in Matagorda County.

According to the Matagorda County Health Department, the man in his 70s passed away at Matagorda Regional Medical Center with symptoms consistent with COVID-19.

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The death is the second COVID-19 related death in the county and the thirteenth in the greater Houston area.

Matagorda County also reported two more COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The current number of positive cases in Matagorda County is 29.

There are currently more than 1,270 confirmed cases in the entire greater Houston area.

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