Health officials in Cameron County announced on Friday 16 additional deaths related to coronavirus.

According to a news release from Cameron County, the individuals who died were a 77-year-old female from Brownsville, a 64-year-old and a 55-year-old females and a 76-year-old male from Harlingen, a 65-year-old male from La Feria and a 64-year-old male from San Benito. These individuals all died at the Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen. There was also a 70-year-old and a 55-year-old males from Brownsville that died at the Valley Regional Medical Center. In addition there was a 98-year old female resident of The Rio at Fox Hollow, an 89-year-old female resident of Alta Vista, and an 84-year-old female and 89-year-old, 65-year-old and 56-year-old male residents of the Valley Grand Manor who passed away. There were also a 68-year-old male from Brownsville and a 50-year-old male from Harlingen

This raises the number of COVID-19 related deaths in Cameron County to 169.

According to the news release, 324 additional coronavirus cases were also confirmed, bringing the total number of positive cases to 7,486.

Of the total number of people in Cameron County who have tested positive for COVID-19, 3,151 have reportedly recovered.