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Dallas (CNN)Jessica Ortiz said she and her twin brother, Jubal, were inseparable. Even when Jubal lay dead in an open casket with plexiglass over his body -- out of fear he could still be contagious …

A Texas county that has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic issued a new stay-at-home order on Monday.Hidalgo County’s emergency health director ordered residents to shelter-in-place and follow a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew. The order officially goes into effect Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. and is scheduled to last until Aug. 5 at…

By Alison Medley Updated 10:02 am CDT, Monday, July 20, 2020 During the coronavirus pandemic, the Houston Methodist emergency department separates people by symptoms after they are temperature-checked at the entrance. During the coronavirus pandemic, the Houston Methodist emergency department separates people by symptoms after they are temperature-checked at the entrance. Photo: Contributed/Houston Methodist Creative Services…

Residents in a Texas county who have tested positive for the coronavirus could face criminal prosecution if they don't stay home.After seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases in the Rio Grande Valley, Hidalgo County is ordering anyone who has tested positive to stay home.On Sunday alone, the county reported 17 new coronavirus-related deaths and 1,300…

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas -- A north Texas woman is finally home from a three-month stay in the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.The doctors and nurses at Medical City-North Hills call Paola Castillo's recovery a miracle."There's a point where they didn't know if I was going to make it or not," Castillo said.The 24-year-old…