Hidalgo county says 77 year-old Judge Richard F. Cortez has worked from home for most of the pandemic and learned of his positive test after a family member tested positive.
Cortez say he is feeling fine. He says he's asymptomatic and self isolating.
"I have taken all the precautons that I could to prevent infection, but I still have contracted this awful virus," Judge Cortez said from home. "This goes to show you how contagious this virus can be."
