Hopkins County Update:   1 New Positive COVID-19 Case & 1 Recovery On July 15
Jul15

Hopkins County Update: 1 New Positive COVID-19 Case & 1 Recovery On July 15

In what has become a daily occurence of positive COVID-19 cases, the Hopkins County Emergency Management Team at 6:30 p.m. Wedesday, July 15, reported that 1 new positive COVID-19 case has been returned for Hopkins County. One additional recovery was reported as well, leaving the number of active cases at 26. July 15th is the 7th consecutive day in which new COVID-19 patients have been reported for Hopkins County, and at least the...

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Chamber Connection- July 16: Deadline To Register For Hopkins County Adult Leadership Class Is Aug. 1
Jul15

Chamber Connection- July 16: Deadline To Register For Hopkins County Adult Leadership Class Is Aug. 1

By LEZLEY BROWN, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce CEO/President The Hopkins County Adult Leadership is happy to announce that we are currently taking applications for the 2020-21 class. The Adult Leadership Class is a community leadership development program sponsored by the Hopkins county Chamber of Commerce. The course was created in 1989 with the concept of offering leadership training and community involvement for emerging...

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Hopkins County Update:   3 New Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported On July 14
Jul14

Hopkins County Update: 3 New Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported On July 14

The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, reported that 3 new positive COVID-19 cases have been announced for Hopkins County. Local officials are requesting verification of addresses for two of the three new patients as they were listed only as Post Office boxes in Hopkins County. July 14 is the 6th consecutive day in which new COVID-19 patients have been reported for Hopkins County, and at least the...

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Don’t Delay Seeking Medical Care For Serious Conditions
Jul14

Don’t Delay Seeking Medical Care For Serious Conditions

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CMFH-SS, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas, July 14, 2020 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Don’t Delay … At CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, we understand the impact of social distancing and...

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Commissioners Approve Infrastructure Grant, Solar Reinvestment Zone, Mental Health Transport Agreement
Jul13

Commissioners Approve Infrastructure Grant, Solar Reinvestment Zone, Mental Health Transport Agreement

Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved resolutions Monday agreeing to give the county judge authority to sign off on documents granting a reinvestment zone for Pine Forest Solar LLC and to move forward with a grant that would provide some funding for county road improvements. Health insurance and a multi-agency mental health transports agreement were also approved by the commissioners court during the July 13, 2020 session....

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COVID-19 Update: 2 New Cases Reported July 13 for Hopkins County
Jul13

COVID-19 Update: 2 New Cases Reported July 13 for Hopkins County

The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 13, gave a brief COVID-19 update. The officials reported they have been notified of 2 new positive COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County, and 14 additional recoveries. That brings the total of positive COVID-19 cases reported since March for Hopkins County to 88. So far, 65 Hopkins County patients have recovered from COVID-19. That leaves 23 active cases...

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Emergency Management Officials: State-Reported COVID-19 Death Confirmed To Be An Error
Jul13

Emergency Management Officials: State-Reported COVID-19 Death Confirmed To Be An Error

The state-reported COVID-19 death assigned to Hopkins County on July 12 on the Texas Health and Human Services/Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 website has been confirmed to be an error, entered in error by the state, a member of the Hopkins County Emergency Management Team reported at 12:35 p.m. Monday, July 13. The HCEMT officials, upon being made aware of the report, contacted state officials both July 12 and...

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COVID-19 Update: 2 New Cases Reported July 12 For Hopkins County
Jul12

COVID-19 Update: 2 New Cases Reported July 12 For Hopkins County

The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 12, gave a brief COVID-19 update. The officials reported they have been notified of 2 new positive COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County. That brings the total of positive COVID-19 cases reported since March for Hopkins County to 86. So far, 51 Hopkins County patients have recovered from COVID-19. That leaves 35 active cases of COVID-19 for Hopkins...

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1 New Positive COVID-19 Case Reported For Hopkins County
Jul11

1 New Positive COVID-19 Case Reported For Hopkins County

The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 11, reported they were notified of 1 new positive COVID-19 case for Hopkins County. That brings the total of positive COVID-19 cases reported since March for Hopkins County to 84. Of those, 51 Hopkins County patients have recovered. That leaves 33 active cases of COVID-19 for Hopkins County. One patient was in the COVID-19 unit at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital –...

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Hopkins County COVID-19 Testing Update: 1,050 Negative, 83 Positive, 381 Pending
Jul11

Hopkins County COVID-19 Testing Update: 1,050 Negative, 83 Positive, 381 Pending

Over the last 8 days, there have been 381 additional tests conducted for Hopkins County residents; 16 tests results were positive and 59 negative for COVID-19, according to data reported by Hopkins County Emergency Management officials and the weekly Hopkins County COVID-19 testing updates provided by Hopkins County Hospital District COO/EMS Director Brent Smith. Hopkins County COVID-19 cases and recoveries since March Ten of the 16...

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