Chamber Connection — May 7, 2020
I wanted to start this column by saying, “Welcome to the Hunger Games!” Sometimes I feel like we ARE in the Hunger Games, especially after reading about Murder Hornets. This morning I read about some schools already deciding to go completely online in the fall, and stress just starts to creep into my skin. What is this craziness we are living?
I think it is important that we take the time to put things into perspective and focus on things we can control. If you are wondering what that is … here’s an answer. We can shop local, be local, live local. Our small businesses are desperately needing us right now. Please continue to order food and pick it up. Retail is open for business or you can pick that up, too. All of our businesses are finding ways to be available to you. It’s honestly so remarkable what our small county has been able to accomplish.
We don’t know what tomorrow looks like, so let’s enjoy today! Find some goodness and give it others. I’m proud you, Hopkins County.
Business Highlight
During the year 2020, the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is highlighting a business each week.
Please join me in congratulating our Business of the Week for May 7, Broadway Veterinary Hospital.
May 6-12 Designated As National Nurses Week
Sulphur Springs, Texas, May 4, 2020 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ.
National Nurses Week 2020
This week we celebrate Nurses! National Nurses Week 2020 begins Wednesday, May 6, through Tuesday, May 12, and celebrates nurses and their role in society. It also raises awareness about nursing as a possible career choice and educates the public about the kind of work nurses are involved. The week coincides with the birthday of Florence Nightingale, a
nurse who became famous for treating wounded soldiers during the Crimean war, and for her work in establishing nursing as a profession in its own right. Nightingale also founded a nursing school in 1860, providing the first type of professional nursing establishment in the world.
THANK YOU, Nurses!
Hospital Visitation Updates
For the safety and health of the community and our ministry, CHRISTUS Health is screening all associates and visitors to our hospitals to help lessen the risk of infectious disease transmission among our patients, associates, and guests.
- (1) Entrance to hospital through Emergency Department 24/7
(1) Visitor per patient
Visitors must be between the ages of 16 years-old and 65-years old
All visitors are screened at the door, including a temperature taken - All associates are screened at each shift, including a temperature taken
- Visiting hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (subject to change)
- ALL hospital visitors are required to wear a mask. Visitors should bring their own mask; homemade cloth masks are acceptable.
Urgent Care
CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Urgent Care at 1339 S. Broadway St. in Sulphur Springs, is temporarily closed. Anyone needing to be seen by a physician may walk-in at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Primary Care at 105 Medical Plaza, or to schedule, please call 903.885.3181. If you are showing signs or symptoms of COVID-19, please call our COVID-19 Hotline at 800.458.4559, Option 9, to be screened, and instructed on how to proceed. As always, if it is emergent, present to the Emergency Room or call 9-1-1.
We want to reassure our patients that CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic and CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital continue to be a safe place to receive your care, and we encourage you to follow up with your regular healthcare needs. For any reason you cannot come into the clinic, or do not feel comfortable, virtual visits and telephone visits are available. Please contact your provider to discuss all of the many options for accessing care.
Surgical Services
As a reminder, at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, we are performing scheduled surgeries and procedures. Please contact your healthcare provider for more information.
Classes
Every month our hospital offers FREE virtual classes for new and expectant moms: The Childbirth class taught by Certified Nurse Midwife Deb Logan is the first Monday of every month from 6pm to 8pm. The Breastfeeding class taught by Lactation Consultant Kristi Couch, RN, is the first Tuesday of every month from 6pm to 8pm. For more information, please call 903.439.4091.
Plant Propagation, An Agriculture Corner Stone
Plant propagation is one of the corner stones of agriculture. In one way or another, everything relies into having the right plant at the right time to make a successful crop. Sometimes, those two different aspects are easily forgotten. A seedling placed at the wrong time in the field can crash the success of the crop. A weak or wrongly selected variety of plants can also make a significant impact into the future of the crop.
Propagation is a means of multiplying a plant into many more of the same type. The most common method is by collecting and planting seeds. This is referred to as sexual propagation since the pollen from one plant pollinates the female flower structures of the same plant or another plant of the same species thus creating a living seed.
Another means of propagation called asexual because no pollination is involved, but instead a section of one plant is removed and rooted to start a new plant. Examples of asexual propagation are stem cuttings, leaf bud cuttings, air layering, and tissue culture.
Grafting and budding involve removing a section from one plant and attaching it to another. This removed plant section is called a bud or scion and the plant onto which it is placed is referred to as the rootstock. The scion or bud grows to form the main structure of the new plant. It is chosen because it possesses certain desirable characteristics such as fruit size or quality, bloom size or color, or foliage qualities. The rootstock is often chosen for its ability to tolerate specific soil characteristics, resist disease or insect problems, or give a dwarfing effect to the growth of the scion.
Seed propagation usually results in a new plant that is similar, but not identical, to the parent plant(s). With asexual propagation the offspring is identical to the parent plant. The juvenile stage which seedlings go through before they are mature enough to bloom or bear fruit is bypassed with cuttings and grafting which is another desirable effect.
While propagation sounds complicated or difficult it is in fact quite simple. There are a number of different techniques which gardeners can use to propagate various plants.
I must warn you, though, that propagation is addictive. You will soon find yourself driving through the neighborhood eyeing certain plants that you would like to propagate for your own landscape. Gardening friends will learn to “frisk” your pockets for seeds and cuttings before you leave after a visit to their landscape! I should point out before turning you loose on the gardening world with this new found knowledge and skill that some plant materials are patented and may not be propagated and sold without permission and payment of royalty fees to the owner.
For more information on any agricultural topi, please contact the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 or email me at [email protected].
Governor: Salons Can Reopen May 8, Gyms May 18
Governor Greg Abbott today expanded the list businesses and activities that may reopen, adding a definite date for salons and gyms to reopen. Swimming pool, wedding venue, office building and non-essential manufacturing business reopening dates were addressed. Four options for senior graduations and a creation of a new Surge Response Team Surge Response Teams to combat any COVID-19 flare ups in Texas were announced at the Governor’s press conference.
“Texas is in a position to continue opening parts of our economy because of the efforts and determination of the people of Texas,” said Governor Abbott. “Over the past month, Texans have worked together to contain the spread of COVID-19 by following social distancing practices and staying at home whenever possible. As we move forward, I urge all Texans to continue following these social distancing guidelines and the health standards we have provided. With every Texan doing their part, we will contain COVID-19, we will unleash our entrepreneurs, and we will make it through this challenge together.”
Per the Governor’s announcement, wedding venues and services required to conduct weddings may immediately open. Weddings held indoors other than at a church, congregation, or house of worship must limit occupancy to 25 percent. Wedding reception services may also resume, but facilities must limit their occupancy to 25 percent of the total listed occupancy. These occupancy limits do not apply to the outdoor areas of a wedding reception or to outdoor wedding receptions.
Beginning May 8, cosmetology salons, hair salons, barber shops, nail salons and shops, and other establishments where licensed cosmetologists or barbers practice their trade, may open, but all such salons, shops, and establishments must ensure at least 6 feet of social distancing between operating work stations. Tanning salons may also reopen under the same limitation.
Also starting May 8, swimming pools may open subject to certain limitations, including on their occupancy or operating levels.
Beginning May 18, office buildings may open with the greater of five or less individuals or 25 percent of the total office workforce. These individuals must maintain appropriate social distancing, the Governor stipulated.
Gyms, exercise facilities, and exercise classes may also open on May 18, but must operate at 25 percent occupancy. Locker rooms and shower facilities will remain closed, but restrooms may open.
Non-essential manufacturing services may also open on May 18 but facilities must limit their occupancy to 25 percent.
These newly opened services are subject to recommended minimum standard health protocols outlined by DSHS. Protocols are available on the Open Texas webpage and Protocols for individuals, businesses and groups may be found on the Governor’s Strike Force to Open Texas page.
During the press conference, Chief Kidd and Commissioner Wilson provided details on a newly formed Surge Response Teams. These teams are led by TDEM and HHSC and include representatives from the the Texas Military Department, DSHS, the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force, and BCFS Health and Human Services.
Surge Response Teams will serve nursing homes, prisons, packing pants, and other facilities that experience flare ups of COVID-19 by providing personal protective equipment, testing supplies, onsite staffing, and assessment assistance. These teams will also work with local officials to establish health and social distancing standards to contain these flare ups. Several Surge Response Teams have already been deployed to locations across the state. Chief Kidd and Commissioner Wilson’s presentation is available here.
Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath also provided new guidance on class of 2020 graduation ceremonies for Texas school districts. TEA offered four different options senior graduation celebrations, but left it of each district to determine which, if any, of the options is best serve their community.
TEA Provides Graduation Ceremony Guidance For Texas Schools
As Texas continues the reopening of services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, school buildings remain closed to normal in-classroom instruction for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year. Schools administrators across the state have been seeking guidance as on how schools can properly celebrate graduation. Today, TEA announced what they called a “comprehensive graduation ceremony guidance” for Texas school systems.
As part of Governor Greg Abbott’s Strike Force to Open Texas, TEA announced “four different pathways for schools to celebrate their graduating seniors”:
- Completely virtual ceremonies that take place entirely online, with the use of videoconference or other technologies;
- Hybrid ceremonies, which consist of a compilation of videos of students being recognized in person as they celebrate graduation in small groups;
- Vehicle ceremonies, in which students and their families wait in their cars while other graduates are recognized one at time with their families alongside them;
- Outdoor in-person ceremonies, which are currently permitted for counties as follows:
- Between May 15 and May 31, 2020, an outdoor ceremony may take place in a rural county that has an attestation as described in the “Texans Helping Texans: The Governor’s Report to Open Texas” (April 27, 2020) that remains in effect 7 days prior to the ceremony.
- An outdoor ceremony may take place in any Texas county on or after June 1.
Ensuring public health and safety is to remain the focus for all involved in graduation preparations. Keeping in mind TEA’s guidance on how to safely conduct these ceremonies, “each district is at liberty to determine if any of these options best serve the needs and desires of their community.”
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath remarked, “Graduation ceremonies mark a major milestone for students and their families. All educators are committed first and foremost to ensuring the health and safety of our students, families, and staff. By taking the necessary precautions developed by medical experts, we can ensure we appropriately honor our Class of 2020 graduates while keeping everyone safe.”
The full details of TEA’s graduation ceremony guidance can be found in “Guidance for Graduation and End-of-Year Promotion Ceremonies During COVID-19 May 5, 2020,” a 5-page instruction guide for schools.
Suspect In Skate Park Shooting In Custody
The skate park shooting suspect remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning, May 3. Bond for the 17-year-old Sulphur Springs resident was set at $200,000 on the second-degree felony aggravated assault charge, according to jail .
Sulphur Springs Police, in a news release Monday, reported one person suffered a single gunshot wound around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the skate park in Buford Park. Officers, responding to a report of a gunshot wound victim at the location, were reportedly told two different vehicles were involved in a disturbance, when several gunshots were fired.
The victim was transported to the hospital in a private vehicle by his friends and the alleged suspect vehicles left the scene, according to the police release. Officers then got the description of the vehicles and began looking for them. A suspect had been identified in connection with the case by midmorning Monday, police reported. Based on investigation, officers were able to get a warrant for the suspect’s arrest, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson.
Justin Quentil Richards was taken into custody at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, by Sulphur Springs Police Lt. Rusty Stillwagoner, then booked into Hopkins County jail on the aggravated assault warrant, according to police and jail reports.
The victim was reported to be in good condition and had been released from the hospital, according to police.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Paris Junior College to Hold Virtual Graduation May 22
Paris Junior College graduates will be recognized in a virtual commencement ceremony on May 22, 2020. Students are being offered curbside pickup of their caps and gowns. They are also being asked to submit a photo to be made into a video of the graduation ceremony.
Caps and gowns are pre-ordered in a range of heights and sizes and students will keep them after the ceremony. PJC is pleased to provide the academic apparel at no cost to the student. Caps and gowns will be distributed according to the following schedule.
If this schedule is not convenient for you, please designate someone else to pick up your regalia on your behalf.
PJC – Sulphur Springs Center, 1137 Loop 301 East, Sulphur Springs, TX
May 6, 7 a.m. to noon
May 7, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
PJC – Greenville Center, 6500 Monty Stratton Parkway, Greenville, TX
May 6, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
May 7, 7 a.m. – noon
Paris Junior College, 2400 Clarksville Street, Paris, TX
May 12, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
May 13, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
During the ceremony, photos of graduates with each name displayed will be shown. Those wishing to have their photograph appear as part of the ceremony must submit them by May 15 to [email protected].
Students should take the photograph wearing their cap and gown. Suggested attire for men includes a light-colored shirt and tie and dark slacks and for women includes dresses or dark
colored slacks.
Find more information at www.parisjc.edu/graduation.
Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924.
Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.
The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.
Vision
To be the educational provider of choice for the region.
Mission
Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.
National Champion Coach Bill Foy Returns to Paris Junior College
Former Paris Junior College Head Men’s Basketball Coach and 2005 National Coach of the Year Bill Foy is returning to PJC in the dual roles of Athletic Director and Men’s Basketball Coach. In 2005, Foy led the Dragons to a National Junior College Athletic Association championship title.
“We are glad Coach Foy will be coming back to PJC as our Men’s Basketball Coach and Athletic Director,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “His breadth of experience and success as a college coach will be good for the future of our athletic program.”
A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Foy compiled a 227-125 record in his 11-year stint as head coach at PJC, where he was twice named Region XIV Coach of the Year and also in 2005 was named the NABC and TABC Coach of the Year.
“I’m very excited to be coming back to Paris Junior College,” said Foy. “I’d like to thank Dr. Anglin for giving me the opportunity to be the Men’s Basketball Coach and Athletic Director. My goal is to create an environment for our student athletes to have a great experience here on campus and in the community. We want them to get a great education, compete at the highest level, and build life-long relationships.”
Foy left PJC to become an assistant coach at the University of North Texas, where he helped lead the Mean Green to a 127-68 record and two NCAA Tournaments. He then became head men’s basketball coach at Richland College where he compiled a 46-18 record.
In 2015, Foy and the Dragons’ National Championship team from 2005 were inducted into the PJC Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming festivities. That year he went to Ranger College as the head men’s and women’s golf coach and as an assistant coach with the men’s basketball team. In 2016 the Rangers’ men’s basketball team made it to the Final Four of the NJCAA national tournament, and the men’s golf team went to the NJCAA national tournament for the first time.
In 2016 Foy was named head women’s basketball coach for Ranger College. The Lady Rangers won 80 games over four seasons and advanced to the Region V tournament for three consecutive seasons. Foy received his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and his master’s degree from Prairie View A&M University. He is the proud father of daughters Sydney, who attended PJC and will graduate from the University of North Texas in May, and Bailey, who will be a senior next year and playing her final season of volleyball at Texas Wesleyan University.
Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924.
Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.
The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.
Vision
To be the educational provider of choice for the region.
Mission
Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.
Paris Junior College Continuing Education Offers Free Online Courses
Ten free online courses are being offered by the Paris Junior College Continuing Education Department, now through June 30.
The courses are available 24 hours a day and are self-paced. Students will have three months to complete the course. Starting July 1, the courses return to the regular price of $125.
To view the courses, go to www.ed2go.com/pariscc and type “free” in the search box that appears at the top of the page. The following courses will appear:
• Creating Web Pages
• Creating WordPress Websites
• Fundamentals of Supervision and Management
• Twelve Steps to a Successful Job Search
• Keys to Effective Communication
• Managing Customer Service
• Marketing Your Business on the Internet
• Personal Finance
• Small Business Marketing on a Shoestring
• Individual Excellence
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Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924.
Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.
The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.
Vision
To be the educational provider of choice for the region.
Mission
Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.
Hopkins County COVID-19 Testing Update: 301 Negative, 2 Active Cases, 16 Pending
Of the 301 COVID-19 screenings of Hopkins County residents, eight have been confirmed positive, 279 were negative and 16 test results are still pending, according to the COVID-19 testing update reported May 5 by Hopkins County Hospital District COO and EMS Director Brent Smith. Some areas of Northeast Texas are also still doing better than others, with only nine counties with fewer than 10 cases.
Hopkins County Stats
Hopkins County received reports from the state of two new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 May 1, bringing the total number of cases confirmed by healthcare providers and Texas Department of State Health Services during the 50 days Brent Smith has been providing a regular updates to 6 cases.
The first 4 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the virus, according to information provided HCHD/EMS and Hopkins County Emergency Management Team. The last of the 4 patients battling COVID-19 was reported April 22 to have recovered, giving Hopkins County 8 days without any active COVID-19 cases, according to officials. The first new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 reported in Hopkins County since April 4 were reported the afternoon of May 1. No new cases have been reported in the last 4 days.
| COVID-19 TESTING TOTALS AS OF: | 3/21 | 3/27 | 3/30 | 4/02 | 4/06 | 4/10 | 4/15 | 4/20 | 4/22 | 4/28 | 5/5 |
| Total Confirmed Positive Cases | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Total Confirmed Negative Tests | NA | NA | 16 | 41 | 65 | 97 | 115 | 130 | 137 | 174 | 279 |
| Total Pending Cases | NA | NA | 44 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| Total Screenings Sent for Testing | 31 | 53 | 62 | 76 | 89 | 114 | 126 | 141 | 149 | 181 | 301 |
| Total Confirmed COVID-19 Patients who Have Recovered | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| COVID-Related Deaths | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Because Hopkins County continues to have 5 or fewer active cases, the businesses authorized by the Governor to reopen last Friday may continue to do so at 50 percent capacity.
Overall, 301 individuals with Hopkins County addresses have met requirements in place by Texas DSHS and the Centers for Disease Control for testing and have been screened for COVIC-19. That includes the county residents who were among the 80 plus people tested last Thursday during the DSHS mobile test collection hosted at the Civic Center.
In the last six days, 105 additional tests have come back negative for COVID-19, for a total of 279 lab-confirmed negative tests as of the last report on May 5.
Sixteen tests were pending at the 11:30 a.m. May 5 HCHD/EMS reporting time, 13 more than the Aug. 28 report. Overall, 301 potential cases met testing criteria put in place by DSHS and the Centers for Disease Control for screening.
Texas Testing Update
Overall, 216 of Texas’ 254 counties have reported positive cases of COVID-19, which is 9 more counties reporting cases on May 5 than on April 28, according to Texas Department of State Health Services and Texas Health and Human Services.
Some areas of Northeast Texas are doing better than others as far as number of cases reported, with only 4 counties in the area reporting fewer overall confirmed cases than Hopkins County.
Delta and Red River Counties as of the 12:15 p.m. DSHS/HHS report on May 15 were the only Northeast Texas counties with only 1 case each. Rains County remained at 2 cases, while Franklin Counties had 1 additional case over the last 6 days, for a total of only 2 cases. Morris County’s count increased from 5 to 9 COVID-19 cases. Camp County added for a total of 7 confirmed cases.
The remaining counties in Northeast Texas’s cases all have more than 10 cases each, some showing small and others significant increases in cases.
Wood County rose from 7 to 11 cases. Marion County bumped up from 9 to 15 cases. Cass County gained 3 cases, for a total of 16 positives. Upshur County rose from 13 to 15 cases, rounding out the counties that rose to double digits over the last 6 days.
Additional case counties from around NET include Van Zandt County 16, Titus County 21, Fannin County 20 cases, Hunt 52, Lamar County 69 cases, Rockwall County 91, Gregg County 97, Bowie County 79, Kaufman County 96, Smith County 155 and Harrison County 149.
In and around the Metroplex area, Johnson County had 87 cases, Ellis County 176, Collin County 804 cases and Denton County 806. Tarrant and Dallas County have third and second most COVID-19 cases in the state. Tarrant County has cases, Dallas County’s 4,370 case and Harris County 6,967.
Only four other counties across the state have more than 1,000 cases: Travis County 1,816 cases, Bexar County 1,652, Fort Bend County 1,187 and El Paso County and 1,029.
An additional 210 COVID-19 deaths were reported in Texas in the last six days, for a total of 906 fatalities reported to DSHS and HHS, as of the May 5 report.
However, an estimated 5,005 additional Texas patients have recovered from COVID-19 in the last six days, increasing the total number of Texas recoveries to 16,791 as of the May 5 report.
| TEXAS Reports (DSHS/HHS) | April 10, 2020 | April 15, 2020 | April 20, 2020 | April 22, 2020 | April 28, 2020 | May 5, 2020 |
| Total tests | 115,918 | 151,810 | 190,394 | 216,783 | 300,384 | 427,210 |
| Cases reported | 11,671 | 15,492 | 19,458 | 21,069 | 26,171 | 33,369 |
| Lab Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently In Texas Hospitals | 1,532 | 1,538 | 1,411 | 1,678 | 1,682 | 1,888 |
| Estimated Number of Patients Recovered | 1,366 | 3,150 | 5,706 | 7,341 | 11,786 | 16,791 |
| Fatalities | 226 | 364 | 495 | 543 | 690 | 906 |
Throughout the state, 126,886 additional COVID 19 screenings have been sent for testing over the past six days, up to 427,210 total screenings for Texas as of the 12:15 p.m. DSHS/HHS report on May 5. The increase can be attributed in part to the state efforts to offer additional testing in more areas, including temporary drive-through and mobile test collection sites.
An additional 7,198 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed throughout the state during the past six days. That brings the total of Texas confirmed positive COVID-19 cases to 33,369.
The number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals increased by 600 patients over the last six days to 1,888 in the hospital for COVID-19 as of the May 5 report. Throughout Trauma Service Area F, within which Sulphur Springs is located, 16 COVID-19 patients were reported to be in regional hospitals, two fewer than six days ago, according to the state report.
While the number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases remains small, only four confirmed cases during the 50 days, HCHD/EMS remind everyone to continue practicing social distancing and proper hand-washing techniques. Doing so will help keep the Hopkins County positive number low by helping to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19 through the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
