106 COVID-19 Fatalities Confirmed For Hopkins County
While many businesses were preparing to fully reopen and many people were celebrating the lifting of mask requirements Tuesday, Texas Department of State Health Services announced the 106 COVID-19 fatalities have now been confirmed for Hopkins County, including two deaths which occurred this month. Eleven additional residents were also reported to have contracted the virus this week, according to the COVID-19 Case Counts dashboard....
Texas A&M System COVID-19 Protocols For Rest Of Semester
The Texas A&M System COVID-19 COVID-19 protocols will remain in place for the final 6-8 weeks of the spring 2021 semester at all Texas A&M System institutions, according to John Sharp, Chancellor for the The Texas A&M University System. Sharp cited the “amazing job” the Texas A&M System institutions have done over the last year in response to the pandemic and protecting the health of our faculty, staff and...
Cumby ISD Nurse, Employees Receive Stipend For Extra Duties During COVID-19 Pandemic
Cumby ISD nurse and school employees will be receiving a stipend for their extra duties during the COVID-19 pandemic. District trustees approved the extra pay and administrative contracts, recognized the school nurse for going above and beyond the normal call of duty this year, discussed Lone Star Guidance Quarterly Tracker actuals for February and April target gals, and heard updates regarding graduation, prom and an internet safety...
DSHS Announced 28 COVID-19 Vaccine Hubs; CMFH-SS Among 206 Other Providers Allocated Doses As Well
The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 234 providers this week. That includes 28 hub providers that will focus on large community vaccination efforts as Texas vaccinates health care workers, people 65 and older and those with medical conditions that put them at greater risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19. While...
COVID-19 Situation Reaches Dire Levels In Hunt County
With record numbers of COVID-19 patients in Hunt County Regional Hospital, Richard Carter, Hunt Regional Healthcare CEO released the following open letter to the citizens of their county. To the citizens of Hunt County, I am writing to update you on the seriousness of the current spread of COVID-19 in our area and our vaccine administration process. Moreover, I am writing to inform you of the dire situation of local healthcare...
DSHS: CHRISTUS Hospital-Sulphur Springs Is 1 Of 3 Local Sites Selected For COVID-19 Vaccine
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs CEO Paul Harvey Thursday gave an update of the COVID-19 situation and other activities at as they relate to the hospital and associated local CHRISTUS facilities, including reports on testing and the COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 Vaccine Over the last week, the CDC delivered doses of the COVID-19 to various locations across the country and state. Texas Commissioner of Health appointed an...
Hopkins County COVID-19 Case Counts By Age For The Last 2 Weeks
Over the last 2 weeks, Nov. 30-Dec. 13, Hopkins County has had 209 new cases, an 11 percent increase from the two week period ending on Nov. 29, according to Texas Department of State Health Services’ Weekly Covid-19 Profile report released Dec. 15. Case counts increased in all of eight of the 11 age categories DSHS breaks new COVID-19 cases from Nov. 30 to Dec. 13 into. DSHS chart provided in the Dec, 15 Hopkins County Weekly...
DSHS Reconfigures COVID-19 Dashboard To Improve Functionality
Probable Cases, Antigen Test Positivity Rate Added To Reports Just when you get used to the where and how the state reports COVID-19 information, they switch things up. Another COVID-19 reporting change was announced by Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday. The latest update revamped the COVID-19 data dashboard with a goal of posting additional information and improving functionality. The updated COVID-19 dashboard...
Dec. 10 COVID 19 Update: 1 Fatality, 5 New Cases
Another COVID-19 fatality was reported for Hopkins County on Thursday, along with five new COVID-19 cases and an increase in the patient count in the COVID-19 unit at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs, according to the Dec. 10 Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 dashboard and Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials’ Dec. 10 COVID-19 update. Dec. 10 COVID-19 Case Counts...
Weekly COVID-19 County Profile: Adults Age 40-60 Account For 40 Percent of New Cases
In this week’s COVID-19 demographics, Texas Department of State Health Services reported Hopkins County residents between the ages of 40 and 60 accounted for 40 percent of new COVID-19 cases reported between Nov. 23 and Dec. 6. DSHS chart included in the Dec.8 Hopkins County Weekly COVID-19 County Profile There were 32 fewer new COVID-91 cases reported during the current 2-week reporting period compared to the previous one, and...
