DSHS Reports 15th COVID-19 Fatality For Hopkins County
Oct08

DSHS Reports 15th COVID-19 Fatality For Hopkins County

Texas Department of State Health Services on Wednesday reported another Hopkins County resident has died from COVID-19, marking the 15th COVID-19 fatality for Hopkins County since March 15th, 2020. According to the DSHS data, the Hopkins County residents died Sept. 26. That’s 7 Hopkins County COVID-19 deaths reported for September:  2 on Sept. 22 and one each on Sept. 24, Sept. 25, Sept. 26 and Sept. 28 and Sept. 30. September...

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12 New COVID-19 Cases Reported for Sulphur Springs ISD
Oct08

12 New COVID-19 Cases Reported for Sulphur Springs ISD

Twelve new COVID-1 cases were reported for Sulphur Springs ISD on Oct. 7. Six more students and 6 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, according to SSISD Superintendent Josh Williams. On Oct. 7, four staff members at Barbara Bush Primary, 1 staff member at Douglas Early Child Learning Center and 1 staff member at Sulphur Springs High School were reported to have tested positive for COVID-19. Six additional students at SSHS...

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Oct. 6 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 1 Additional Fatality, 8 New Cases, 82 Active Cases
Oct06

Oct. 6 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 1 Additional Fatality, 8 New Cases, 82 Active Cases

Texas Department of State Health Services on Oct. 6 reported 1 additional COVID-19 fatality for Hopkins County. The active COVID-19 case count in Hopkins County was back up to 82 on Tuesday afternoon, Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported. On the other hand, two fewer patients were reported to be in the COVID-19 unit at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, according to the the Oct. 6 Hopkins County...

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Oct. 5 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 7 New Cases, 17 Recoveries
Oct05

Oct. 5 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 7 New Cases, 17 Recoveries

While the number of COVID-19 cases increased over the weekend, so did the number of recoveries, according to the Oct. Hopkins County COVID-19 update from Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials. While no new COVID-19 deaths were announced Oct. 5, one of the 13 deaths previously reported was identified as a nursing home resident, according to Texas Health and Human Services’ Oct. 5 nursing home report....

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11 Additional COVID-19 Cases Reported For Sulphur Springs ISD
Oct05

11 Additional COVID-19 Cases Reported For Sulphur Springs ISD

Eleven additional COVID-19 cases were reported for Sulphur Springs ISD from Sept. 30-Oct. 5, according to notification sent by administrators to families, students, teachers and staff. That increases the overall counts released by SSISD to at least 14 employees and 16 students who have been on campus and tested positive for COVID-19 since school began on Sept. 1. SSISD logo The district on Sept. 30 reported three high school students...

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2 New, 13 Total COVID-19 Deaths For Hopkins County
Oct03

2 New, 13 Total COVID-19 Deaths For Hopkins County

Texas Department of State Health Services reports show 2 more Hopkins County residents have died from COVID-19. Combined with the deaths reported on Oct. 1, that’s 5 Hopkins County coronavirus fatalities reported this week and 13 total COVID-19 deaths for Hopkins County since July when the state began using death certificate data submitted to the office of Vital Statistic to determine COVID-19 fatalities. All 5 Hopkins County...

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Oct. 2 COVID-19 Update: 3 New Cases, 6 Recoveries, 35 Positive Antigen Tests
Oct02

Oct. 2 COVID-19 Update: 3 New Cases, 6 Recoveries, 35 Positive Antigen Tests

Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Oct. 2 COVID-19 update reported 3 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new recoveries among Hopkins County residents, just before 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 That’s 14 fewer new cases on Friday than were reported on Thursday, Oct. 1. With twice as many new recoveries reported as new cases, the active case count dropped from 87 to 84 on Friday. That means 297 of the 381 Hopkins...

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3 More COVID-19 Deaths, 17 New Cases, 8 Recoveries Reported For Hopkins County On Oct. 1
Oct02

3 More COVID-19 Deaths, 17 New Cases, 8 Recoveries Reported For Hopkins County On Oct. 1

October is off to a rocky start in Hopkins County. Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported 8 new recoveries and 17 new positive COVID-19 cases, while the state reported 3 more COVID-19 deaths for Hopkins County on Oct. 1. positive COVID-19 test That’s the fourth day in a row that HC/SSEM officials have announced additional recoveries from COVID-19, for a total of 44 recoveries reported during that...

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2 Weeks Worth Of COVID-19 Data For Texas School Districts Released By State
Oct01

2 Weeks Worth Of COVID-19 Data For Texas School Districts Released By State

Texas Department of State Health Services Wednesday released 2 weeks worth of COVID-19 data for Texas school districts, including those in Hopkins County. The data about public schools was originally slated to be released on Sept. 23, but, due to “issues resulting from the integration of the school COVID case report data set with the school enrollment data set,” individual district data was not available until Sept. 30....

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DSHS: Early Flu Immunization Will Help Protect Texas From COVID-19
Oct01

DSHS: Early Flu Immunization Will Help Protect Texas From COVID-19

Press Release Oct. 1 is Texas Influenza Awareness Day With cold and flu season beginning and COVID-19 still spreading in Texas, now is a perfect time to get a flu shot. The Texas Department of State Health Services encourages everyone to protect themselves, their families and their communities against respiratory illness throughout the flu season by getting immunized as soon as possible. While the flu shot won’t prevent COVID-19, it...

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