June 5 Update: 2 New COVID-19 Cases In Hopkins County, 1 Additional Recovery
Hopkins County’s COVID-19 Case Total Since MidMarch: 29 Cases, With 7 Recovered And 22 Active Cases Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom at 2:30 p.m. Friday, June 5, announced 2 new COVID-19 cases in Hopkins County; one additional person also has been confirmed as recovered from COVID-19. “This is not necessarily good news today. We are in a mini-surge compared to some of our neighbors,” Newsom said. “Most of our...
COVID-19 Testing Update: 924 Tests, 648 Negative, 249 Pending Tests In Hopkins County
Fewest Number Of COVID-19 Patients In Texas Hospitals In 6 Weeks May 27-June 3 marks the testing report period in a row in which 6 or more confirmed new COVID-19 cases were reported in Hopkins County. Conversely, the total number of screenings conducted slowed, with only 31 new tests conducted over the last week. Only 19 tests results came back over the last week, leaving a dozen more test results pending this week than on May 27,...
Free Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Offered June 3-5 In Mount Pleasant
As numbers continue to spike in Titus County, free drive-thru COVID-19 testing for people with or without symptoms is being offered 9 a.m.-5 p.m. June 3-4-5, at the Mount Pleasant Civic Center. Those testing can only register for a specific day approximately 24 hours in advance. The state will not show dates available any further out than the next 24 hours. To register go online to TXCOVIDTEST.ORG or call 512-883-2400. Titus County...
Another COVID-19 Case Reported In Hopkins County
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, announced one additional COVID-19 case for Hopkins County. That’s 21 active cases and 6 recoveries, for a total of 27 cases reported in Hopkins County since mid-March. Hopkins County Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley said county officials were only notified about the new case about 15 minutes prior to the press announcement. Newsom said very little is...
Free Mobile Testing for COVID-19 Offered June 8 In Delta County
Prior Registration Is Required For Testing Free mobile COVID-19 testing will be offered in Delta County on Monday, June 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Cooper ISD Elementary School’s west parking lot. The testing is offered through the partnership between the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), Texas Military Department (TMD), the local Regional Advisory Councils...
Grant helps provide crisis counseling services to East Texas 12 County area amid COVID -19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking an emotional toll on Texans, help is on the way for the 12 county area within East Texas in the form of a grant awarded to Lakes Regional Community Center by the Health and Human Services Commission Disaster Behavioral Health Services. This grant will be used to fund a Crisis Counseling Program (CCP) called Texans Recovering Together. Texans Recovering Together will help residents living in Camp, Delta,...
Newsom: Hopkins County Now Has 20 Active Cases Of COVID-19 and 6 recoveries
3 New Cases Confirmed May 29 Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom at 4 p.m. Friday, May 29, announced three additional cases of COVID-19 for Hopkins County. That brings the total since midMarch to 26 total cases. Newsom noted that some state reports were showing Hopkins County to have 24 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, May 28. However, the county at that time had only been notified by Texas Department of Emergency Management of...
Hopkins County COVID-19 Testing Update: 893 Tested, 635 Negative, 21 Positive
The last five days have been a notable ones in Hopkins County, with 6 additional positive lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases confirmed in Hopkins County, at least 384 additional tests conducted and 168 additional negative results, according to the Hopkins County COVID-19 testing update provided by Hopkins County Hospital District COO/EMS Director Brent Smith. Hopkins County Stats The most COVID-19 cases reported in Hopkins County in a...
Clayton Sulphur Springs Home Building Facility Reopens Following COVID-19 Closure
The Clayton Sulphur Springs home building facility is again open for business as of Tuesday, May 26. The Sulphur Springs facility closed a week ago, after second team member at the business tested positive for COVID-19. The facility had previously closed overnight for deep cleaning and disinfectant, after the first employee tested positive for coronavirus, Clayton Media Relations Manager Caitlyn Crosby confirmed May 21. The Sulphur...
Fourth New COVID-19 Case Reported For Hopkins County Tuesday Evening
Hopkins County Has Had 21 Total Cases For the second time Tuesday, Hopkins County Emergency Management Team announced another COVID-19 case in Hopkins County, that’s the fourth new COVID-19 case announced Tuesday. That brings the total of COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County to 21 since mid-March. County Judge Robert Newsom, at 4 p.m. today, reported the county had three new COVID-19 cases. At 8:30 p.m., the county judge reported...
