COVID-19

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order classifying meat processing as a critical industry, and ensuring that production plants remain open. The rule is to stave off a shortage of chicken, pork, and other meat on American supermarket shelves because of the coronavirus. Industry leaders had warned that consumers …

COVID-19 community testing will take place today, starting at 10:00 am at the Fannin County Multipurpose Complex, 700 FM 87 in Bonham. County officials said for this round of testing, the order of priority will be first responders, healthcare workers, county and municipal employees, then the general public. You must …

After the outbreak of 47 cases of COVID-19 at Paris Healthcare Center, some officials believe that Paris should be designated a Coronavirus “ Hot Spot”. A request for the designation has been sent to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Total Tests 300,384 Public Labs 11,350 Private Labs 289,034 COVID-19 Patients Currently In Texas Hospitals 1,682 Cases Reported 26,171 Fatalities 690 Patients Recovered *Estimated* 11,786

Tuesday, April 28 – 12:00 pm Where Confirmed Deceased Recovered Active Worldwide 3,137,760 217,948 955,677 1,965,698 The U.S. 1,035,765 59,266 142,238 834,261 Texas 26,171 690 9,986 25,428 Friday, Mar 20 – 12:00 pm Where Confirmed Deceased Serious Recovered Worldwide 256,176 10,593 7,449 87,388 The U.S. 15,888 206 60 26 Texas …

In a 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 (RAC/HPP Providers), the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force (TX EMTF) and the Delta County Office of Emergency Management, free mobile COVID-19 testing will …

  *** Thursday April 30th there will be a free COVID 19 Screening available at the Hopkins County Civic Center from 09:00am – 05:00pm.  Please call 512-883-2400 to register for the screening.  Registration for the drive thru starts at 08:00am WEdnesday 0429.  You will be asked some very simple brief …

From information gathered from the majority of the healthcare partners in Hopkins County for the past 43 days, the information is as follows: Estimated number of screenings of COVID 19 sent off for definitive testing to either a Private Lab or Texas Department of State Health Services (TX-DSHS) are:  There were …

Malls, movie theaters, and restaurants can reopen Friday under the governor’s order, but some restaurants may be asking if it’s worth the effort. Those businesses can only open at 25 percent of their capacity. The Texas Restaurant Association’s Emily Knight says smaller diners may not be able to turn a …

The White House released a “blueprint” Monday for states to scale up their coronavirus testing in the coming week. The goal is for states to have enough tests for at least 2.6% of their populations each month. It is a threshold many have already met, while areas that have been …