COVID-19

  Sales Tax Holiday for Emergency Supplies, April 25-27  As the nation continues to shelter in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is urging Texans to shop online or practice strict social distancing measures for in-store purchases during the sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies. …

Tuesday, April 14 – 12:00 pm Where Confirmed Deceased Serious Recovered Worldwide 1,951,816 122,864 42,089 454,006 The U.S. 589,015 24,527 8,803 32,428 Texas 14,526 317 1409 2580 Friday, April 10 – 12:00 pm Where Confirmed Deceased Serious Recovered Worldwide 1,639,333 100,180 39,700 370,871 The U.S. 476,397 17,843 6,743 27,375 Texas …

The Federal CARE Act added $600 per week to unemployment checks. Texas is working with the Federal government to implement this change, and you should start seeing this addition this week. No additional steps are required. TWC staff will review all documents on file and make the changes accordingly.

COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results Cases 2,069 *Total Cumulative Negative Specimens (As of April 10) 20,790 *Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date (As of April 10) 22,511 Total Cumulative Hospitalizations 457 Deaths 99 *The total includes laboratory information provided to OSDH at the time of the report. Total counts may …

Lamar County Commissioners met in regular session Monday and approved the purchase by the Paris-Lamar County Health District of 40 more COVID-19 testing kits for the county. Commissioners also extended the local state of disaster for Lamar County to April 30.

The State of Texas says there have been 94 COVID-19 related deaths in nursing and assisted living facilities across Texas. The Texas Department of Health and Humans Services says there have been cases in 198 nursing homes and 52 assisted living facilities. There are 1,222 licensed nursing facilities, and 2,002 …

Goldman Sachs and the Lift Fund are partnering to provide $50 million in loans to small businesses in Texas that have been affected by COVID-19 as part of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program. The loans, made through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, will primarily be …

Governor Greg Abbott says there is hope coming from the latest numbers regarding the slowing of the growth of the coronavirus, and plans are in the works to reopen Texas businesses slowly. Opening businesses may take some time. Abbott said an announcement would be made later this week on whether …

Total Tests 133,226 Public Labs 7,483 Private Labs 125,743 COVID-19 Patients in Hospitals 1,176 Cases Reported 13,906 Fatalities 287 Patients Recovered *Estimated* 2,269