COVID-19

Total Tests 85,357 Public Labs 5,611 Private Labs 79,746 Lab Confirmed COVID-19 Patients in Texas Hospitals 1,153 Cases Reported 7,276 Fatalities 140

Although it doesn’t have any cases of COVID 19, Delta County is in very short supply of personal protective equipment and is seeking donations for its first responders and the jail. Items needed include N95 masks, surgical masks, surgical gloves, isolation gowns, face shields, goggles, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing supplies. …

The Chief Justice for The Supreme Court of Texas Monday extended the suspension of residential evictions across the state until at least April 30. Justice Nathan Hecht’s updated order could get another review if it looks like the shelter-in-place restrictions across Texas are still in place by the end of …

Regional cases of COVID-19 are on the rise. Lamar County reported its sixth and seventh cases over the weekend, and Fannin, Titus, and Choctaw counties both said they had their second. Hopkins County reported its fourth, and Hunt County has four more, bringing its total to 12. Franklin County has …

Christus Mother Frances-Sulphur Springs Christus Mother Frances-Winnsboro For the safety and health of the community and our ministry, CHRISTUS Health is screening all associates and visitors to our hospitals to help lessen the risk of infectious disease transmission among our patients, associates, and guests. (1) Entrance to the hospital through …

Major supermarket chains are beginning to report their first coronavirus-related employee deaths. Increasing anxiety among grocery workers increases as the pandemic intensifies across the country. A Trader Joe’s worker in Scarsdale, N.Y., a greeter at a Giant store in Largo, MD, and two Walmart employees from the same Chicago-area store …

Titus County Judge Brian Lee stated that he had just received notification of the county’s second confirmed case of COVID-19 involving a Titus resident. Judge Lee stated, “This does not really come as a surprise as we have had several tests in the pipeline that we were waiting on for …

CenterPoint Energy Foundation announces $1.5 million COVID-19 Relief Fund Contributions to support those impacted by the coronavirus Houston – April 6, 2020 – CenterPoint Energy today announced through its foundation the company would contribute $1.5 million to nonprofit organizations, agencies, and causes that are committed to supporting those who have been …

From information gathered from the majority of the healthcare partners in Hopkins County for the past 22 days, the data 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: 89 are the …

The Assistant Secretary of Health Brett Giroir is urging Americans to limit their trips to the grocery store as much as possible. His remarks echoed White House Coronavirus coordinator Deborah Birx, who earlier had said you should avoid unnecessary trips to pharmacies and groceries. The advisory didn’t prohibit going to …