COVID-19

Cheri Bedford, City of Paris’ Main Street Coordinator and Historic Preservation, says Paris canceled the Christmas Tree Lightning for Saturday (Nov 28). Instead, it will be virtual lighting because of COVID in the community. Paris is working with a company and plans something virtual and fun with the city employees. …

COVID forecasts from now until February are dire. Dr. Peter Hotez, with the Baylor College of Medicine, expects 400,000 Americans will have succumbed to the virus by February. The good news, of course, is vaccines are coming. He says the difference between now and before word of vaccines is in …

Lamar County COVID-19 report for 11/24/2020: 31 – New Cases 2,628 – Total Cases 55 – Deaths

Texas reported 20,398 new Covid cases on Tuesday. Texas also reported 194 deaths.

From the CDC…. Incubation period The incubation period for COVID-19 is thought to extend to 14 days, with a median time of 4-5 days from exposure to symptoms onset.(1-3) One study reported that 97.5% of people with COVID-19 who have symptoms will do so within 11.5 days of SARS-CoV-2 infection.(3) Presentation …

Lamar County COVID-19 report for 11/23/2020: 2 – deaths (41-year-old female and a 78-year-old male) 41 – new cases 2,597 – total cases 55 – total deaths

Texas reported 11,132 new Coronavirus cases and 61 deaths on Monday.

  An Arlington family decided to have a birthday party on November 1. Alexa Aragonez, 27, says they considered COVID but decided they were careful. She dropped her mom off with 11 other guests and her pregnant cousin with four children. Those attending all came down with COVID. Alexa, who …

Hopkins County reported Saturday that the county now has 51 deaths from COVID-19, and Delta County said it now has its first death. Hunt and Lamar have 56 deaths each. Wood is reporting 48, Titus 40, Red River 8, Franklin 10, and Rains 8. Lamar County sees a rise in …

The pandemic isn’t stopping the Postal Service from delivering letters to Santa. The U.S. Postal Service is going ahead with its Operation Santa this year. Kids write letters to Santa and tell him what they want for Christmas, then people adopt the letter and fulfill that child’s wish. You can …