COVID-19

  Starting Friday (Sep 4), renters who can show they can’t pay because of the pandemic can apply for an eviction ban under the Center for Disease Control’s new order. The order says renters must turn in a signed declaration to their landlords, affirming they will be homeless or forced …

Prairiland ISD confirmed that a junior high teacher has tested positive for COVID-19. The district contacted all parents of students who were in contact with the teacher, although the teacher reportedly wore a mask 100% of the time. The teacher has been quarantined and is in stable condition. A substitute …

  Quality Care Emergency Room has donated 250 face shields in small sizes to Detroit ISD elementary students. The district previously received shields from the TEA, but they were too large for the children.

No new COVID-19 cases were reported in Hopkins County Thursday. The totals stand at 249 cumulative and 202 total recoveries. There were 47 active cases and four patients in the COVID Unit at Christus Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs at last report.

Titus County reports eight new cases of COVID bringing the total since March to 1,517 with an estimated 1,247 recoveries. Titus Regional Medical Center reports four COVID patients, down by half from the previous count in recent weeks. There is testing at Mt Pleasant Civic Center for the rest of …

The Alamo facade by Tom Reel One of the most popular tourist attractions in the state is reopening today. Today, the doors of the Alamo will swing open for the first time in about six months. Like most places, the shrine of Texas liberty was closed due to the coronavirus. …

The Texas Department of State Health Services says the number of COVID-19 cases and the number of associated deaths are trending downward. Texas reported Wednesday at least 4,157 new confirmed coronavirus cases, and that’s down 575 from Friday and 61% from the July 15 peak. The 189 recent COVID-19 deaths …

Public health departments, which have struggled for months to test and trace everyone exposed to the novel coronavirus, are now being told to prepare to distribute COVID-19 vaccines as early as Nov. 1. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises health departments across the country to draft vaccination …

The Paris Lamar County Health District did not release any statistics on the Coronavirus Wednesday. In the last report, there were 924 cumulative COVID cases with 681 recoveries and 183 active cases. There have been 24 deaths from the virus since testing began.