COVID-19

Tall people might be more likely to contract COVID-19. Data of 2,000 people in the U.K. and the U.S., shows that men 6-feet or taller were twice as likely to get COVID-19. Women the same height also faced higher odds, but there were so few in the study. They didn’t …

They extended the deadline to apply for a federal benefit for some students. The pandemic EBT card pays $285 for each student who got free or reduced-price meals at school, to make up for those meals missed in the spring. The new deadline to apply for the card is August …

Now that masks are mandated, there’s increased demand and has also led to a rise in scams. With the Better Business Bureau of Texas, Jason Meza says cheap masks can sometimes be hard to find, so people are falling for deals that look too good to be true. A person …

  Oklahoma reported 13 additional deaths Tuesday, bringing the state’s toll to over 500.  A man in the 50-64 age group died McCurtain County, where there have now been 21 fatalities. Only five other Oklahoma counties have a higher death toll from the virus. The Oklahoma State Department of Health …

Governor Abbott says his mask order has helped reduce the number of positive coronavirus tests as well as hospitalizations in Texas. He also said he spoke with Vice President Pence about the development of a vaccine. Abbott also said the vice president expects more treatments for COVID-19 to become available …

Attorney General Ken Paxton issued guidance Tuesday on the opening of local schools for the upcoming school year. Local health authorities may not issue sweeping orders closing schools for the sole purpose of preventing future COVID-19 infections. He clarified their role is limited by statute to addressing specific, actual outbreaks …

The coronavirus death toll in Texas is fast approaching 6,000, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services. State health officials reported 164 additional fatalities on Tuesday, bringing the pandemic total in Texas to 5,877. And the agency reported 8,342 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the …

Hopkins County Emergency Management reported one new COVID case on Tuesday and six new recoveries. There are now 146 total positives, with a total of 78 recoveries and 68 active cases. There are currently three patients in the COVID-19 unit at Christus Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs.

On Tuesday, 07.28.20, the Paris-Lamar County Health District received notification 0f the following 15 COVID-19 cases: Positive PCR= 13 There are a 17-year-old male, a 22-year-old female, a 23-year-old female, a 24-year-old male, a 27-year-old male, a 35-year-old male, a 35-year-old female, a 40-year-old male, a 52-year-old male, a 65-year-old …

Oklahoma reported 1,401 new confirmed positive cases of coronavirus on Monday, a second consecutive day of record highs for a single day. The increased number of confirmed positive cases is a combination of both community spread of the virus and the health department clearing a data entry backlog.