COVID-19

Oklahoma reported 918 new COVID-19 cases and 13 additional deaths linked to the Coronavirus on Wednesday. Three of those fatalities were in McCurtain County, where the victims included two men and one woman, all age 65 or older.

  The Department of State Health Services reported that Wednesday’s COVID-19 death toll hit a record 197, beating the previous daily high of 174 deaths set Friday. That brought the official coronavirus death toll in Texas to at least 4,348 total as of Wednesday. The state reported the number of …

The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team reports three new COVID-19 cases Wednesday. That brings the total of positive test to 133, with 72 recoveries and 61 active cases. There are three patients in the COVID-19 unit at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital–Sulphur Springs, and they transferred another patient to a hospital …

From Paris-Lamar County Health District New state guidelines require all regional and local health departments to include all COVID-19 related testing in daily reporting. Starting July 22 and moving forward, the Paris-Lamar County Health District will begin reporting the following COVID-19 tests: PCR, Antigen and Antibodies. On 7/22/2020, the Paris-Lamar …

The University of Oklahoma will require all students living in housing on the Norman campus to test negative for the coronavirus before moving into dorms. The university previously said all faculty, staff, students, and visitors must wear masks on campus.

(AP Photo/Ronald Zak) New research shows that face masks are having an impact on the spread of COVID-19. The study by the University of North Texas Health Science Center has found that the number of new COVID-19 cases has been stabilizing over the past few days, just as it has …

Texas’ case total rose from 341,739 to 351,940, an increase of 10,201. It is the first 10,000-plus increase since July 17. Texas has added more than 135,700 cases in the last two weeks, 63 percent, a Houston Chronicle analysis shows. Statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations on Tuesday rose to the highest level …

The State reports six new Coronavirus cases in Hopkins County Tuesday. It brings the total number of cases to 130 with 72 recovered, 58 active, and three individuals are currently in the COVID Unit of Christus Mother Frances Hospital–Sulphur Springs. Only one of the three is a resident of Hopkins …

Reports from county health departments show that more than 430 babies have tested positive for COVID-19 in Denton, Tarrant, Dallas, and Collin counties. Babies have brand new immune systems, and they could struggle to fight off COVID-19. Most infants get the virus through their parents. Some are even born with …