Fourth New COVID-19 Case Reported For Hopkins County Tuesday Evening
May26

Fourth New COVID-19 Case Reported For Hopkins County Tuesday Evening

Hopkins County Has Had 21 Total Cases For the second time Tuesday, Hopkins County Emergency Management Team announced another COVID-19 case in Hopkins County, that’s the fourth new COVID-19 case announced Tuesday. That brings the total of COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County to 21 since mid-March. County Judge Robert Newsom, at 4 p.m. today, reported the county had three new COVID-19 cases. At 8:30 p.m., the county judge reported...

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Hopkins County At 20 Cases Of COVID-19, Including 3 New Cases
May26

Hopkins County At 20 Cases Of COVID-19, Including 3 New Cases

Some Of New Cases Reported May 26 Are In Homes Where There have Already Been Cases Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom reported 3 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, putting the total for Hopkins County at 20 cases of COVID-19 since midMarch in Hopkins County. Of the 20 patients, 6 individuals have recovered, and the rest are still being treated for coronavirus. “To my knowledge, they are at home. Some are in homes where there have...

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Contract Approved To House Federal Inmates at Hopkins County Jail
May26

Contract Approved To House Federal Inmates at Hopkins County Jail

Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning approved a temporary contract with the US Marshals Service to house federal inmates at Hopkins County jail. The contract is for 150 days and would allow up to 30 federal inmates to be housed at the county jail at a rate of $60 a day. During the contract period, a survey will be conducted to see what the actual rate would be if county is offered a full-time contract, Hopkins County...

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2 New COVID-19 Cases in Hopkins County Reported On Memorial Day
May25

2 New COVID-19 Cases in Hopkins County Reported On Memorial Day

Hopkins County Emergency Management Team at 10 a.m. Memorial Day reported 2 new positive COVID-19 cases in Hopkins County. “We have been waiting on these results since the day before yesterday. These two new cases are in isolation in a home with a family that already had it,” said Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom. That brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in Hopkins County since midMarch to 17 cases, 13 of them...

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2 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Additional Recovery In Hopkins County On May 21
May21

2 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Additional Recovery In Hopkins County On May 21

Hopkins County Emergency Management Team reported 2 new COVID-19 cases and 1 additional patient has recovered from COVID-19 in Hopkins County as of May 21. Of the total 15 cases reported in Hopkins County since mid-March, 6 people have recovered and 9 cases are still active, according to County Judge Robert Newsom. “The Local Health Authority has been in contact with these patients to see if they have any other needs. They were...

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Two New Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported May 20 In Hopkins County
May20

Two New Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported May 20 In Hopkins County

Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom at 1:45 p.m. May 20 reported two new positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed, for a total of 13 lab-confirmed cases since mid-March. Five of those individuals have recovered from COVID-19. The remaining eight cases are currently still active COVID-19 cases. One of the two new cases reported Wednesday afternoon was among the 107 tested last Friday at the mobile test collection site. Local officials...

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3 New Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported May 19 In Hopkins County
May19

3 New Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported May 19 In Hopkins County

Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom at 8:45 p.m. May 19 reported two additional positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed for Hopkins County, for a total of three new positive COVID-19 cases reported today. Newsom and Hopkins County Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley said officials have received no background information on the three cases yet. They do know that all three are being treated in isolation. A positive COVID-19 test...

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1 New Positive Case In Hopkins County, 1 Recovered From COVID-19
May19

1 New Positive Case In Hopkins County, 1 Recovered From COVID-19

Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom this afternoon reported one new positive case of COVID-19 in Hopkins County, for a total of nine positive cases since the Hopkins County Emergency Management Team began tracking coronavirus in Hopkins County in March. The individual whose test result was reported to be positive May 19 is in isolation. No additional information about the case was released by officials. The new positive test result was...

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COVID-19 Financial Impact On Hopkins County Estimated At $1 Million
May14

COVID-19 Financial Impact On Hopkins County Estimated At $1 Million

Business shutdowns and other measures in place due to the COVID-19 have impacted everyone, including local city and county governments. Hopkins County officials estimate a current COVID-19 financial impact of about $1 million less in revenues. “I talked with our auditor. We are down about $1 million,” Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom said. “Sales taxes will be down. Fees and fines are going to be down due to a lot...

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Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: Fourth Active Case Confirmed
May10

Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: Fourth Active Case Confirmed

A fourth case of active COVID-19 has been identified in Hopkins County, this makes the eighth positive case overall, as four people have previously recovered from the virus. In a rare Sunday morning Zoom teleconference held by the Hopkins County Emergency Managment Team, County Judge Robert Newsom shared that another person had tested positive for COVID-19 and was in self-quarantine at their residence. Because Hopkins County continues...

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