Nov. 19 COVID-19 Update: 50th Fatality, 6 New Cases Reported For Hopkins County
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Nov. 19 COVID-19 Update: 50th Fatality, 6 New Cases Reported For Hopkins County

The six new positive COVID-19 cases, reported by Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Nov. 19 COVID-19 update, set a new active case count high for November. Texas Department of State Health Services also on Nov. 19 reported a 50th COVID-19 death has been confirmed for Hopkins County. positive COVID-19 result HC/SSEM Nov. 19 COVID-19 Update So far this week, 24 Hopkins County residents have received...

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DSHS Offers Tips To Help Reduce Risk Of COVID-19 During The Holidays
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DSHS Offers Tips To Help Reduce Risk Of COVID-19 During The Holidays

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, Texas enters the holiday season at a time when novel coronavirus is spreading rapidly and hospitalizations continue to rise throughout the state. The Texas Department of State Health Services is providing guidance on how to decrease the risk of spreading COVID-19 during the holidays. This year, DSHS recommends being safer by celebrating in person with the people who live in your household and...

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Nov. 18 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 3 New Cases
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Nov. 18 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 3 New Cases

Another Hopkins County resident was confirmed Nov. 18 to have died from COVID-19. according to Texas Department of State Health Services. Three additional new cases were also reported by Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Nov. 18 COVID-19 update. HC/SSEM Nov. 18 COVID-19 Update The HC/SSEM officials reported three additional Hopkins County residents have received lab-confirmed positive molecular...

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Nov. 17 COVID-19 Update: 8 New Cases, 144 Active Cases
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Nov. 17 COVID-19 Update: 8 New Cases, 144 Active Cases

Hopkins County-Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in their Nov. 17 COVID-19 update reported 8 additional Hopkins County residents had received lab-confirmed positive molecular COVID-19 results. HC/SSEM Nov. 17 COVID-19 Update That increases the cumulative case count since to 766 Hopkins County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 since March, according to the Nov. 17 COVID-19 update. Since there have been no...

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Nov. 16 COVID-19 Update: 7 New Molecular Cases, 112 Positive Antigen Results
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Nov. 16 COVID-19 Update: 7 New Molecular Cases, 112 Positive Antigen Results

Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials received notification that 7 additional county residents have received positive molecular COVID-19 results since their last report on Friday, according to the Nov. 16 COVID-19 update. Since there have been no new recoveries in a week, the active case count has continued to rise over the last week to 136 on Monday, the highest active case count in the last 11 days....

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Nov. 13 COVID-19 Update: 1 Additional Death, 4 New Cases
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Nov. 13 COVID-19 Update: 1 Additional Death, 4 New Cases

Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials received notification Friday that four additional Hopkins County residents had tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Nov. 13 COVID-19 update. The state also reported another COVID-19 death for Hopkins County on Friday, Nov. 13. HC/SSEM Nov. 13 COVID-19 Update The four new cases reported Friday make 129 Hopkins County residents who have received lab-confirmed...

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Nov. 11-12 COVID-19 Updates: 2 Fatalities, 10 New Cases
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Nov. 11-12 COVID-19 Updates: 2 Fatalities, 10 New Cases

Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in their Nov. 11-12 COVID-19 updates reported 10 additional Hopkins County residents have received positive COVID-19 test results. State reports also show 2 additional COVID-19 fatalities for Hopkins County. HC/SSEM Nov. 11-12 COVID-19 Updates HC/SSEM in their Nov. 11-12 updates reported seven new cases on Wednesday and three on Thursday. That makes 63 Hopkins County...

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Yantis ISD Closes Campuses, Switches To Virtual Learning As COVID-19 Precaution
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Yantis ISD Closes Campuses, Switches To Virtual Learning As COVID-19 Precaution

Less than 1 month after suspending all online learning, Yantis ISD announced the decision to close all school campuses and switch to virtual learning until after Thanksgiving as a COVID-19 precaution. Yantis ISD Owl logo Yantis ISD Superintendent Tracey Helfferich cited the effectiveness of face-to-face instruction compared to online learning, and the stress of the extra workload for staff in an Oct. 13 letter notifying ISD families...

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Nov. 10 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 8 New Cases
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Nov. 10 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 8 New Cases

Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials, in the Nov. 10 COVID-19 update, reported 8 additional Hopkins County residents received positive COVID-19 test results on Tuesday. Texas State Health Services also reported another COVID-19 fatality has been confirmed for Hopkins County. HC/SSEM Nov. 10 COVID-19 Update While there were no new recoveries reported Tuesday, the number of residents testing positive for...

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SSISD COVID-19 Snapshot
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SSISD COVID-19 Snapshot

As of Monday, Nov. 9, Lamar Primary had a 1.21 active COVID-19 case percentage, the highest campus positivity percentage among all Sulphur Springs ISD campuses at the moment, according to the SSISD COVID-19 snapshot Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams presented at SSISD trustees at their regular meeting. SSISD logo That 1.21 percent includes four positive staff cases; while they have not tested positive for COVID-19, one staff...

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