Nov. 9 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 14 New Cases, 42 Recoveries, Antigen Tests
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials for the second consecutive update reported COVID-19 recoveries outpaced new cases several times over on Monday. Officials in the Nov. 9 COVID-19 update also began weekly state reporting regarding antigen positive COVID-19 tests and cases. There were 14 new positive COVID-19 cases, 10 more than were reported on Friday, but they do include any lab-confirmed molecular positive...
Two Lady Cats Basketball Home Games Are Canceled After Positive COVID-19 Test
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell said Monday, November 9, that the Lady Cats Varsity Basketball Team is quarantined for two weeks after a team member tested positive for coronavirus. The Lady Cats next two homes games, against Mount Vernon Tuesday, November 10, and against Paris next Monday have been canceled. A home game last Friday against Sherman was also canceled last week when the entire Sherman team was quarantined...
Emergency Management Officials Give Update On COVID-19 Reporting, Impact In Hopkins County
Hopkins County and Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials, along with the Local Health Authority will soon be increasing the amount of COVID-19 data included in the COVID-19 reporting for Hopkins County. The county officials also gave a quick update on the COVID-19 situation in Hopkins County, and how it is impacting the community as a whole as well as emergency responders and law enforcement personnel. Reporting Changes In...
Nov. 6 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 4 New Cases, 21 Recoveries
Texas Department of State Health Services Nov. 6 reported another COVID-19 fatality has been confirmed for Hopkins County, while Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management in the Nov. 6 COVID-19 update reported 4 new cases and 21 recoveries. Sulphur Springs ISD also reported a dozen new cases Friday afternoon. HC/SSEM Nov. 6 COVID-19 update While the COVID-19 case count in Hopkins County rose by 4 cases to 31 for the week and...
Nov. 5 COVID-19 Update: 3 New Cases, 152 Active Cases
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials received notification 3 additional Hopkins County residents have received positive COVID-19 results on lab-confirmed molecular tests, according to the Nov. 5 COVID-19 update. HC/SSEM Nov. 5 COVID-19 update That makes 27 Hopkins County residents who have tested positive for novel coronavirus 2019 this week and 711 who have tested positive for the virus since March. Thursday...
Nov. 4 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 3 New Cases
Texas Department of State Health Services in Nov. 4 reports showed one additional COVID-19 fatality for Hopkins County, while the Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Nov. 4 COVID-19 update reported 3 additional Hopkins County residents had received positive COVID-19 tests results Wednesday. HC/SSEM Nov. 4 COVID-19 Update There 3 new cases make 24 new COVID-19 positives so far this month. That’s 3...
Nov. 3 COVID-19 Update: 5 Fatalities, 5 New Cases
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Nov. 3 COVID-19 update reported 5 additional Hopkins County residents had tested positive for COVID-19 on on Tuesday. Texas Department of State Health Services on Nov. 3 reported 5 additional COVID-19 fatalities for Hopkins County, while Texas Health and Human Services’ Nov. 3 reports show a total of 25 residents of Sulphur Springs nursing homes had died as of...
SSHS Veterans Program Will Honor Those Who Have Served While Taking COVID-19 Precautions
Sulphur Springs High School will be hosting its annual Veterans Day Program. While the veterans celebration will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 11, it will be conducted in a manner that will honor those who served while still taking COVID-19 precautions, SSISD Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams announced Tuesday, Nov. 3. “To keep you safe, we have decided to celebrate you with, what we are calling, a reverse parade. You will...
Nov. 2 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 16 New Cases, 19 Recoveries
** Updated Nov. 3 with correction to case count at Lamar and Bowie Primary campuses Hopkins County began November with 16 new positive COVID-19 cases and 19 recoveries, decreasing the overall coronavirus case count from 144 to 141, according to Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management’s Nov. 2 COVID-19 update. HC/SSEM Nov. 2 COVID-19 Update Cumulatively, there have been 700 Hopkins County residents who have tested...
Oct. 30 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 17 New Cases, 32 Recoveries
Although 17 additional Hopkins County residents had received positive COVID-19 results, nearly twice as many recoveries as new cases were reported by Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management in the Oct. 30 COVID-19 update. Texas Department of State Health Services Friday also reported another COVID-19 fatality for Hopkins County, and Texas Health and Human Services reported a total of 23 nursing home resident deaths on Oct....
