CARES Funding For Qualifying Small Businesses Being Distributed By City
CARES funding to help qualifying small businesses has finally come through. The checks for $2,500 were being distributed Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 by the City of Sulphur Springs to 28 qualifying small businesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. This City of Sulphur Springs COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Program is made possible by the CARES Act-Coronavirus Relief Fund. The funding is passed through to the city from the state of...
Hopkins County Oct. 26 COVID-19 Update: 11 Recoveries, 8 New Cases
Although 8 additional Hopkins County residents received positive COVID-19 results, 11 residents recovered from COVID-19, decreasing the overall active case count from 185 to 181 on Oct. 26, Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported in the Oct. 26 COVID-19 update. positive COVID-19 result Overall, that makes 247 Hopkins County residents who have received positive COVID-19 results and 144 who have recovered...
27th COVID-19 Fatality Reported On Oct. 24 For Hopkins County
Texas Department of State Health Services on Saturday, Oct. 24, reported another Hopkins County residents has been confirmed to have died from COVID-19. That is the 27th COVID-19 fatality reported for Hopkins County. COVID-19 deaths reported by Texas Department of State Health Services for Hopkins County That’s 4 new Hopkins County COVID-19 fatalities reported this week. So far, there have been 9 COVID-19 deaths reported to have...
DSHS School COVID-19 Case Counts: 18 New Cases At Hopkins County Schools
Hopkins County school districts have reported 146 cases of COVID-19 during the last 4 weeks, according to the weekly school COVID-19 report compiled by Texas Department of State Health Services and posted Oct. 22. New COVID-19 cases reported in Texas public school Oct. 12-18, 2020 (DSHS graphic) Cases in the weekly DSHS reports are defined as “any staff member or student who participates in any on-campus activity that is...
Hopkins County Oct. 22 COVID-19 Update: 3 Fatalities, 2 New Cases, 2 Recoveries
While Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported only 2 new cases and 2 recoveries in their Oct. 22 COVID-19 update, Texas Department of State Health Services reported 3 additional COVID-19 fatalities. HC/SSEM COVID-19 Reports Two Hopkins County residents were reported Oct. 22 to have received positive COVID-19 results, HC/SSEM officials reported in the Oct. 22 COVID-19 update. That increases the new case...
Hopkins County Oct. 21 COVID-19 Update: 42 New Cases, 169 Active Cases
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials, in the Oct. 21 COVID-19 update, reported 42 new positive COVID-19 cases and 169 active cases — the most active case Hopkins County has had at one time. Hopkins County Reports This marks the second time this week a high new case count was reported following a day with no cases. On Monday, 77 new cases were reported. This followed Friday’s report of no new...
Oct. 19 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 77 New Cases, 61 Recoveries, 5 Additional Nursing Home Deaths
October continues to be record setter for COVID-19 cases in Hopkins County. At least twice this month Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials have reported new daily high records in COVID-19 cases. The total number of new cases reported in HC/SSEM’s Oct. 19 Hopkins County COVID-19 update has already far exceeded those reported in previous months. Overall, HC/SSEM reported receiving confirmation that 77...
Volunteers Needed For Texas CARES, COVID-19 Serological Testing, Survey Program
Texas CARES Could Help Determine How Many Have COVID-19 Antibodies, Potentially Some Degree of Immune Protection Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are partnering with Texas Department of State Health Services to launch the Texas Coronavirus Antibody Response Survey, Texas CARES, in an effort to help public health professionals and scientists better understand the spread of COVID-19 in Texas and...
DSHS Reports 2 Additional, 23 Total COVID-19 Fatalities For Hopkins County
Texas Department of State Health Services Saturday, Oct. 17, reported 2 additional and 23 total COVID-19 fatalities for Hopkins County. According to the DSHS “County Trends” and “Case Counts” reports, one of the deaths was reported to have occurred on Sept. 29 and the other on Oct. 5. That makes 10 Hopkins county residents confirmed by official cause of death on death certificates submitted to the state’s...
Oct. 16 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 82 Antigen Tests, 10 In COVID Unit
For the first time in a very long time, Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials on Oct. 16 reported receiving no new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. While Texas Department of State Health Services reported no additional COVID-19 fatalities were reported on Oct. 16 for Hopkins County, Texas Health and Human Services reported 1 additional nursing home resident died as a result of COVID-19. DSHS/HHS COVID-19...
