A man wearing a mask to protect against the spread of COVID-19 passes a sign requiring masks at a restaurant, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in San Antonio. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has declared masks or face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state as local officials across the state say their hospitals are becoming increasingly stretched and are in danger of becoming overrun as cases of the coronavirus surge. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Texas has surpassed 381,000 and 153 more people have died from the illness caused by the virus. State health officials on Sunday said at least 381,656 people have tested positive for the virus, an increase of 5,810 confirmed cases since the previous day. The state says 147,511 of those cases are active, meaning they don’t include people who have died or recovered. The number of COVID-19 fatalities in the state has risen to 5,038.
TEXARKANA — The Bowie County emergency operations center reported 43 new coronavirus cases over the weekend, bringing the total of active cases in the county to 606. The Texas state department of health services reports […]
TEXARKANA — Five employees tested positive for COVID-19 after the Miller County Sheriff’s Office conducted facility wide testing from July 2-3. The sheriff’s office received a report back from the Arkansas Department of Health on […]
TEXARKANA — The Bowie County emergency operations center reported 6 new cases since Wednesday, Nov. 18. According to the Texas state department of health services, there are 627 active cases of COVID-19 in Bowie County. […]