COVID-19

Stephens County has reached and exceeded regional hospital capacity for intensive care unit (ICU) beds and is asking that citizens follow health and safety protocols.

As of Saturday, October 3, Stephens County has moved to the high restriction (stage 4) category of the community health plan. This comes after a week where cases around the county saw a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases.

The Breckenridge Independent School District confirmed a second student and the first staff member has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.

The Breckenridge Independent School District announced a Breckenridge High School student has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The announcement came as a notification from Breckenridge Superintendent Bryan Allen on Thursday, August 27.

The Walker-Sayle prison unit is currently on lockdown after a large number of inmates tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. As of Monday, August 17, the unit reported 75 individuals as active cases, with four individuals recovered, according to data from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).

The data also counts three employees as active cases, and seven employees as recovered. TDCJ data shows 244 individuals with medical restrictions at the facility and 75 individuals are medically isolated.

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the positive testing of a detention officer and inmate at the Stephens County Law Enforcement Center on Friday, July 31.

DALLAS – After extensive consideration of the current landscape related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the health and safety of all fairgoers, staff, business partners, and overall community, the State Fair of Texas Board of Directors has voted to cancel the 2020 State Fair of Texas.