Stephens County has moved to stage five of the community health plan in an effort to combat the COVID-19 virus within the community. The announcement came during a Friday, July 17 press conference and follows Gov. Greg Abbott’s recently released executive order, GA-29.
Stephens Memorial Hospital District will look into providing citizens with rapid result testing for the COVID-19 virus. The testing option was discussed during the Thursday, July 16 board of trustees meeting.
Stephens Memorial Hospital officials confirmed seven new positive/ active cases of the COVID-19 virus within the community. While eight cases of the virus have recovered, as of Monday, July 13, the total number of positive cases has moved to 15.
Texans have been witnessing things that would have been unthinkable until now: Surge teams, testing of nursing homes for COVID-19 and the National Guard helping to disinfect nursing home facilities around the state.
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The Breckenridge Rotary Club received insight information on the COVID-19 virus from Dr. Cynthia Perry of the Resource Care Community Health Center.
Perry was the guest speaker during the club’s weekly meeting on Tuesday, June 9.
“I took care of two individuals of Breckenridge who had the COVID-19 virus,” Dr. Perry said. “One was hospitalized for oxygen, but he did very well and is currently doing well.”
Stephens County commissioners passed a resolution reopening business to 100% occupancy and making all businesses essential, joining Eastland County as the second Texas county to do so.
The commissioners were joined by a host of citizens and Rep. Mike Lang, Republican state representative for District 60 during the Monday, June 8 county commissioners meeting. The outgoing representative provided insight and a rebuttal on Gov. Abbott’s executive orders.
Stephens Memorial Hospital officials have confirmed another positive case of the COVID-19 virus within the community.
The number of cases is now a total of five individuals who have tested positive for the virus with four individuals recovering.
Dr. Kelli Windsor, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at the Breckenridge Medical Center provided an update to Stephens County citizens via Facebook on the situation.
Stephens County Commissioners approved the COVID-19 operating plan for the county to reopen the courthouse/courtrooms saftely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The plan was approved on Monday, June 1 with the guidance of 90th Judicial District Judge Stephen Bristow and Stephens Memorial Hospital’s William Prater, MD.
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Stephens Memorial Hospital is now offering different options to test for COVID-19.
Along with the nasal testing method, Stephens Memorial Hospital will also offer antibodies testing for citizens within the community. Citizens must contact their primary care physician to arrange for testing.
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