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Hunt County added more than 220 COVID-19 cases to start the new year and while all of the latest individuals are recovering at home, the local hospital is already overflowing with patients because of the virus.
âWe are currently over capacity with both COVID and non-COVID patients,â Hunt Regional Healthcare CEO Richard Carter said in a letter sent to the Herald-Banner. âAs of today, we have 70 COVID patients in our hospital and are operating at 120 percent of our medical capacity. We expect these numbers to continue to rise due to a post-holiday surge.â
State health officials have also raised the countyâs COVID-19 death toll.
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Dec 29, 2020
Hunt Countyâs surge of COVID-19 continued into the holiday break, with 38 additional cases reported on Christmas Eve.
Hunt Countyâs surge of COVID-19 continued into the holiday break, with 38 additional cases reported on Christmas Eve.
The countyâs death toll from the virus, as by state health officials, also showed another spike.
The office of Hunt County Judge Bobby Stovall reported an initial investigation by the Health Department determined the latest cases included 20 from the Greenville ZIP codes, five from Caddo Mills, three from Quinlan, two each from Commerce and Lone Oak and one each from Celeste, West Tawakoni and Wolfe City.
Dec 29, 2020
The COVID-19 situation in Hunt County has meant a disruption in how county officials will be sworn-in to their offices to start the new year.
The COVID-19 situation in Hunt County has meant a disruption in how county officials will be sworn-in to their offices to start the new year.
The officials who will be taking the office for the first time will include a new sheriff, county commissioner, county attorney and county court at law judge No. 2. But unlike previous years, they wonât be sworn in during a single ceremony on Jan. 1.
Amanda L. Blankenship, executive administrative assistant for County Judge Bobby Stovall said, as has been the case with so many events being canceled during the year, the virus was responsible.
Dec 22, 2020
The Hunt County Commissioners Court could vote today to extend the countyâs COVID-19 resolution and to keep the Hunt County Courthouse closed to the public except by appointment only through the end of the year and into 2021.
The Hunt County Commissioners Court could vote today to extend the countyâs COVID-19 resolution and to keep the Hunt County Courthouse closed to the public except by appointment only through the end of the year and into 2021.
A vote on the status of the resolution is included under the agenda for the regular session, starting at 10 a.m. in the Auxiliary Courtroom, 2700 Johnson St. in Greenville. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be conducted via telephone and/or video conference and streamed at www.huntcounty.net/page/hunt.health services.