Free COVID-19 test kits offered by the U.S. federal government are now available through the U.S. Postal Service website.
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![Stephens County sees spike in COVID-19 cases, local testing limited](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/COVID-19-Update-Graphic-505x306_c.jpg)
Like the rest of the country, state and world, Stephens County continued to see a spike in COVID-19 cases last week.
![Stephens County moves to Stage 4 as COVID-19 cases surge across the state, county](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Stage4Emergency-Graphic-505x306_c.png)
On Friday, Stephens County moved from Stage 1 (No Restrictions) to Stage 4 (High Restrictions) of the Community Health Plan due to recent increases in COVID-19 cases.
![COVID-19 Update: Stephens County currently has three cases of the disease](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CoronavirusGraphic-copy-505x306_c.jpg)
Stephens County has three current cases of COVID-19, the highest number the county has had in several months but still much fewer than there were at the beginning of the year.
![Walmart pharmacies now administering walk-up COVID-19 vaccines](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/walmart-covid-vaccine-200x157_c.jpg)
Local Walmart customers can now get COVID-19 vaccines at the pharmacy with no appointment necessary. On Tuesday, Walmart and Sam’s
![Stephens Memorial Hospital kicks off vaccine clinics today](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/TSTC-Nursing-Students-giving-vaccine-2827-200x157_c.jpg)
Stephens Memorial Hospital will be holding a COVID-19 vaccination clinic today, Wednesday, March 31, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until they run out of the 100 doses of vaccine they will have on hand.
![As State of Texas shifts COVID-19 vaccine distribution to hubs, SMH closes local waitlist](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/covid-19-vaccination-2132-200x157_c.jpg)
With fewer doses of the COVID-19 vaccines going to rural areas in favor of major hubs that the State of Texas has created, Stephens Memorial announced this week that they will no longer be taking sign-ups on their vaccine waitlist.
![Stephens Memorial launches weekly flyer to provide COVID-19 information update](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/SMH-Covid-Weekly-Letter-200x157_c.jpg)
In an effort to reach local residents in the community who may not have access to the Internet or social
![Stephens Memorial Hospital launches online sign-up form for COVID-19 vaccine](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Covid-19-Vaccine-1363-200x157_c.jpg)
Stephens Memorial Hospital has created an online sign-up form for people interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Chris Curtis, Director of Business Development for SMH, said that as of Thursday morning 240 people had signed up through the form to get the vaccine.
![Two County offices closed as active COVID-19 cases reach highest level yet](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/crtHouse-5113-200x157_c.jpg)
A Breckenridge man was flown 500 miles to New Mexico — the closest hospital with an available ICU bed — after his COVID-19 case got dramatically worse today, and two Stephens County offices are closed due to employees having COVID-19.