Community advised to remain aware as number of cases increases slightly.
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![Free COVID-19 test kits available through U.S. Postal Service website](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/COVID-19-Updates-youtube-channel--505x306_c.jpg)
Free COVID-19 test kits offered by the U.S. federal government are now available through the U.S. Postal Service website.
![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.
![Unvaccinated Texans make up vast majority of COVID-19 cases and deaths this year, new state data shows](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/HISD-COVID-Vaccine-MYL-TT-20-TexasTribune-cropped-505x306_c.jpg)
New data from the Texas health department released Monday proves what health officials have been trying to tell vaccine-hesitant Texans for months: The COVID-19 vaccine dramatically prevents death and is the best tool to prevent transmission of the deadly virus.
![Local Pfizer vaccine clinic scheduled for Thursday; medical experts urge residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/COVID-Update-Graphic-cropped2-200x157_c.jpg)
Thousands of eligible Stephens County residents remain unvaccinated for COVID-19, according to the records compiled by the local hospital, even as the number of currently active cases continues to increase.
![From pediatric to geriatric: Number of local, active COVID-19 cases continues to increase](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/COVID-Update-Graphic-cropped-200x157_c.jpg)
By Tony Pilkington and Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan The number of active COVID-19 cases in Stephens County increased by 44 percent
![Number of local active COVID-19 cases doubles in past week; vaccines available](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/COVID-Vaccine-200x157_c.jpg)
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Stephens County more than doubled in the past week, going from 12 on Aug. 6 to 25 today, Aug. 13. Additionally, two more people died from the disease this week, taking the local total of COVID-19 deaths to 28.
![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-200x157_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-200x157_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.
![State of Texas provides updates on COVID-19 situation, assistance](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/COVID-Vaccine-200x157_c.jpg)
The State of Texas has made several announcements recently regarding the COVID-19 situation in the state, including details about vaccine