Community advised to remain aware as number of cases increases slightly.
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Free COVID-19 test kits offered by the U.S. federal government are now available through the U.S. Postal Service website.
Like the rest of the country, state and world, Stephens County continued to see a spike in COVID-19 cases last week.
The Breckenridge City Commissioners meeting, which had been scheduled for tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 4, has been canceled and rescheduled due to close-contact COVID-19 exposure within the City staff.
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.
At their monthly meeting last week, the Breckenridge City Commissioners approved an administrative policy creating an incentive program for City of Breckenridge employees who receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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.
By Tony Pilkington and Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan The number of active COVID-19 cases in Stephens County increased by 44 percent
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.
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.
