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.
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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.
As we move into the new year, the COVID-19 case surge continues to have a major impact on Breckenridge and the surrounding area. However, last week there was a small positive development when 10 employees at Stephens Memorial Hospital received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine.
Although Texas has received doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, Stephens County officials have not been informed about when the vaccine will arrive locally. Stephens Memorial Hospital officials have written the
Stephens County businesses will be required to limit customers to 50 percent of their occupancy capacity, beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec.
If there’s a silver lining to someone having contracted COVID-19 and survived, it could be that their blood — more specifically their plasma — can be used to help others who are suffering from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. And, Carter BloodCare is seeking Stephens County residents who have had and recovered from COVID-19 to consider making a plasma donation.
Stephens County continues to see relatively high numbers of active COVID-19 cases, reporting 100 new cases in the past month, not counting the cases at the Walker Sayle prison unit.
On Friday evening, Breckenridge High School announced on its Facebook page that the varsity and junior varsity football games against
With a gravely voice and obvious congestion, Stephens County Judge Michael Roach got out of bed from a Sunday afternoon nap to answer some text messages and talk with the Breckenridge Texan over the phone about his still-ongoing bout with COVID-19.
Casey Pearce, the athletic director and head football coach for Breckenridge Independent School District, announced on Monday afternoon that the
