Kress and other towns across Texas are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Kress, TX community.
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Texas COVID-19 Cases
Texas Total Coronavirus Cases: 8,600,393
Texas New Coronavirus Deaths:
Texas Total Coronavirus Deaths: 94,424
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Kress
As coronavirus cases rise, Texas businesses reopen. Here's what you need to know
Greg Abbott’s order to begin the gradual reopening of Texas businesses amid the coronavirus outbreak went into effect Friday morning. Abbott announced Wednesday that he let his stay-at ... More info »
USA Today - 04/30/2020 12:00pmFact-check: Why did Texas remove 3,000 cases from its coronavirus count?
As the number of new cases and deaths from the coronavirus continue to surge in Texas, a widely circulated tweet about statewide data went viral Thursday, even leading U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz to share ... More info »
Austin American-Statesman - 07/16/2020 12:00pmTexas halts reopening amid surge in coronavirus cases
"The State of Texas will pause any further phases to open Texas as the state responds to the recent increase in positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations," reads a press release from the ... More info »
CBS News - 06/25/2020 11:09amTexas officials link man's death to coronavirus, first such case in state
As of Monday, at least 69 cases of the new coronavirus have been reported in Texas. Credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Matagorda County officials reported Monday night that a man in his late 90s died the ... More info »
The Texas Tribune - 08/06/2020 10:37amCoronavirus in Texas: Cities, state bracing for hit to revenue
The merciless carnage ravaged on the economy by the efforts to stymie the spread of the new coronavirus and a parallel crash in oil prices promise to choke revenue streams for Texas cities and the ... More info »
San Angelo Standard-Times - 03/23/2020 07:20am