Waco 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 Waco, 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 Waco
Emergency alert issued for Baylor Waco Campus
Waco authorities have issued an urgent safety alert for a local campus, warning of a dangerous situation and instructing everyone to seek secure shelter immediately. More info »
25 News KXXV - 06/26/2025 08:21amA Texas School System Closes After 2 Teachers Die Of COVID-19 - NPR
WACO, Texas — A Central Texas school district closed its schools until after the Labor Day holiday Tuesday after two teachers died last week of COVID-19. More info »
NPR - 09/01/2021 05:39amBaylor University issues emergency alert amid dangerous situation on Waco campus
Baylor University issued an emergency alert Thursday, warning of a dangerous situation on campus and urging people to shelter in place immediately. More info »
KHOU-TV Houston on MSN - 06/26/2025 05:34amCity of Waco issues coronavirus shelter-in-place order
Waco Mayor Kyle Deaver on Monday issued a shelter-in-place order for his fellow residents of the Central Texas city north of Austin. As of Sunday, 17 people in Waco and McLennan County had COVID-1… ... More info »
Austin American-Statesman - 03/23/2020 04:52amTexas family without sense of smell escapes house fire
A Waco, Texas, family with COVID-19 lost their sense of smell and couldn't detect the smoke when their house caught fire. More info »
abc13 - 01/16/2021 10:00amHow do you feel your community is responding to the coronavirus crisis:
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