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Body Hemphill County Hospital District received results of 21 new positive COVID-19 cases in this county during the last seven days. During that same period, 47 new confirmed positive tests were reported by the HCH lab in noncounty residents.

Body The pace of new infections in rural America accelerated again last week, breaking the old record for new infections for the eighth consecutive week. The number of COVIDrelated deaths in rural counties also set a record for the fourth consecutive week.

Body Wearing a mask can help protect you, not just those around you, from coronavirus transmission, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidance issued Nov. 10.

Body Since our last report in Thursday’s Record, Canadian ISD has received new reports of five new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed positives among staff and students to 55, and the number of active positive cases to 15.

Body In the last week, Hemphill County Hospital has reported 36 new cases for Hemphill County residents, and 54 out of county residents. Wednesday’s newly-reported cases brought the totals to 65 active cases for Hemphill County and 88 out-of-county active cases.

Body The main communication tower for Hemphill County’s emergency services, located at the US 60/83 Y south of Canadian, was felled two weeks ago by a winter storm that coated the Panhandle in several layers of ice and snow.