Hemphill County Hospital District has announced the status of COVID-19 in Hemphill County, Texas. As you can see by the graph at left, Hemphill County received one additional positive case of COVID-19 yesterday (one resident of Hemphill County). The Hemphill County residents are on home isolation. At this time, none of the positive cases in Hemphill County have resulted in hospitalizations or deaths; should that change, the information will be reported.

City and county officials responded to a sudden surge of positive COVID-19 test cases in Hemphill County recently, with an appeal to residents to be more attentive to the recommended safety protocols.

On July 2, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order G-29, mandating the use of face coverings over the nose and mouth by every person in Texas.

AUSTIN—Gov. Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is extending the application deadline for the federal pandemic-electronic benefit transfer program (P-EBT) to July 31. Extending the deadline will help ensure eligible families have time to apply for this one-time food benefit.