Dr. Verbi urges continued caution as COVID-19 trends downward here, but surges nationwide
The number of new COVID cases diagnosed nationwide topped 230,000 this week, and on Wednesday, a new single-day record of 3,400 deaths attributed to the virus was recorded.
But in Hemphill County, the new case count has dropped in the last two weeks. No new COVID-related hospitalizations were reported this week, and the number of active cases has remained below 50 for the last three weeks, after…