February 8, 2021 - The Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard reported 138 active cases on Monday, February 8, 2021 which is a decrease of 6 over the past two days. Sunday and Monday the state reported 1 new confirmed case and 5 new probable cases. The dashboard also showed 12 new recoveries.

February 8th (2:15pm) Numbers:
Total Confirmed Cases - 837 (1 new case)
Total Probable Cases - 628 (5 new cases)
Total Fatalities - 49
Total Estimated Active Cases - 138
Total Estimated Recovered - 1,278 (12 new)

February 6, 2021 - On February 2, 2021, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the Choice public water system, 2100008 to issue a Boil Water Notice to inform customers, individuals, or employees that due to conditions which occurred recently in the public water system, the water from this public water system was required to be boiled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes.   

February 6, 2021 - The Center Fire Department has had to fight early morning structure fires over the past two days.

According to the Center Fire Department, they responded to a house fire in the 200 block of CR 3734 early Friday, February 5, 2021.

February 5, 2021 - The Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 1432 County Road 3267 at 4:27pm on Friday, February 5th. Desoto Parish Fire District #1 also responded per the department’s automatic mutual aid agreement. 

February 3, 2021 - The Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard reported 149 active cases on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Of the new cases 4 are new confirmed cases and 3 are new probable cases.

February 3rd (3:50pm) Numbers:
Total Confirmed Cases - 828 (4 new cases)
Total Probable Cases - 606 (3 new cases)
Total Fatalities - 49
Total Estimated Active Cases - 149
Total Estimated Recovered - 1,236 (17 new)