June 12, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:36am on Friday, June 12, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 1 new case for a total of 226 cumulative cases of COVID-19. DSHS also reports 1 new recovery for 104 total recoveries and the county has 114 active cases.
DSHS also reports of the 226 cumulative cases, 35 of those cases are "lost to follow" which means DSHS has not been able to contact them to follow up on their recovery.
Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:
June 11, 2020 - To vote in Texas, you must be registered. Simply pick up a voter registration application, fill it out, and mail it at least 30 days before the election date. Get your application here.
June 11, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:17am on Thursday, June 11, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 9 new cases for a total of 225 cumulative cases of COVID-19. The state also reported 2 new deaths for a total of 8 deaths. Recoveries remain at 103 and the county now has 114 active cases.
DSHS also reports of the 225 cumulative cases, 35 of those cases are "lost to follow" which means DSHS has not been able to contact them to follow up on their recovery.
Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:
June 10, 2020 - Shelby County Judge Allison Harbison shared a nursing care facility in the county will be included in a re-testing of 14,000 tests given in Texas which reportedly turned up abnormal through a particular lab.
June 10, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:50am on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 2 new cases, 216 cumulative cases of COVID-19, 103 recoveries, and 6 deaths for a total of 107 active cases.
(The TxDSHS has yet to report 2 additional deaths for Shelby County which is showing on the DSHS COVID-19 statistics website. The website has displayed 8 deaths for the county since Sunday.)
The water on San Augustine Rural WSC no longer requires boiling.
June 9, 2020 - On June 9, 2020, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the San Augustine Rural Public Water System, #2030007, 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.
June 9, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 9:00am on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, TxDSHS has not reported any new cases, recovered cases, or lost to follow cases in the past 24 hours so the case numbers are the same as yesterday. Shelby County has 214 cumulative cases of COVID-19, 103 recoveries, 6 deaths, and 105 active cases.
June 8, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 9:00am on Monday, June 8, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 0 new cases, 214 cumulative cases of COVID-19, 103 recoveries, and 6 deaths for a total of 105 active cases.
DSHS also reports of the 214 cumulative cases, 35 of those cases are "lost to follow" which means DSHS has not been able to contact them to follow up on their recovery.
Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages: