TEXARKANA, Texas - The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is trending down in the Texarkana area, which means bars can reopen, elective surgeries can be scheduled, and businesses can increase their capacity to 75 percent.
Bowie County Judge Bobby Howell recently received a letter by the Texas Commissioner of Health informing him that the area was no longer an area of high hospitalizations.
Wednesday marked the 7th day in a row that the Texarkana trauma service area had a COVID-19 inpatient rate below 15 percent of total hospital beds available.
Trauma Service Area F includes Bowie, Cass, Delta, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Red River and Titus counties.
Texarkana first responders begin getting COVID-19 vaccine ktbs.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ktbs.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.