It has been one year since the first COVID-19 case in Bell County was recorded, changing how residents in the Killeen-Temple area live, work and play. The first presumptive case of the coronavirus in Bell County was reported by the Bell County Public Health District on March 13, 2020, and was later confirmed by officials. The individual was a 29-year-old Belton man with a travel history in Barcelona and Paris from March 4 to March 10, 2020. The first positive case put in place the first recommended social distancing measures, and since then things have drastically changed. More than 20,900 cases of COVID-19 have been reported by the Bell County Public Health District, and there have been over 400 deaths related to the virus in the county.