From the Joint Operations Center, these are the updated numbers of COVID-19 cases in Bowie and Cass Counties. These numbers do not reflect the number of hospitalized patients or the number of recovered cases.
Elgin Demoryea Hollignsworth, 49, of Texarkana, Texas has been arrested and charged with murder in the stabbing death of his son, Demoryea Marquise Hollingsworth. The suspect is currently being held in the Bi-State Jail and no bond has been set.
The Texarkana Texas Police arrested Aaron Swenson, 36, or Texarkana Arkansas after a police chase ended on Highway 82 in Hooks, Texas. Swenson has been charged with Terrorist Threats Against an Officer, Evading Detention with a Vehicle, and Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon. Swenson is currently being held in Bi-State and bond has not been set.
The Texarkana Joint Operations Center on April 10 reported positive case numbers for the Texarkana rising, but slowly. Bowie County reports 41 positive cases, Cass County reports 5 positive cases, and Miller County last reported 20 positive cases for a total of 66 positive cases in the Texarkana region.
The Texarkana Joint Operations Center reports that positive cases of COVID-19 in our area continue to climb. Officially, Bowie County has 37 cases, Cass County has a total of 5 cases confirmed and 2 recovered, and Miller County has 18, for a total of 60.
The officials with the Bowie County and Cass County Joint Operations Center have released updated numbers for the area, including the number of cases considered “recovered”.
The Bowie & Cass Joint Operations Center issued a press release stating that an employee of a Cass County Nursing home has tested positive and measures authorities are taking.
The Texarkana Joint Operations Center reports that the current count of positive COVID-19 cases in Bowie County Texas is 22, with 5 recovered. The number of positive cases registered to Cass County is 4, with 2 recovered. Miller County’s last report was 8, giving a total of 34 positive cases in our area.
As we reported on our sister outlet KPGG-FM, Local Walmart stores began taking measures on Friday, April 3 with a “single-file policy” as the stores made preparations for a long-term battle to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Tomorrow, the stores begin limiting the number of customers allowed to shop at one time.
Senator John Cornyn announced today Texarkana Texas was awarded a $218,921 federal grant to help recover from the economic fallout of the novel coronavirus outbreak.