Horseshoe Bay leaders express frustration over lack of vaccines for residents
Horseshoe Bay officials vented their frustration with the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan during the City…
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Resources
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*These numbers are retrieved daily from the Texas Department of State Health Services and may differ from numbers sourced elsewhere.
EDITOR’S NOTE: In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, our goal is to keep our readers and the public informed. We’ve created this page to gather COVID-19-related articles and information. We want people to be informed of what’s happening in the community regarding the disease, whether it’s closings, updates from government and local leaders, or how to best prepare.
ONLINE COVID-19 RESOURCES
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extensive online resources about the COVID-19 outbreak. Here are some quick links to the most immediate information you might need.
To protect yourself and your family, know how the disease spreads.
The CDC advises people to plan before an outbreak happens in their community. This page has recommendations for how to create a plan of action, how to care for those at greatest risk, and more.
HOW TO KEEP THE WORKPLACE SAFE
Find CDC-recommended strategies to prevent workplace exposure to COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses.
This is pretty basic: Call your doctor first. Some areas are establishing drive-through testing. If that happens in the Highland Lakes, the DailyTrib.com will have that information here. You’ll also find out how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 if you are sick.
INFORMATION FROM TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Follow the latest statewide developments on this website, which also links to CDC resources. Prevention measures and the current state count can be found on this page.
For rolling updates on the global implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, visit the WHO website.
LOCAL INFORMATION
Burnet and Llano counties have webpages set up to keep their residents informed.
COVID-19 UPDATES ON DAILYTRIB.COM:
Llano County registering eligible applicants for vaccination waitlist
Llano County officials announced Jan. 15 they are establishing a COVID-19 vaccination waitlist but added…
Officials test to see if COVID variant caused Burnet nursing center outbreak
State health officials are investigating if a variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is…
COVID-19 vaccination questions answered
As COVID-19 vaccinations continue in Texas, Highland Lakes residents have questions regarding the vaccines and…
H-E-B has limited vaccines; eligible people can make appointments online
H-E-B pharmacies are among those receiving COVID-19 vaccines, and the Texas grocery chain has opened…
Free Marble Falls COVID-19 testing moving to Lakeside Pavilion
Free COVID-19 testing will take place at Lakeside Pavilion in Marble Falls starting Jan. 19….
Businesses back to 50 percent occupancy due to COVID-19 hospitalizations
With COVID-19 patient hospitalizations at more than 15 percent of total hospital capacity in the…
Musicians, legislators sing praises of recently passed Save Our Music Act
As Marble Falls recording artist John Arthur Martinez sees it, small live music venues are…
Limited number of vaccine doses puts pressure on local providers
Patience is the word from government and health officials to those eligible for a COVID-19…
COVID-19 vaccinations begin
Burnet County Local Health Authority Dr. Jules Madrigal was one of the first local healthcare…
Free COVID-19 testing for the holidays
Free testing for COVID-19 dates and times have changed due to the holidays. Appointments fill…
$600 stimulus checks in $2.3 trillion spending and relief bill
The U.S. Congress passed a $2.3 trillion omnibus bill Monday, Dec. 21, that includes $600…
Burnet County receiving doses after second COVID-19 vaccine approved
Another wave of COVID-19 vaccines is headed to Texas, this time including Burnet County, after…
MFISD rolling out rapid test plan
The Marble Falls Independent School district plans to offer rapid COVID-19 testing for staff and…
A million Texans could be vaccinated by end of December, governor says
As Texans prepare for the Christmas holidays, the best gift isn’t under the tree but…
BCISD can now rapid test staff
The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District is now able to administer rapid COVID-19 tests to…
Texas part of program to vaccinate nursing home residents, staff for free
Gov. Greg Abbott is clearing a path so long-term care facility staff and residents can…
Horseshoe Bay COVID-19 testing begins; city looks at growing needs
The city of Horseshoe Bay’s first day of free rapid COVID-19 tests on Dec. 4…
How COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed in Burnet County
As Texas awaits 1.4 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, Burnet County health officials are…
Wearing face masks shows love for neighbors, local pastors say
It’s something Highland Lakes clergy and their congregations have wrestled with: wearing face coverings as…
Horseshoe Bay offers rapid COVID tests
The city of Horseshoe Bay announced it will offer free COVID-19 tests that deliver results…
Marble Falls High School has November spike in COVID-19 cases
The number of test-confirmed COVID-19 cases at Marble Falls High School totaled 26 staff and…
Free COVID-19 testing continues; CDC worried about possible surge
With the Thanksgiving holiday behind us, it’s a good time to consider a COVID-19 test,…
BCISD has no plans to go fully remote as officials monitor cases
While many Texas school districts have announced they are returning to remote learning, Burnet Consolidated…