Copperas Cove, Gatesville Walmart pharmacies to administer COVID-19 vaccines through new Federal Retail Pharmacy Program starting Feb. 12

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Walmart pharmacies in Copperas Cove and Gatesville will be begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine at no cost on Friday, Feb. 12, as part of a program between the Centers for Disease Control and Walmart.

Copperas Cove, Gatesville Walmart pharmacies to administer COVID-19 vaccines through new Federal Retail Pharmacy Program starting Feb. 12

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Walmart pharmacies in Copperas Cove and Gatesville will be begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine at no cost on Friday, Feb. 12, as part of a program between the Centers for Disease Control and Walmart.

Copperas Cove, Coryell Health hold drive-through vaccine clinic

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The city of Copperas Cove joined forced with Coryell Health to hold a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic in the rear parking lot of Copperas Cove High School on Saturday.

Coryell County officials weed through thousands of new COVID cases

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    The office of Coryell County Judge Roger Miller has spent time this week weeding through the 2,488 new unreported COVID-19 cases received from the Texas Department of State Health Services’ (DSHS) Public Health Region 7 (PHR7) on Monday.

Coryell County sees sudden spike in COVID case numbers on Monday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press    Where COVID-19 is concerned locally, it’s been all about the numbers and case trends.  Coryell County receives a daily case report of those numbers from Region 7 (PHR7) of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

Coryell County expects sudden spike in COVID case numbers on Monday

By LYNETTE SOWELL Cove Leader-Press     Coryell County Judge Roger Miller was notified on Thursday afternoon by Region 7 (PHR7) of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) that COVID-19 cases for Coryell County had been under reported for the past few months.

Coryell County judge questions sustainability of county COVID-19 vaccination efforts

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    This week, Coryell Health received 975 more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations and is continuing to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to those who have been registered.

Coryell County COVID-19 cases increase by 400 from Jan. 5-21

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    As of the Thursday, Jan. 21 update posted by Coryell County, positive COVID-19 cases rose from Jan. 5 through Jan. 21, by 400 cases.  The Jan. 5 update noted a total of 2,164 total cases, with 557 of those cases active at that time.

Coryell Health opens online COVID-19 vaccine registration site

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    On Wednesday, Coryell Health in Gatesville announced that it had been named one of the statewide vaccination hubs for the COVID-19 vaccine, which is now in six weeks of distribution to healthcare facilities, pharmacies, and healthcare providers throughout the...

Local health officials: hurry up and wait on vaccine delivery, distribution

By LYNETTE SOWELL  Cove Leader-Press    While the state of Texas leads the country in the total number of vaccines administered to fight COVID-19, at more than 1,000,000 doses, local release of the vaccine has been a slower process.