TYLER, Texas — The Tyler Paper has learned the city of Hideaway has ordered a shelter in place beginning Thursday after a member died from complications of the coronavirus.
Hideaway sent the announcement on Wednesday, just hours after the Northeast Texas Public Health District announced the first COVID-19 related death in Smith County.
The first death in Smith County was Elwood McElveen, 91, of Hideaway Lake. Family members were notified and officials said he tested positive on Tuesday.
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