TYLER, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife has closed Tyler State Park until Sunday in response to a false alert about a park visitor believed to have the new coronavirus.
According to an email alert from TPWD on Friday, it was believed someone in the park had the virus; however, a statement on the website later said the initial information was false.
The alert stated the park had a reported case of a visitor with COVID-19, and out of an abundance of caution the park was being closed until further notice.
Read more from CBS19's newspaper partner, the Tyler Morning Telegraph.
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