UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas — Upshur today joined a growing number of East Texas counties in issuing a local disaster declaration in response to the new coronavirus pandemic.
Upshur County Judge Todd Tefteller signed the declaration at 4 p.m. Tuesday, although no cases of COVID-19 had been reported in Upshur County.
The declaration was issued with a directive for hospitals, medical clinics, health care providers, school administrators and city officials to report to a COVID-19 Response Committee any case of suspected case of the virus in Upshur County.
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