BREAKING: The number of #COVID19 cases in Bell County jumped to 16, according to new figures released this afternoon.
That is 6 new cases.
Yesterday, the Bell Co. Public Health District reported there were at least 10 coronavirus cases.
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Here’s the first version of my story. Expect updates throughout the afternoon.https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_826f3b0c-6d3b-11ea-a661-bf063b450a73.html …
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Bell County officials will have a video press conference at 4 p.m. Watch it live on Bell County Emergency Management’s Facebook page at https://m.facebook.com/BellCountyOEM/ I’ll be live tweeting as much as possible.
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Bell County Judge David Blackburn just issued a shelter-in-place order. He is going over the details right now at a presser.
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He wants residents to stay home. Some essential services will be exempt. It goes into effect tonight and goes through April 3, Blackburn said.
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People may leave their homes for essential services, government business, and essential buinsesses may continue to operate. “We are not requring persons to be confined to their home,” Blackburn said.
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Blackburn is about to go over the order’s definitions and exceptions. I’ll detail them once the county sends the documents.
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Here’s my story detailing Bell County’s shelter-in-place order, which begins at 11:59 tonight. “Please remain calm. Please be considerate of your family, neighbors & friends,” Bell County Judge David Blackburn said.https://www.tdtnews.com/news/coronavirus/article_826f3b0c-6d3b-11ea-a661-bf063b450a73.html …
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“Our ability to mitigate the spread of the virus though these orders and measures in the end really depends on all of us working together for the benefit of all of us,” Bell County Judge David Blackburn said of the shelter-in-place order he issued today.https://www.tdtnews.com/news/coronavirus/article_826f3b0c-6d3b-11ea-a661-bf063b450a73.html …
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