COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) 2020 Updates

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LIVE UPDATES: Coronavirus in Amarillo, TX

Here are some quick links and resources:

City of Amarillo Public Health status level and report card
News and updates from the Texas Department of State Health Services including reported cases in the State of Texas.
National list of cases reported to the CDC
Information about COVID-19 from the office of the Texas Governor and what guidelines Texas is currently following
A snapshot look at Coronavirus and COVID-19 News Updates From The CDC
Texas Department of State Health Services information on the COVID-19 Outbreak

Symptoms of COVID-19 include:

Fever
Cough
Shortness of breath

How to Prevent COVID-19 and Spread of the Virus

Sadly Another Amarillo Restaurant Closes It’s Doors Permanently

It’s truly a sad day in Amarillo for fans of BurgerFi in Amarillo. The restaurant franchisee Max Roesh has closed the location on Soncy Road permanently. It was just a few weeks ago that I wrote how the restaurant was looking for donations to help their laid off workers...

Danny

AISD Students To Get Free COVID-19 Drive Thru Testing

Amarillo Independent School District students will now have access to free COVID-19 testing through the district beginning Tuesday, Dec. 8.

Danny

Another Tyson Free Food Box Giveaway Scheduled In Amarillo

Tyson Foods is holding another free boxed food giveaway at the Bethesda Outreach Center at 1101 Fritch Highway January 3. The hours for this giveaway are 5:30PM-6:30PM.

Danny

Gov Abbott Announced Who Will Get The First Coronavirus Vaccines

Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Centers for Disease Control has made an initial allotment of more than 1.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines to the State of Texas

Danny

GoFundMe Already Created To Raise Money To Fight City Ordinance

That didn't take long.

Charlie

Center City Has Decided To Cancel The Electric Light Parade

The Electric Light Parade will not be happening in 2020.

Charlie

The Amarillo Bulls Put A Hold On Part Of Their Season

With the numbers going up in Amarillo the announcements coming out is really not a surprise. We have to be smart and find a way to get back to normal but safely. There once again has been some pauses or cancellations.

Melissa

Amarillo Considering Fines For Not Following Covid-19 Rules

If you've been keeping watch on everything that's going on, you had to know something like this was coming.

Charlie

Changes At Big Texan This Year For Thanksgiving

Here we are all making out decisions on how we are going to handle Thanksgiving this year. Are we going to have a small dinner at our home with immediate family? Are we going to invite people over and have a gathering?

Melissa

Amarillo High School And Caprock Put Some Sports On Hold

Due to the rise of COVID-19 in the Amarillo area, Amarillo High School and Caprock have put some sports on hold

Danny

Universal Strikes Deal With Cinemark To Allow Early On-Demand Premieres

The agreement will allow movies to arrive on home entertainment devices much quicker.

Claire Epting

Your Chance To Say Goodbye To 2020 In The Best Way

I think the one thing we can all agree on this year is how bad 2020 has been. I mean we have now lived through a pandemic. There have been way too many things cancelled. We are now in November and things still haven't changed.

Melissa