City of Tyler Continues to Monitor for Coronavirus

TYLER — The first case of confirmed coronavirus was announced Tuesday in Gregg County. On Wednesday, City of Tyler spokesperson Jenny Wells told KTBB, “there are no cases of coronavirus in the city, and Tyler remains in very regular contact with NET Health, which works with the State Department of Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control in coordinating a regional response if necessary.”

Wells added, “an in house response team meets frequently for evaluating updates and designing Tyler’s COVID-19 response team and preparing for worse case scenario and down. We have phase plans that we are working on that we would be rolling out if necessary.” NET Health said the immediate health risk to Tyler residents is low, as there is no evidence of community spread at this time.