Current location: Home/COVID-19 Information Find more information at the Texas Department of State Health Services Symptoms of COVID-19 Patients with COVID‑19 have reportedly had mild to severe respiratory illness. Symptoms can include: Fever Cough Shortness of Breath Learn more about COVID‑19 symptoms on the CDC website. Prevention of COVID-19 There is currently no vaccine to prevent COVID‑19. The best way to prevent infection is to take steps to avoid exposure to this virus, which are similar to the steps you take to avoid the flu. Wash hands with soap and water. Use hand sanitizer as backup. Cover coughs and sneezes. Avoid touching face. Disinfect often touched surfaces. Avoid close contact. DSHS recommends these everyday actions to help prevent the spread of any respiratory virus, including COVID‑19: Wash hands often for 20 seconds and encourage others to do the same. If no soap and water are available, use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue, then throw the tissue away. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. Disinfect surfaces, buttons, handles, knobs, and other places touched often. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. DSHS also recommends that you start practicing social distancing. Social distancing involves staying away from other people to avoid catching or spreading illness. It’s a fancy term for avoiding crowds and minimizing physical contact. This could mean avoiding concerts or weddings, skipping the handshake, and/or staying at least six feet away from others. Additionally, the CDC recommends using simple cloth face coverings in public to help slow the spread of the virus. Home Notices & Announcements Commissioners Court Agendas Public Notices County Budgets Tax Rates County Offices & Officials Communities Employment County Clerk Certified Payments Pecos County EMS Lifeline Hyper-Reach Guidelines, Criteria, Rules Election Information Contact COVID-19 Information Pecos County Courthouse 103 West Callaghan Fort Stockton, TX 79735 Pecos County Webmail Access TJB Help for Self-Represented Litigants TJB Orders of Nondisclosure Search SEARCH © Pecos County 2021 westXdesign