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After halting the construction of Hope Tower at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock for around a year, construction is set to resume within the next 60 days.

In the afternoon hours of Tuesday, November 17th, the City of Lubbock COVID-19 dashboard reported -18 available hospital beds, meaning that there were only 20 beds available for the 38 patients that needed them.

On Tuesday, November 10th, the City of Lubbock announced that due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, mobile medical tents will be used.

Covenant Health, one of Lubbock's major hospitals and health systems, will be providing free masks to over 90,000 students in West Texas and eastern New Mexico.

In Fall 2019, Covenant Health announced plans to build a hospital in Hobbs, and now it's being announced that an agreement has been signed to acquire existing facilities at Lea Regional Medical Center.

Covenant Health has provided information relating to COVID-19 testing locations, including operating hours.

Covenant's Community Give Back Program is donating part of their surplus of personal protective equipment and providing COVID-19 testing for local businesses.

With the support of Frenship ISD, Covenant Medical Group will open the Covenant Medical Group COVID-19 Drive-Thru Screening Clinic on Tuesday, April 7th for adult patients.

Lubbock ISD has approved an agreement with Covenant Health and University Medical Center to provide temporary childcare for hospital employees.

Covenant Health has decided that in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, its Visitor Policy will be updated.