Coronavirus In Texas: COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 300
The Texas Department of State Health Services says about 1,300 people with the disease are currently hospitalized and more than 2,000 have recovered.
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The Texas Department of State Health Services says about 1,300 people with the disease are currently hospitalized and more than 2,000 have recovered.
The 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st deaths from COVID-19 were individuals who had been critically ill in nearby hospitals.
It's been one month since Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced the county's first positive case of the coronavirus. Since then, there have been more than 1,500 others.
Texas officials continue to brace for for a surge in hospital visits driven by the new coronavirus.
Denton County health officials reported that three residents of the Denton Rehabilitation Center have died from the coronavirus.
Investigators believe the motorcyclist — identified as Jordy Lopez Arellano — was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed when he struck a white Ford F-250.
When COVID-19 shut down the mall, Brad Hanson was determined not to let it silence the music. He decided to turn to Facebook, where he's been doing live videos with the playlists curated by viewers.
Due to the need for social distancing because of the COVID-19 outbreak, families are making new plans this Easter.
Tarrant County health officials have reported four more deaths from the coronavirus Saturday.
The 26th and 27th deaths were reported from area hospitals, including: a Garland man in his 60s and a Grand Prairie man in his 70s. Both had additional underlying health conditions.
If the warm front reaches into the Metroplex (Currently the forecast is for it to stay just south of DFW) then the threat of severe weather increases dramatically for Tarrant and Dallas counties.
The addition of the cornerback came shortly after the XFL announced it was suspending operations and laying off its employees.
The new cases include one patient in Ennis, two in Midlothian, two in Red Oak and three in Waxahachie.
For the first time in its 130 year history, the public was not allowed inside Good Friday mass conducted in downtown by the Diocese of Dallas.
When they do go in, for everything from chest pain to general sickness, emergency physicians said they are seeing some patients at a more advanced stage of illness.
