Dallas County Reports Record-High 496 New COVID-19 Cases, 10 More Deaths
Dallas County on Friday reported a new daily record of 496 COVID-19 cases, along with 10 additional deaths.
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Dallas County on Friday reported a new daily record of 496 COVID-19 cases, along with 10 additional deaths.
Faced with the current upturn in coronavirus cases, the Diocese of Fort Worth is now requiring parishioners to wear masks during Mass.
Federal funding for two large COVID-19 testing sites in Dallas will be extended past the June 30 cutoff date, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday.
The City of Lewisville is launching the "Mask Up Lewisville" awareness campaign to encourage residents to wear a mask or facial covering while in public.
American Airlines will start booking flights to full capacity next week as COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continue to surge.
"At this time, it is clear that the rise in cases is largely driven by certain types of activities, including Texans congregating in bars."
A 77-year-old Melissa woman with COVID-19 and an underlying health condition died Wednesday at a McKinney hospital, according to a report received today by Collin County Health Care Services.
Eleven detainees at a South Texas family detention center have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported Thursday.
Statewide, the number of COVID-19 patients has more than doubled in two weeks.
"It's very difficult to keep up with numbers, but this is a tool that is helping us to accomplish this."
"We are sharing the diagnosis publicly as a reminder to all to take necessary precautions. Mask-up," said Moon.
A TCU professor asked if he could teach remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic due to his 2-year-old daughter's high-risk health condition. But he said he was denied.
Dallas County hospitals are dealing with surges in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday issued an order to postpone elective surgeries unless immediately necessary in the county.
"My parents are just normal people, but now the whole world knows their story," said their son Tim Tarpley.
Tarrant County announced a face mask ordinance effective, Friday June 26 at 6:00 p.m. through August 3.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins is advising people to reconsider visiting businesses where a mask cannot be worn at all times.
A face mask ordinance for all of Tarrant County was announced this morning as the county reached its second-highest daily count of new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.
Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are urging the Trump administration to continue federal funding of community-based testing sites in Texas as funding is expected to end next week.
Tarrant County on Thursday reported 517 new cases of COVID-19 -- a record-high for the county and North Texas.
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After being postponed to the fall, organizers have decided to cancel the 2020 MAIN St. Arts Festival in Fort Worth due to increasing COVID-19 concerns.
The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas will not be used as a pop-up medical facility "at this time," Mayor Eric Johnson said Thursday.
Describing a "culture war" he didn't even know existed, Burleson Mayor Ken Shetter came to the defense of essential workers he said were "accosted and berated," for simply wearing a mask.
The Aug. 6 exhibition game in Canton, Ohio, between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers is the first on-field event the NFL has canceled during the pandemic.
Further phases of reopening Texas are being temporarily paused due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday.
