Dallas County Reports First Day Below 1K New COVID Cases In 3 Months
Health officials in Dallas County are reporting this is the first day below 1,000 new COVID cases since December 4.
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Health officials in Dallas County are reporting this is the first day below 1,000 new COVID cases since December 4.
Dallas County on Sunday reported 1,019 new cases of COVID-19, along with 11 more deaths.
Dallas County on Saturday reported 10 more deaths for a total of 228 this week, making it the deadliest week to the virus since pandemic began.
Dallas County on Friday reported 1,424 new cases of COVID-19, along with 42 more deaths.
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Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 1,149 additional positive cases of COVID-19 and 35 more deaths in Dallas County on Thursday.
Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 50 COVID-19-related deaths Wednesday, Feb. 3, surpassing the county's single-day record of 40.
A total of 2,270 Dallas County residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19 illness after 39 more deaths were reported Tuesday.
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The 40 additional COVID-19 deaths reported Monday, tie Dallas County's highest report of deaths on a given day.
Dallas County on Sunday reported 1,617 new cases of COVID-19, along with 12 more deaths.
Dallas County ended this week with 183 deaths to COVID-19, which is the most in one week since the pandemic began.
With one day of reporting left to go, Dallas County has already seen its deadliest week to COVID-19 since the pandemic began as it added 30 more deaths on Friday.
A total of 2,129 Dallas County residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19 illness after 37 more deaths were reported Thursday.
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"These deaths are a result of the high number of COVID cases that have been reported over the last several weeks," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
DCHHS is providing initial vaccinations to those most at risk of exposure to COVID-19 and 21,574 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered at the Fair Park mega-vaccine clinic.
"While we just reported our deadliest week to date last week, and we're still seeing near record levels for COVID hospitalizations, we are starting to see some metrics go in the right direction," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
In Dallas County, so far, four cases have been identified, and Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Dr. Philip Huang says there may be more.
Dallas County has now reported over 2,000 deaths due to COVID-19, which health officials call a "grim milestone."
Dallas County ended its deadliest week since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic with 1,920 new cases and 21 more deaths.
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