Dallas County Reports 261 New Coronavirus Cases, No Deaths
"If we did a good job this weekend, we shouldn't see a big spike in two weeks, and we should continue to see improving numbers on COVID," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
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"If we did a good job this weekend, we shouldn't see a big spike in two weeks, and we should continue to see improving numbers on COVID," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
Texas health officials report 2,800 new coronavirus cases in the state and 64 additional deaths due to COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
Dallas County on Sunday reported its first and second deaths related to the West Nile virus of the 2020 season.
Dallas County on Sunday reported 247 more cases of COVID-19, with 125 of them coming from a backlog in the state's reporting system.
Dallas County on Saturday reported 398 COVID-19 cases, with 195 coming from, what Judge Clay Jenkins calls, the state's "flawed" reporting system.
"If collectively people make good decisions for the Labor Day weekend like they did for the 4th of July and we don't see a spike, we'll be in a very good position going into the fall," said Judge Clay Jenkins.
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Dallas County Health and Human Services reported the second, third and fourth human cases of West Nile virus infection in Dallas County for 2020 Thursday night.
Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 249 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Thursday plus one from July, bringing the total case count in the county to 72,860.
"Our numbers can rise very quickly when we let our guard down," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
Based on the recent leveling out of Dallas County COVID-19 cases, the district is permitting the phased-in start of athletic conditioning and other designated UIL activities on Tuesday.
Following days of decreased numbers in new COVID-19 cases, Dallas County has announced it is moving its risk level for the virus down from red to orange, which loosens some recommendations on restrictions.
"Today we are reporting our highest number of new COVID-19 cases that we've seen in some time," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
While the total number of cases reported Monday is 460, 168 of those are old cases from the State's backlogged electronic laboratory reporting system, Judge Jenkins explained.
Dallas County on Sunday reported 360 cases of COVID-19, with 241 of them coming from a backlog in the state's reporting system.
Dallas County reached 900 total deaths from COVID-19 as it reported 434 additional cases on Saturday.
Dallas County on Friday reported 276 cases of COVID-19, with 18 of them coming from a backlog in the state's reporting system.
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Dallas County on Thursday reported 219 cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 70,100.
In addition to reporting Wednesday's COVID-19 numbers, Judge Clay Jenkins said Dallas County will provide COVID-19 testing to Hurricane Laura evacuees, along with shelter and meals.
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This is the first time health officials have reported less than 100 COVID-19 cases on any day since April 27.
Dallas County on Sunday reported 332 cases of COVID-19, with 93 of them coming from a backlog in the state's reporting system.
Dallas County on Saturday reported 1,086 cases of COVID-19, with 862 of them coming from a backlog in the state's reporting system.
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