Backlog Of Coronavirus Cases Results In 1,850 More Reported In Dallas County, Not All Are Active
"The State's working to fix the coding error, but we expect several more days of backlogged cases," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
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"The State's working to fix the coding error, but we expect several more days of backlogged cases," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
Dallas County on Sunday reported 5,361 new COVID-19 cases due to a backlog in reporting through the state, health officials said.
Dallas County ended the week with 754 new COVID-19 cases and eight more deaths on Saturday.
Dallas County is entering the weekend with 885 new COVID-19 cases, which is the most health officials have reported this week so far.
In Tarrant County, children under 15 years old make up just 6% of cases. Teens and young adults ages 15 to 24 account for 17%.
Dallas County Health and Human Services is reporting 641 additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total confirmed case count in Dallas County to 56,428.
Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 234 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday and nine more deaths.
Dallas County Health and Human Services confirmed 298 more COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total case count in the county to 55,553.
Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 581 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday.
Dallas County started off the week by seeing an uptick in new COVID-19 cases, with 843 reported on Sunday.
Dallas County on Saturday reported 540 news cases of COVID-19, while Tarrant County reported 779.
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Dallas County Health and Human. Services also announced 10 more COVID-19 deaths, bringing the total to 746.
Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 230 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases Thursday.
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Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 508 additional COVID-19 cases Wednesday and four deaths.
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The additional deaths include two men in their 30s who did not have underlying high risk health conditions.
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Dallas County reported 382 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total confirmed case count to 51,490.
Dallas County on Sunday reported 518 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths, including a Dallas man in his 30s with no underlying high risk health conditions.
Dallas County has passed the 50,000 mark in total confirmed COVID-19 cases after reporting 614 more on Saturday, as well as 10 more deaths.
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Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 707 additional COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total confirmed case count in Dallas County to 49.976.
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