Dallas County Approves $1.5M For Quarantine Hotel Rooms
Dallas County will soon make hotel rooms available for residents who need to quarantine but are unable to do so at home.
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Dallas County will soon make hotel rooms available for residents who need to quarantine but are unable to do so at home.
The additional deaths include two men in their 30s who did not have underlying high risk health conditions.
Dallas County has recorded its first human case of the West Nile Virus for 2020.
More than 50 schools in Dallas County are affected by the public health order, which means organized practices cannot begin before September 8.
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.
After testing positive and being hospitalized for COVID-19 two weeks ago, State Rep. Tony Tinderholt is back home.
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.
Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 537 additional COVID-19 cases and six more deaths on Thursday.
"We must continue the spirit of sacrifice for the community good that has led people to forgo unnecessary trips," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 789 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday and 15 more deaths.
More than 1,450 children under 18 years of age were diagnosed with confirmed COVID-19 during the first three weeks of July.
Dallas County Health and Human Services is reporting 800 additional confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus, bringing the total confirmed case count in Dallas County to 46,813.
After four days of less than 1,000 daily cases, Dallas County ended with week with a record high of 1,267 new COVID-19 cases, along with 18 more deaths.
Dallas County has issued a new order Friday shutting down sexually-oriented businesses like strip clubs as well as cigar bars, due to people not wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"This is our first pre-teen death here in Dallas County," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
On Wednesday, the county had only 413 new cases, but it's the third straight day Dallas County reported well under 1,000 new COVID-19 cases.
It's the second day in a row the number of new cases were well below 1,000 after there had been more than 1,000 new cases reported for 18 consecutive days.
An investigation is underway after a police chase in Dallas County ended with a deadly crash early Wednesday morning.
Texas on Tuesday reported 9,305 confirmed new cases and 131 deaths, the state's second deadliest day of the pandemic.
"One day does not make a trend but this is an encouraging data point," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
The county also reported one more death Monday, bringing the total to 526.
Dallas County on Sunday reported 1,044 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths.
Dallas County ended its deadliest week with 1,031 new COVID-19 cases and nine more deaths.
