Dallas County reports 581 new cases of coronavirus, 1 death

Dallas County on Monday reported 581 new cases of coronavirus and one additional death.

The last victim was a Seagoville woman in her 90s who died in hospice care and had underlying health conditions.

County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a written statement that “every life is precious.”

He said a trend of lower COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU admissions and ER visits continued Monday.

However, county county officials said new data on hospitalizations, ICU permits and visits to emergency rooms for the virus will be available Tuesday due to weekend reports.

According to state data, there are 1,228 COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Statewide, hospitalizations total 7,304, according to the Department of State Health Services.

Texas test exposure has increased to 21% since Sunday, twice the rate that Gov. Greg Abbott had earlier in the pandemic set as a red line.

One contributing factor to the higher rate could be a drop in the number of reported total tests. The state reported a seven-day average of 34,200 tests last week, a significant drop from the average of 66,000 tests per day at the end of July.

Texas reported 4,455 new cases. The state continued to report a relatively low number of deaths on Monday, and although 116 deaths were reported on Sunday, as many as 31 were reported on Monday.

The state’s total has increased to 8,490 deaths, 490,817 cases and 349,833 estimated returns, according to DSHS.

The Dallas County total grew to 756 COVID-19 confirmed deaths and 55,255 cases out of about 21 for every 1,000 residents. The province reports no repairs.

The province also reported 40 new probable cases of the virus, for a total of 2,242, including six probable deaths. Dallas County counts probable cases separately and does not include them in the confirmed total of cases.

Jenkins said the “limited success” the county sees is due to health measures such as wearing masks and physical distance.

“We must not lose our resolution that has brought us to a better place than we were in the middle of last month,” he said.

In early and mid-July, the province saw an 18-day streak of at least 1,000 new cases each day.

Jenkins said all of the county’s numbers are even higher than when the state reopened in early May.

“With the opening of schools, there will be more people around each other, and it is imperative that we continue to do the things that have been proven to be successful when we are around people outside our home,” he said.

Tarrant County

The province reported 305 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. No new deaths were reported, leaving the toll at 422.

The province had 34,165 cases or about 16.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Of these, 1,696 are probable cases and 32,469 are confirmed cases.

There are 452 people hospitalized with the virus, while an estimated 22,792 have been recovered, according to provincial data.

Collin County

The county reported 180 new COVID-19 cases Monday and its 90th death from the virus – a Richardson man in his 70s who had underlying health conditions.

Coronavirus cases increased to 7,833 or about 7.6 per 1000 inhabitants.

Hospitalizations for the virus lie at 136 and 5,171 people have been recovered, according to provincial data.

Denton County

The province reported 101 new cases of coronavirus Monday and deaths remained at 62.

The new cases brought the total of the province to 7,745 or about 8.7 for every 1,000 inhabitants.

According to the province, 39 people are hospitalized with the virus, while 4,702 have recovered.

Other counties

The Texas Department of State Health Services has taken over reporting for other North Texas counties. Some of those counties may not report daily updates. The latest figures are:

• Rockwall County: 964 deaths, 18 deaths.
• Kaufman County: 2,158 cases, 25 deaths.
• Ellis County: 2,855 deaths, 42 deaths.
• Johnson County: 1,861 cases, 30 deaths.

Staff Writer Nic Garcia contributed to this report.

Correction: This headline has been corrected to report the number of cases Monday in Dallas County.

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