Dallas County officials reported 581 additional cases of COVID-19 Monday and the death of a Seagoville woman in her 90s who tested positive for the coronavirus.
The woman died in hospice care and had underlying health conditions, officials said.
The numbers reported Monday increase Dallas County totals to 55,255 cases of COVID-19 and 756 deaths in people who tested positive.
Dallas County Health and Human Services also reported 40 likely cases of the virus. The province has 2,242 probable cases and six probable deaths from COVID-19.
Dallas County does not report COVID-19 repairs because it lacks the manpower to follow up with thousands of patients, however, the Texas Department of State Health Services places an estimated number of repairs on its site and lists 40,659 for Dallas County as of Sunday, August 9th. . Using data provided by the state, there are an estimated 11,906 active COVID-19 cases in the province.
The province’s seven-day average for new cases rose Monday before the second straight day – to 538 – after a drop of eight days on average. The 14-day average stands at 573, down from a record high of 1,108 on July 17th.
* Map locations are approximate, central locations for the city and are not intended to indicate where truly infected people live.
** County totals below include all 32 counties in North Texas, not just Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant.
“Today remains a trend of lower hospitalizations, lower ICU admissions and lower ED visits for COVID-19,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a statement. “Our new cases are in line with the trajectory we have seen which is markedly lower than our high. We had one death reported today, but every life is precious and our heart goes out to the family of the person whose death was announced today. “
Of the patients who went to hospitals last week with symptoms of COVID-19, 15.9% tested positive for the virus, according to the province.
Of cases requiring hospitalization, two-thirds of all COVID-19 patients were under 65 years of age, and about half did not have high-risk chronic health conditions. Diabetes has been an underlying health condition with high risks reported in approximately one-third of all patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
As schools in North Texas prepare to open this month, DCHHS pointed out that more than 2,500 children under the age of 18 have tested positive for COVID-19 since July 1 – including 61 who are hospitalized.
“With the opening of schools soon, 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 round people outside our home,” Jenkins said.
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