Dallas County officials reported an additional four deaths and 843 coronavirus deaths Sunday, ending in an eight-day drop in the seven-day average of new cases.
The five people whose deaths were reported include:
- A Balch Springs man in his 50s who had been critically ill in a local hospital, and had no underlying high-risk health conditions.
- An Irving man in his 60s who had been critically ill at a hospital in the area, and had underlying health conditions at high risk.
- A Dallas woman in her 60s who had been critically ill at a hospital in the area, and did not have any underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A Grand Prairie woman in her 70s who had been critically ill at a hospital in the area, and had underlying health conditions at high risk.
After an eight-day drop in the province’s seven-day case report average, Sunday’s numbers increased that average to 509 cases per day; the 14-day average went up to 561 cases per day.
The figures Sunday bring the total of the county to 54,674 cases of the coronavirus and 755 confirmed deaths.
Since March 20, the date of the first reported COVID-19-related death in Dallas County, the county has averaged 5.4 deaths per day.
The province also reported 130 probable cases of the coronavirus since Saturday, bringing the probable cases to 2,202, including a total of 6 probable deaths.
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 posted an estimated number of repairs on its site and listed 39,895 for Dallas County as of Saturday, August 8th. . Using data provided by the state, there are an estimated 12,258 active COVID-19 cases in the province.
Of the patients who went to hospitals in the week beginning July 20 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.
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