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Dallas County is reporting 24 deaths on Tuesday, including two men in their 30s, one of whom did not have underlying health conditions, officials said.
Of the deaths, 16 people had underlying health conditions and four did not have underlying health conditions, according to Dallas County Health and Human Services.
Two people were critically ill at an area hospital. A Dallas man in his 70s was a resident of a long-term care facility and died at an emergency department. Another Dallas man was hospitalized when he died. He was also in his 70s.
Of deaths reported in the county to date, 26% have been associated with long-term care facilities.
The county also reported 217 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, none of which were from the state's backlog.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins is encouraging people to continue wearing masks, keep a 6-foot social distance, frequent hand washing and avoiding unnecessary trips.
"We are seeing a continuing good trend in lowering numbers of infections and hospitalizations," Jenkins said.
Tarrant County reported 411 new cases and four new deaths Tuesday.
Tarrant County extends mask order to Nov. 30
The face mask and face-covering mandate in Tarrant County was extended through Nov. 30 at Tuesday's meeting of Tarrant County Commissioners Court.
The extension was for the county's Health and Safety Policy which was created and implemented in June.
TCU reports an additional 65 COVID-19 cases
Texas Christian University reported an additional 65 of COVID-19 cases Tuesday. This brings its total case count to 177.
According to the university, 175 of the cases are students and two are employees.
TCU's COVID-19 dashboard will be updated by 9 a.m. from Monday-Friday. Click here to view more data.
Fannin County goes from 388 to 559 total cases on Tuesday
Fannin County added 171 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The previous daily record was 45 cases on Aug. 15.
These 171 additional cases make up 30.6% of the total cases (559) the state has reported for Fannin County since tracking began in March.
Fannin County had 246 total reported cases on Aug. 10. That number has more than doubled in about two weeks.
Daily Dallas hospital capacity numbers
A total of 25 hospitals reported the following capacity numbers Monday to Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson's office:
- Total beds: 5,957
- Beds occupied: 3,891
- Total ICU beds: 943
- ICU beds occupied: 632
- Total ventilators: 995
- Ventilators in use: 341