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COVID-19 updates: Dallas County reports fewer than 1,000 daily cases for first time in 2 weeks

Dallas County health officials reported 11 new coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday.

The state of Texas reported 9,305 new cases of coronavirus and 131 new deaths Tuesday, bringing the total amount of cases in the state of Texas to 341,739 and 4,151 deaths.

Also on Tuesday, Dallas County health officials reported fewer than 1,000 new daily cases for the first time in more than two weeks. Health officials reported 11 new coronavirus-related deaths and 734 additional cases of COVID-19. 

The county has reported 537 deaths and 43,026 cases since tracking began in March. 

Health officials said there have been more than 1,200 children under 18 diagnosed with the novel coronavirus since the beginning of July. 

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Denton, Collin counties report combined total of 376 new cases of COVID-19; Collin County reports 1 death

Denton County health officials reported 218 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, a new record. The previous record was set at 160 cases on July 17

Collin County health officials reported 158 new cases of COVID-19 and one death Tuesday.

Dallas County reports 11 new deaths 

Health officials reported 11 additional deaths Tuesday in Dallas County. 

The youngest was a man in his 30s and the oldest were a man and a woman in their 90s. All 11 had been hospitalized and most had underlying health conditions, officials said. 

Those who died are: 

  • An Irving man in his 30s
  • A Dallas woman in her 60s 
  • An Irving man in his 50s who had been a resident of a long-term care facility
  • A Farmers Branch man in his 60s who did not have underlying health conditions
  • A Mesquite woman in her 70s who did not have underlying health conditions 
  • A Mesquite man in his 70s who had been a resident of a long-term care facility 
  • A Dallas man in his 80s who had been a resident of a long-term care facility. He did not have underlying health conditions 
  • A Dallas woman in her 80s who did not have underlying health conditions 
  • A Farmers Branch man in his 80s 
  • A Dallas resident in her 90s who had been a resident of a long-term care facility. She did not have underlying health conditions 
  • A Balch Springs man in his 90s who did not have underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County reports 663 new cases, 5 coronavirus deaths 

Tarrant County health officials reported 663 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths Tuesday. This brings the countywide total to 22,665 cases since tracking began in March. 

The latest victims include a woman in her 60s, a man in his 50s, a man in his 90s, and a man in his 80s, all from Fort Worth, and a man in his 80s from Arlington. 

Health officials say all of the patients had underlying health conditions. 

More than 10,000 county residents have recovered from the disease and 304 have died, according to health officials. 

According to the county's COVID-19 dashboard, 683 people are currently hospitalized because of the novel coronavirus.

The county is ramping up testing options for residents and launched its free COVID-19 saliva testing Tuesday morning. 

Testing is conducted by appointment only at J.P. Elder middle school in Fort Worth. 

There will be 300 tests available per day.

UIL releases modified activities calendar 

The University Interscholastic League released its plans for sports programs at high schools around Texas on Monday. And the majority of their changes apply to larger schools in major metropolitan areas.

For smaller conferences—  1A through 4A— the schedule for the 2020 football season looks to remain largely on schedule. 

But for 5A and 6A— schools that tend to be located in large cities including Dallas, Houston, and other cities with large populations that are more likely to have many COVID-19 cases— the schedule is dramatically revamped. 

Click here for additional details regarding the schedule.

Tarrant County schools required to be online-only until Sept. 28

All schools in Tarrant County will have to hold online-only classes until Sept. 28, according to an email sent to Fort Worth ISD employees. 

The county health department will require all schools to keep their doors shut to students through the first three weeks of September. 

RELATED: 'We are terribly afraid': Schools in Tarrant County will be required to be online-only until Sept. 28

WFAA digital producer Jozelyn Escobedo contributed to this report. 

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