Texas health officials reported 33 additional coronavirus-related deaths Sunday and 2,181 new cases.
Statewide, there were 3,192 people hospitalized with COVID-19 reported Sunday. In the North Texas area, there were 826 hospitalized coronavirus patients reported Sunday.
Tarrant and Dallas counties both reported more than 600 new cases. Dallas County reported three additional deaths, and Tarrant County reported two.
Dallas County
Dallas County health officials reported 617 new coronavirus cases Sunday and three additional deaths.
Sunday's reported deaths include:
- A DeSoto woman in her 70s. She had been a resident of a long-term care facility
- A Dallas woman in her 70s who had underlying high-risk medical conditions
- A Cedar Hill man in his 80s who had lived in a long-term care facility.
Saturday's reported deaths include:
- An Irving man in his 40s who had been critically ill in an area hospital. He did not have underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A Mesquite man in his 50s who had been hospitalized with underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A Dallas woman in her 50s who had been critically ill in an area hospital. She did have underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A Dallas man in his 60s who was critically ill in an area hospital with underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A Dallas man in his 70s who had been critically ill in an area hospital. He had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 90s who was a resident of a long-term care facility in Dallas died at the facility. She had had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A man in his 90s who was a resident of a long-term care facility in Lancaster died at the facility. He had underlying high-risk health conditions.
County officials also reported a total of 317 new cases on Saturday, 260 of which were confirmed. The other 57 were considered probable.
Of these, 296 are considered "new" cases, which were cases from the past two weeks.
The county overall experienced a rise in the average number of cases over the past week, officials said, with an average of 350 new cases per day. That's compared to last week's average of 282 cases.
"These numbers, along with the Governor’s recent decision to move the occupancy limit at businesses to 75%, are a strong reminder of the importance of wearing a mask and maintaining six-foot distancing with frequent hand washing," Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said.
Dallas County has now recorded 83,178 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 4,351 probable cases since tracking began in March.
More than 240 people were receiving acute care for COVID-19 in the county for the period ending on Friday, officials said.
"Remember, the virus does not discriminate between stores and restaurants or your home or your friend’s home, so distancing and mask wearing are equally important in any setting outside of your home and the people that you live with," Jenkins said.
There are currently around 3,195 people hospitalized with the disease across Texas. Nearly 16,000 Texans have died since tracking began in March. More than 763,000 have tested positive for COVID-19.
Denton County
On Sunday, Denton County health officials reported 24 new cases of the novel coronavirus.
On Saturday, health officials announced 42 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 37 are currently active. This increases the countywide total to 12,425 confirmed cases, with 10,694 recoveries.
State officials report the county has recorded 156 deaths from the novel coronavirus.
DCPH will host a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing Center on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Little Elm Athletic Complex at 1151 E. Eldorado Parkway. Eligible citizens are asked to pre-register by calling 940-349-2585. It will open at 8 a.m.
Tarrant County
On Sunday, Tarrant County health officials reported 601 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths.
Tarrant County health officials reported 418 cases of COVID-19 Saturday afternoon.
Officials say since tracking began in March, the county has confirmed 51,499 cases, including 670 deaths and 44,590 recoveries.
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