By Ryan Higgs Staff Writer rhiggs@dentonrc.com
Jun 23, 2020
Eighty-three
new COVID-19 cases were announced by Denton County Public Health on Tuesday, as
new cases of the coronavirus continued to spike.
Matt
Richardson, Denton County Public Health director, on Tuesday acknowledged the
worsening public health crisis, citing upward trends.
“The
percent of cases that are positive are increasing across the state,” Richardson
said. “What we have seen is those case reports [including symptom onset] are
trending up by week and that is a concern.”
While a
public face mask requirement is not being recommended, he said that public
health will monitor and adjust as needed.
Tuesday’s
new cases are from Denton (18), Lewisville (14), The Colony (5) and Little Elm
(5), with Argyle, Shady Shores, Lake Dallas, Bartonville reporting two new
cases each, while Corinth, Krum, Roanoke and Sanger each reported one.
Denton
County portions with new cases include Carrollton (10), Frisco (4), Flower
Mound (3) and Dallas (1), while 11 coronavirus cases were reported from
unincorporated Denton County.
Denton’s
coronavirus cases surpassed the 400 mark on Tuesday as the citywide total
increased to 417.
As the
countywide case total increased to 2,302, officials also reported an active
case total increase of 72, bringing the active case count to 1,186.
Additionally, 11 new recoveries were announced, increasing the recovered case
total to 1,080.
RYAN
HIGGS can be reached at 940-566-6889 and via Twitter at @ryanahiggs.
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