On Thursday afternoon, health official
announced that 312 people test positive and three more people died.
Author: Eline de Bruijn, Briauna Brown Published: 1:29 PM CDT June 11, 2020 Updated: 6:05 PM CDT June
11, 2020
As hospitalizations for COVID-19 patients
increase across the state, the number of positive cases in Dallas County
continues to spike.
On Thursday afternoon, health official
announced that 312 people test positive and three more people died. This marks
a new record-high for single day cases reported since testing began in March.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins wants to
remind residents that more testing is now available across the county and that
should be factored into the count.
The victims who died include:
·
A Dallas woman in her
50s. She had been critically ill in an area hospital, and had underlying health
conditions
·
A man in his 60s, who
was a resident of a long-term care facility in Dallas. He had been critically
ill in an area hospital and had underlying health conditions.
·
A Dallas man in his
70s. He had been critically ill in an area hospital and had underlying health
conditions.
The countywide total for positive cases is now
13,257, which includes 277 deaths.
“It’s more important than even that you avoid
large crowds, maintain six-foot distancing, wear a cloth face covering when on
public transportation, around people in businesses or at other gatherings, and
use good hygiene. It’s up to all of us to #FlattenTheCurve and the best way to
do that is to #StayHomeSaveLives,” Jenkins said.
Record high COVID-19 hospitalizations for
second day straight in North Texas
North Texas hospitalizations hit a record high
for the second day in a row on Thursday with 705 patients being treated for the
novel coronavirus.
On Wednesday, the high was 687.
"People do need to be vigilant and it's
going to determine what's going to happen in the next several weeks,"
Dallas County Health Director Philip Huang told WFAA Wednesday.
The hospitalization record comes after 312
more residents tested positive in Dallas County on Thursday, marking a
record-high for single-day cases reported since testing began in March.
Statewide, hospitalizations have dropped for
the first time this week down to 2,008. Wednesday was a record for hospitalizations
with 2,153 patients.
Across the state, there are now 2.69 confirmed
cases per 1,000 persons as of Wednesday.
Statewide positivity rate seven-day-average is
6.92% as of Tuesday’s data, up from 6.66% on Monday.
Testing continues to increase in the state
with 26,400 new tests conducted on Tuesday.
As of Tuesday, here are total tests conducted
in each county:
Dallas County: 119,358
Tarrant County: 72,170
Collin County: 31,518
Denton County: 29,458
Tarrant County: 72,170
Collin County: 31,518
Denton County: 29,458
Tarrant County health officials reported 225
new cases and one new death related to COVID-19 Thursday afternoon. The Hurst
man had underlying health conditions, officials said.
The new data brings the total in the county to
6,824 cases and the deaths to 190.
Denton County Public Health announced 33 new
laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases Thursday. This increases the countywide
total 1,632 cases.
DCPH also reported 98 more people had
recovered from the virus.
DCPH is hosting free drive-thru testing center
in Carrollton on Friday, June 12. It will be held at Creekview High School at
3201 Old Denton Road from 8 a.m. to noon.
For more information click here.
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