Of all cases after June
1, almost half of those who tested positive for COVID-19 in Dallas County are
young adults between the ages of 18 to 39.
By Nataly Keomoungkhoun and LaVendrick Smith 4:08 PM on Jun 21, 2020 Updated 4:55
p.m.: Revised
to include new Collin County cases
Dallas County health
officials reported 408 new coronavirus cases Sunday and the death of a Dallas
woman in her 60s who had been critically ill in a hospital and had underlying
health conditions.
The new numbers bring
the county’s total to 16,845 cases and 314 deaths.
Officials also said
that of all cases after June 1, almost half of those who tested positive for
COVID-19 are young adults between the ages of 18 to 39.
Dallas County Judge
Clay Jenkins continued to encourage the use of face masks in public.
“I had the chance to
go into a grocery store today and saw every person in the store wearing a
mask,” he said. “These are the sort of strong personal responsibility decisions
we need to curb the spread of COVID-19 now that we are seeing a second wave.”
Tarrant
County
Tarrant County
reported 444 new coronavirus cases Sunday, the second-highest number reported
by a North Texas county.
The highest case
count was recorded May 10 by Tarrant County, which saw 485 cases then amid an outbreak at a federal prison.
Tarrant County’s
total number of cases is now 8,955. Its death total remains at 208. The county
also reported that 4,180 people have recovered from the virus.
Denton
County
Denton County
reported 50 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing its total to 2,163. The
county also reported seven new recoveries.
Denton County Public
Health is providing free drive-through testing Tuesday at the University of
North Texas.
The testing center is
at the Union Circle Parking Garage at 350 S. Welch St. from 8 a.m. to noon.
Preregistration is required, and testing is limited to people who’ve had
symptoms within the last seven days, essential workers, people who are 60 years
and older, as well as people who’ve had contact with someone who tested
positive for COVID-19.
Collin
County
Collin County
reported 34 new coronavirus cases Sunday, bringing its total to 2,223 cases.
The number of deaths remained at 38.
The county reported
843 active cases, and 1,342 people have recovered from the virus.
Other
counties
Several counties had
not reported new case numbers by 7 p.m. Sunday.
Rockwall County had
reported 264 cases, 16 deaths and 195 recoveries as of Friday.
Kaufman County had
reported 360 cases, three deaths and 293 recoveries as of Friday.
Ellis County had
reported 519 cases, 19 deaths and 367 recoveries as of Thursday.
Johnson County had
reported 279 cases, four deaths and 194 recoveries as of Friday.
Nataly Keomoungkhoun, Engagement reporter. Nataly is
the lead writer on Curious Texas. She is a D-FW native with a B.A. in emerging
media and communication from the University of Texas at Dallas and an M.S. in
journalism from the University of Southern California. She also likes art, a
lot.
LaVendrick Smith. LaVendrick Smith is a breaking news
reporter for The Dallas Morning News. He joined The News in October 2018, and
was previously a reporter for The Charlotte Observer. He graduated from the
University of Washington in 2016. lavendrick.smith@dallasnews.com LaVendrickS
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