Monday, June 29, 2020

For the fourth straight day, Dallas County reports record new coronavirus cases at 572


The county also reported one additional death from COVID-19.
By Aria Jones 2:38 PM on Jun 29, 2020 — Updated at 7:43 PM on Jun 29, 2020 Updated at 3:38 p.m.: Revised to include additional information from Dallas County
Dallas County continued a four-day trend of record coronavirus daily cases Monday — reporting 572 new cases.
The county also reported one additional death, an Irving man in his 40s who had underlying high-risk health conditions but had not been hospitalized.
Dallas County has now seen 20,737 cases — 7.9 for every thousand residents — and 353 deaths. The county does not report a number of recoveries.
The number of people hospitalized in Dallas County with COVID-19 grew to a new high of 611.
County Judge Clay Jenkins noted in a written statement that fewer hospitalizations are usually reported on weekends because not every hospital reports on those days.
“Hopefully, this is because the hospitals have made it a point to increase accuracy of weekend reporting, but either way the numbers are of great concern,” he said.
Health officials said updated data on hospitalizations, ICU admissions and emergency-room visits will not be available until Tuesday because of the lag on weekend reporting. County officials and health experts have focused on those key indicators to determine guidelines for everyday activities during the pandemic.
Jenkins said people should always wear a mask when around people who aren’t household members and should avoid unnecessary trips outside of the home.
“Ask yourself if the trip is a desire or a necessity,” Jenkins said.
Jenkins also said people should avoid in-person activities that require them to take off their masks, such as dining.
Cases of the virus associated with multiple large social gatherings, including house parties, have been increasing in June, officials said.
“We are seeing significant growth throughout Texas and here in North Texas in the number of COVID-19 cases, and if this trend does not reverse, it will have a very serious and negative impact on public health and our economy,” Jenkins said.
Also Monday, the federal prison in Seagoville announced it had begun mass testing its inmates to help identify those who are asymptomatic carriers of the coronavirus. Those test results may “create an upsurge” in positive test results for Dallas County, prison officials said, although most inmates who test positive have mild or no symptoms.
Tarrant County
Tarrant County reported 263 new coronavirus cases Monday, but no additional deaths from the virus.
There are 388 people hospitalized for the virus, county officials reported.
A total of 11,739 cases, 225 deaths and 5,059 recoveries have been reported in Tarrant County.
Collin County
Collin County officials reported 119 new coronavirus cases Monday, raising the county’s total to 2,882.
The county says 127 patients remain hospitalized with the virus, and 2,147 have recovered.
The county’s death toll from COVID-19 remains at 42.
Denton County
On Monday, Denton County reported 70 new coronavirus cases — including four residents of long-term care facilities. The county has seen 26 total cases associated with such facilities.
Denton County has a total of 2,740 coronavirus cases and has seen 37 deaths.
The county says 49 patients are hospitalized and 1,138 have recovered.
Other counties
Last week, the Texas Department of State Health Services took over coronavirus reporting for Rockwall, Kaufman, Ellis and Johnson counties. Johnson County reported its own totals again Monday.
According to the data:
·        Rockwall County has had 367 cases, 16 deaths and 181 recoveries.
·        Ellis County has seen 711 coronavirus cases, 19 deaths and 399 recoveries.
·        Kaufman County has a total of 518 coronavirus cases, four deaths and 301 recoveries.
·        Johnson County has recorded 415 cases of the virus, 21 probable cases, four deaths and 211 people released from isolation.
Coronavirus cases in Texas
There have been 156,682 cases of Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 infections and 2,413 deaths across the state of Texas, including 41,127 cases and 725 deaths in counties included in the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
Notes about the data: County totals do not include repatriation cases. Patients may be undergoing treatment in facilities in other counties. Counties are determined to be trending downward if their past 14 days of seven-day daily case averages has a downward trajectory and they do not have any period of four consecutive days of increased daily cases within the past 14 days.
City figures include cities in Dallas, Tarrant, Denton, Collin, Ellis and Rockwall counties, though not every county updates city totals daily. Ellis County ceased updating cases by city on June 23.
Daily totals may differ from offical state and local agencies due to reporting times for new data. All testing totals include only tests that have returned a result. County of origin is unknown or pending assignment for 515,428 tests.
How North Texas counties are faring
June 24, 2020: Seven-day averages for new cases continue to rise across North Texas and the state as a whole, with Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Denton counties all at current record highs or having reached rercord highs in the last week. Dallas County's seven-day average passed 400 for the first time on Tuesday.
Daily confirmed cases by county, on a seven-day rolling average, by number of days since the county's A: Gov. Greg Abbott’s stay-at-home order expires. Malls, stores, movie theaters and restaurants to open at 25% capacity (May 1). B: Hair salons, barbershops and tanning salons allowed to open at limited capacity (May 8). C: Texas’ second phase of reopening begins (restaurants 50% capacity, bars 25%). (May 22). D: Bars, offices and gyms allowed to operate at 50% capacity. (June 3). E: Restaurants allowed to operate at 75% capacity. (June 12). 
State and North Texas hospitalizations
Total number and seven-day average of lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients currently in hopsitals across the state and in Trauma Service Area E, which is a 19-county area of North Texas including D-FW. Bars represent total daily counts. Lines represent seven-day rolling average.
May 31Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 2801,0002,0003,0004,0005,000Texas, Jun 29: 5,913TSA E, Jun 29: 1,288
Trauma Service Area E includes the following counties: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Fannin, Grayson, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant and Wise.
Rate of positive tests in Texas
Seven-day positive testing rate over the last 30 days for Texas. As testing increases, positive rates should decrease.
Notes about the data: Beginning May 19, 2020, seven-day positive testing rate reflects results from only viral tests.
Daily totals for Texas and North Texas counties
Notes about the data: Testing data for May 23 and 24 provided by Texas DSHS is incomplete. Daily test data includes only positive tests prior to March 17. Tarrant County’s daily new case data does not include provisional positive cases prior to March 31. Low state testing totals for May 22 reflect the removal of antibody testing figures from overall testing totals.
Deaths by age group
·        Under 20 1
·        20-29 6
·        30-39 11
·        40-49 23
·        50-59 49
·        60-69 80
·        70-79 68
·        80+ 115
Notes about the data: Collin County suspended reporting of deaths by age on June 1.
Active cases versus recoveries Daily cumulative totals for deaths, recovered cases and active cases for Texas counties:
·        Deaths (2)
·        Recovered (95)
·        Active cases (919)
Notes about the data: Recovery totals provided by the Department of State Health Services are estimated based on several assumptions related to hospitalization rates and recovery times. Esitmated totals do not include data from any cases reported prior to March 24, 2020.
Sources: Texas Department of State Health Services, individual counties, COVID Tracking Project and Dallas Morning News reports.

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