Staff report
Jun 24, 2020
Courtesy of Denton County Public Health
Denton County Public Health (DCPH) has
announced one additional Denton County community member has died as a result of
COVID-19, bringing the total to 37 deaths due to COVID-19 in Denton County. The
death reported today is a male in his 40s who was a resident of
Lewisville.
“We ask for your thoughts and prayers for this
individual’s friends and family as they navigate through this loss,” stated
Denton County Judge Andy Eads. “As we also announce the highest number of new
cases in a single day in Denton County, we request your help in protecting our
community members and slowing the spread of COVID-19 by following public health
recommendations.”
DCPH is also announcing 115 new
laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Denton County. This increases the
cumulative, countywide total to 2,417 confirmed COVID-19 cases. DCPH is also
reporting seven newly recovered cases of COVID-19, increasing the countywide
recovery total to 1,087.
The most updated COVID-19 recommendations for
healthy individuals include:
·
Practicing hand
hygiene and respiratory etiquette regularly
·
Maintaining physical
distance when around others
·
Utilizing masks or
face coverings when around others
·
Staying home if you
are sick or have recently had close contact to a person with COVID-19
For information regarding DCPH’s upcoming
testing centers, visit dentoncounty.gov/COVID19testing. For
additional COVID-19 data including active case information by municipality,
hospital capacity, and ventilator utilization, visit dentoncounty.gov/COVIDstats. For COVID-19
health and safety information, visit dentoncounty.gov/COVID19.
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