The
state of Texas is reporting 15,182 new cases, 170 new deaths and 9,047 current
hospitalizations from COVID-19.
By Jozelyn Escobedo and Jake Harris – WFAA
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North Texas marked its fifth straight day of rising
hospitalizations above the 15% threshold Tuesday. The region's hospitalizations
are at 16.43%, according to the state COVID-19 dashboard.
If hospitalizations stay above 15 percent through
Thursday, an order by Gov. Greg Abbott requires the 19-county region to rollback
restaurant capacity to 50% and bars must also close.
The 19-county region includes Dallas and Tarrant
counties and smaller counties like Rockwall, Wise, and Denton counties.
The state of Texas is reporting 15,182 new cases, 170
new deaths and 9,047 current hospitalizations from COVID-19.
Dallas, Tarrant and Denton counties also reported an
uptick in confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday.
Dallas County reports 1,179 new
cases and eight deaths Tuesday
Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 1,179
new cases of COVID-19 and eight more deaths from the disease Tuesday. The
county says 83 of those new cases are probable.
This places the county's total counts to 127,786
confirmed cases, 12,191 probable cases, 1,218 confirmed deaths and 36 probable
deaths since tracking began in March.
In Dallas County, the seven-day average has risen to
1,405 cases a day, which is the highest infection rate in the county since
tracking began in March.
As of Nov. 30, 70% of Dallas County's total hospital
beds are occupied, and 78% of its ICU beds are occupied. There are currently 377
ventilators in use, according to a news release from the county.
Denton County reports 489 cases
and no new deaths
Denton County health officials reported 489 new
positive cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, bringing the county's cumulative total
number of cases to 24,133 since tracking began in March.
Local health officials say 389 of those newly reported
cases are active, making a total of 5,896 active cases in the county right now.
So far, 148 people have died from COVID-19 in Denton County since tracking
began in March.
Tarrant County reports more than
1,400 cases
Tarrant County officials reported 1,401 new confirmed
cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, a day after the county reported 3,356 cases from the
four-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
The county is reporting 849 deaths and a total of
102,051 cases since tracking began in March. As of Tuesday, the county is
reporting 896 confirmed COVID-19 patients in its hospitals.
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