Collin County cities considering shelter-in-place order as COVID-19 cases reach 45
Cities in Collin County plan on issuing shelter-in-place orders, McKinney Mayor George Fuller told the Dallas Morning News.
The county confirmed seven new cases Monday, bringing the total to 45. The new cases include a 43-year-old McKinney man with no recent travel and no underlying health conditions who needed to be hospitalized. Six of the seven new cases are in home isolation. Three of them are in their 20s, two are in their 30s and two are in their 40s.
He said cities in Collin County will decide whether to opt in “after they see the proposed language,” Fuller said.
“Our goal is county-wide unity in policies and practices,” Fuller said.
“This consideration was not arrived at easily, as we understand the further, negative financial impact that businesses and the workforce will suffer,” Fuller said in a Facebook post. “However, it is believed that, in the absence of thorough local testing results, we must rely on more comprehensive data that exists in other parts of the world.”
County Judge Chris Hill and several mayors will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Collin County spokesman Tim Wyatt said.
Neighboring Hunt County, which includes county seat Greenville, as well as towns such as Commerce, Campbell and Celeste, has ordered a shelter in place effective 11:59 p.m. Tuesday through 11:59 p.m. April 3.
Residents are required “stay at home, except for certain essential activities and work to provide essential business and government services or perform essential public infrastructure construction, including housing,” the order states.
The order, much like the one Dallas County issued that goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. Monday, limits the public from moving around except for work, essential errands and exercise and limits restaurants to take-out and deliveries only.
This story was originally published March 23, 2020 at 6:58 PM.
