Coronavirus

Dallas County sees its coronavirus curve rise with 2 more deaths, 100 new cases

Dallas County has confirmed two more deaths and 100 new coronavirus cases Wednesday.

The county has a total of 731 COVID-19 cases.

A Mesquite man in his 50s and a Garland woman in her 80s are the 14th and 15th coronavirus-related deaths in the county. Both had been critically ill in area hospitals, county officials said.

“We’re beginning to see the curve rise and we all must do our part to exercise personal responsibility,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a news release.

DFW area Coronavirus cases

Tap the map to see cases in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Pan the map to see cases elsewhere in the US. The data for the map is maintained by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University and automated by the Esri Living Atlas team. Data sources are WHO, US CDC, China NHC, ECDC, and DXY. The data also includes local reports.

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Steve Wilson swilson@star-telegram.com

This story was originally published April 1, 2020 at 12:59 PM.

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