Coronavirus

Two elderly men are Dallas County’s 21st, 22nd coronavirus deaths as cases spike again

Dallas County confirmed two more coronavirus-related deaths Thursday and 108 new cases to push the total confirmed patients to 1,432.

The latest victims were a man in his 80s who was a resident of a long-term care facility and in hospice care and a DeSoto man in his 70s who had been hospitalized.

Thursday’s new case report increased by 45 patients from the day before, when 63 new cases were reported.

About 70% of patients requiring hospitalization have been 60 or older or have at least one known high-risk chronic health condition. Almost 30% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have been diabetic.

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 9, 2020 at 12:59 PM.

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