Denton County reports fewest new coronavirus cases in three weeks on Easter Sunday
Denton County confirmed eight new coronavirus cases on Sunday, a single-day low since reporting six cases on March 23.
It has been reported in other counties that not all labs submit results on Sunday. Four days after reporting six pandemic cases, Denton County spiked with 54 new cases on March 27, its highest, single-day total.
On the four Sundays since the county started reporting daily cases, six cases were reported on March 22, 17 cases on March 29, 16 cases on April 5 and eight cases on Easter. Since March 22, four of the eight days with the fewest new cases reported have been a Sunday.
The county has confirmed 482 COVID-19 cases, including 131 recoveries and 13 deaths.
Among the total cases in Denton County, 102 patients are in their 50s, 95 are in their 60s, 94 are in their 40s, 72 are in their 30s, 57 are in their 20s and 38 are in their 70s. Sixteen patients are 80 or older and eight patients are 19 or younger.
