Coronavirus

Grand Prairie man in his 60s the 65th coronavirus death in Dallas County; 81 new cases

Dallas County reported its 65th coronavirus death and 81 new cases on Wednesday.

A Grand Prairie man in his 60s died in an area hospital, health officials reported.

There have been 2,683 total COVID-19 cases in the county. Officials are not releasing patient recovery totals.

Of the pandemic cases requiring hospitalization, most patients have either been 60 or older or have had at least one known high-risk chronic health condition. About a third of all hospitalized COVID-19 patients also had diabetes.

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 22, 2020 at 3:35 PM.

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