Coronavirus

Four deaths, 75 new coronavirus cases reported in Dallas County

Authorities Saturday reported the deaths of four people caused by the novel coronavirus in Dallas County and 75 new cases of the virus.

The total case count in Dallas County was 2,909. Of those, 81 people have died, according to Dallas County Health and Human Services.

The dead included a woman in her 90s and a man in his 80s who had been living in a long-term care facility in Dallas before they were taken to a hospital to be treated for the coronavirus, the public health agency said.

The other patients whose deaths were reported Saturday were a man in his 70s who lived in Carrollton and a man in his 60s who lived Garland. Both died at hospitals.

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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Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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