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Tarrant County reports 130 new coronavirus cases, 4 more deaths

Tarrant County officials announced 130 new coronavirus cases Saturday, bringing the total to 1,836 and continuing a trend over the past three days of single-day increases in the hundreds.

Officials also reported four more residents have died from COVID-19. That includes a man in his 60s and a woman in her 70s from Fort Worth, as well as an Azle man in his 40s and a Grapevine woman in her 90s.

Fifty-two residents in total have died from the coronavirus in Tarrant County.

Saturday represents the second-highest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, behind the 147 cases announced on Friday. On Thursday, officials announced 129 cases, which was then the largest single-day increase.

Community spread across Tarrant County continues to be substantial, according to the county public health department.

Sixty percent of coronavirus deaths have involved people over the age of 65, even though that age group only makes up about 19 percent of total cases, according to data from the health department.

There are 163 confirmed COVID-19-occupied beds in Fort Worth hospitals, according to data from the health department. More than 2,600 beds and 430 ventilators are available.

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.

Denton County coronavirus update: One virus-related death, 22 new cases, officials say

Denton County reported on Saturday one new death related to the novel coronavirus and 22 new cases overall.

The county’s public health office did not immediately report the gender, residence city or age of the coronavirus patient who died.

There have been 702 coronavirus cases in Denton County. Twenty people have died, 345 have the virus and 337 have recovered, according to Denton County Public Health.

Collin County reports 15 new cases

Collin County reported 15 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

Collin County has confirmed 654 coronavirus cases, including 455 recoveries and 16 deaths. Among the 183 active patients, 23 are hospitalized.

Mayor in Fort Worth suburb will open businesses when governor says it’s OK

Mayor Laura Hill was out feeding her cattle as calls came in from Southlake business owners asking if they should open.

Hill described how the phone calls started coming after Colleyville announced earlier this week that the city was letting some businesses, like salons and restaurants with patios, open while following guidelines for safety and social distancing.

Hill said she decided to record a video in response to the concerns from business owners about whether they should reopen.

Her first concern is safety, Hill said, and that the city was not going to go against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order.

“There are unintended consequences when one city decides to open up,” Hill said in an interview with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

There are some in Southlake who have businesses in Colleyville and people living in Colleyville with businesses in Southlake, she said.

“My feeling is that I owe a lot to my businesses. They have suffered a lot. I’m not going to tell them to open until the governor authorizes it,” she said.

Hill added that some businesses operate under state licensing guidelines, such as salons, and she did not want to put them in legal jeopardy.

“There is a right way to do this and a wrong way to do this… We can choose to be more restrictive than the governor’s order, but we cannot be lax,” Hill said.

Colleyville restaurant owner asked Greg Abbott’s office before opening, he says

Rio Mambo Tex Mex y Más owner Brent Johnson said he spoke with a “personal acquaintance in the governor’s administration” and other state and city officials before deciding to reopen his restaurant patio Friday, and three other Colleyville restaurants joined in.

However, Johnson did not name any state official he spoke with, and a spokesman for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said restaurants currently can only offer delivery or take-out.

Benny’s Cafe, Costa Vida and Gloria’s Latin Cuisine in Colleyville also opened restaurant patios even though other restaurants locally and statewide kept theirs closed under state and county orders.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered April 17 to “avoid eating or drinking” at bars and restaurants and use only take-out. Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley of Hurst ordered April 21 that restaurants “may only provide take-out, delivery, curbside pickup or drive-in.”

Johnson, founder of the 20-year Tex-Mex chain, said he consulted a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission staffer, the Texas Attorney General’s office and a friend in Abbott’s office before deciding to open.

“I can just tell you I have the consent of all bodies,” he said Friday.

Dallas Cowboys’ Jerry Jones says NFL in fall can help America return better than ever

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is a member of President Donald Trump’s advisory board to re-open the economy following the coronavirus shutdown.

He views that responsibility with honor, pride and respect.

Jones grew emotional Friday night following the second day of the 2020 NFL draft when he was asked how the country is handling the coronavirus pandemic and whether it’s too soon to be talking about professional football returning in the fall.

Jones said the country will return better than before and he believes that the millions of people who watched the first-round of the NFL draft on Thursday was a strong indicator of the intense desire there is for the season to go on.

“There were over 15 million people that watched it [Thursday night],” Jones said. “It was able to help when people are hurting. ... At a time when people don’t have the answers —no one does — I think the NFL and sports stepped up and we created a respite. We created a diversion. We created some type of ‘business as usual’ approach.

“There is no question we’re going to get back as a country,” Jones continued while choking back tears. “There is no question. And when we do, as we always do, we’ll be better than we ever were.”

Armed supporters stand guard outside Dallas salon defying COVID-19 stay-at-home order

On Thursday, Shelly Luther, the owner of Salon A La Mode in North Dallas, told WBAP radio that she’s been struggling to pay her bills amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s when she made the decision to reopen her shop despite state and city stay-at-home orders still in place for non-essential businesses.

“I’m having to make a decision on whether to pay for my mortgage or to pay the salon lease,” she said. “I chose to pay the salon lease because my nineteen stylists are more important.”

On Friday, Luther opened her salon doors to customers at 9 a.m.

Some supporters who had gathered outside the salon to show their support “were carrying guns while Luther welcomed customers into the salon,” according to a report from WFAA Channel 8. Luther had security guards at both doors of the shop to managing the flow of customers, who were required to wear masks, the TV station reported.

Dallas police arrived on the scene after receiving multiple calls complaining about social distancing violations in front of the salon. Officers and Dallas Fire-Rescue came and went multiple times until 1 p.m., when police issued Luther a citation, WFAA reported.

Holistic health center claimed toxic gas could kill coronavirus

Purity Health and Wellness Centers in Dallas have referred to ozone therapy — a treatment the holistic health center previously touted as a cure for the coronavirus — as “misunderstood.”

It’s actually a toxic gas, according to federal court documents.

A judge in Texas issued a permanent injunction against Purity Health on Friday barring the center from promoting ozone therapy as a legitimate treatment for COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release.

“This defendant preyed on public fear, peddling bogus treatments that had absolutely no effect against COVID-19,” U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox said in the release. “As we’ve said in past COVID-19 civil cases: the Department of Justice will not permit anyone to exploit a pandemic for personal gain.”

According to a federal complaint filed Wednesday, an FBI agent found at least three posts on Purity Health’s Instagram page claiming ozone therapy could cure or prevent the coronavirus.

“The CORONAVIRUS is here in the USA. The only prevention is ozone. #coronavirus #ozonetherapy,” one post reportedly read.

The posts have since been deleted.