Total Dallas County coronavirus cases surpass 3,000 after 105 new cases reported
Dallas County reported 105 additional COVID-19 cases and the county’s 82nd coronavirus-related death on Sunday.
Dallas County Health and Human Services said the death was of a man in his 50s who was found in his home.
The county now has 3,014 cases. Forty percent of Dallas County’s coronavirus-related deaths have been associated with long-term care facilities.
It was the first Sunday since Gov. Greg Abbott announced in-house worship would be permitted. County Judge Clay Jenkins said nearly every faith leader in the county decided not to have in-person worship despite Abbott’s revised order.
“They are a testament to putting health over wealth,” Jenkins said in a statement. “We must all continue to make smart personal responsibility decisions as Texas is ordered to open up. Government can allow things that public health says are unreasonably unsafe, but they can’t force your participation.”
Abbott said Monday he will issue “a new order for the state going forward, and there will either be portions of that, or all of that, that have statewide application.” Abbott’s current executive order ends April 30.
He also said he would make an announcement Monday regarding new guidance on businesses reopening their doors.
On Saturday, Tarrant County officials announced 130 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 1,836.
This story was originally published April 26, 2020 at 2:43 PM.
