Denton, Collin counties report more deaths; Denton to open first drive-thru test site
Denton and Collin counties each reported an additional coronavirus-related death Thursday.
A resident of the Denton Rehabilitation Center in his 80s died at a local hospital. Denton County reported 10 COVID-19 cases Wednesday and 17 Thursday for a total of 765, including 367 recovered patients and 21 deaths.
Collin County reported the death of an 83-year-old Plano woman late Tuesday at an area hospital. Officials report she had underlying health conditions. She tested positive for COVID-19 on April 21.
Collin County reported 18 and 14 new coronavirus cases Wednesday and Thursday for a total of 724, including 496 recovered patients and 20 deaths. The county reports 7,517 negative COVID-19 tests and health officials are monitoring 1,160 people for symptoms.
Denton County drive-thru COVID-19 testing
Denton County Public Health is opening its first drive-thru testing center from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the DCPH building, 535 South Loop 288 #1003, in Denton.
Prospective patients must have experienced COVID-19 symptoms within the past seven days. To register, call 940-349-2585. Two hundred tests are available on Saturday, and health officials plan to offer additional drive-thru testing sites in the future.
