Dallas County adds more than 200 coronavirus cases, closes in on 5,000 total patients
Dallas County is closing in on 5,000 total confirmed coronavirus cases after reporting 243 new cases and two deaths on Wednesday.
The county has confirmed 4,869 COVID-19 patients and 123 deaths and has reported more than 200 new patients each of the past four days, by far the most in a four-day stretch of the pandemic.
The latest deaths include two residents of long-term care facilities in their 80s — a woman in Garland and a man in Dallas.
Wednesday’s 243 cases are second only to Tuesday’s single-day high 253 cases.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins urged residents to continue to stay home as much as possible and to use social distancing measures if they must leave the house.
“The Public Health Committee and doctors have advised to keep in mind the following four things when making decisions on activities,” Jenkins said in a news release.
They include, Jenkins said, avoiding unnecessary crowds, maintaining at least 6 feet of distancing when around people outside your family unit, wearing cloth coverings when on public transportation and visiting businesses, and practicing hand washing and good hygiene.
This story was originally published May 6, 2020 at 1:40 PM.
