Dallas County’s worst week of pandemic continues with 10 more deaths, 249 new cases
Dallas County reported a single-day high 10 coronavirus-related deaths and 249 new cases on Friday.
The county has confirmed 5,369 COVID-19 cases, including 135 deaths.
It’s the sixth consecutive day the county has reported more than 200 new cases in what has become its worst week of the pandemic. The 10 deaths tie a single-day high in the county.
The 10 latest deaths include residents of Dallas, Duncanville, Irving, Garland, Lancaster and Richardson. The ages range from the 40s to the 90s, including six residents of long-term care facilities in four different cities. One of those was a Duncanville man in his 40s.
The others included one in his 50s, three each in their 60s and 70s, and one each in their 80s and 90s.
More than a third of the 135 pandemic-related deaths in the county have been long-term care facility residents.
Almost 80% of the COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization (who listed employment) have been critical infrastructure workers, including healthcare, first responders, transportation workers and food and agriculture workers, according to county health officials. About half of those hospitalized with COVID-19 did not have high-risk chronic health conditions, according to health officials.
This story was originally published May 8, 2020 at 2:42 PM.
