Dallas County reports more than 200 new coronavirus cases for 10th straight day
Dallas County reported 236 new coronavirus cases and three more deaths on Tuesday.
It’s the 10th consecutive day the county has reported more than 200 cases.
There have been 6,359 total COVID-19 cases, including 148 deaths, in the county.
The latest pandemic-related deaths include a Dallas woman in her 40s, an Irving man in his 50s and a Dallas woman in her 60s.
Color-coded guidance system debuts
Dallas County debuted a new guidance system for the risk of contracting COVID-19, including a color-coded chart denoting four levels of risk to the public.
Red, the current status, means the public is at high risk, orange is a moderate risk, yellow is a low risk and green means a “new normal risk.”
Infectious disease specialists and public health experts will use the latest information on local disease activity to advise county officials on the risk level that applies.
“The goal of this system is to protect you and those around you from COVID-19 infection,” a release states. “Green is the lowest level and represents the new normal needed to protect the community from a return of COVID-19 and appearance of future pandemics.”
“Residents are urged to strictly follow the protective measures of each color to maintain their own health and avoid a resurgence of the epidemic that would cause greater economic harm,” the release states.
This story was originally published May 12, 2020 at 3:12 PM.
