Dallas County passes 7,000 coronavirus cases, adds 5 deaths, but trending slightly down
Dallas County added 199 new coronavirus cases and five more deaths on Friday, marking the first time the county has reported fewer than 200 new daily cases in the past 12 days.
The five latest COVID-19 deaths include residents of Grand Prairie, Mesquite and Irving. The deceased include two Mesquite women, one in her 60s and one in her 70s who was a resident of a long-term care facility. Two of the deceased were a Grand Prairie man and women, both in their 60s. The woman died at local hospital and the man was found dead at his home. An Irving man in his 80s who was a resident of a long-term care facility died at a local hospital.
There have been 7,036 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 164 deaths, in Dallas County. Of the pandemic-related deaths, more than a third have been residents of long-term care facilities in the county.
“Today’s number is significantly lower than yesterday’s. It’s too early to call this a trend but we will anxiously watch for the next few days to see if this is signaling a decline from our plateau of around 250 cases a day that we’ve been at for the past 10 days,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said.
