Dallas County reports 205 new coronavirus cases, 6 more deaths
Dallas County reported 205 new coronavirus cases and six additional deaths on Sunday.
The six deaths were an Irving man in his 30s, a Richardson man in his 70s, a man in his 90s from a long-term care facility in Mesquite, and three people – a man in his 80s and two men in their 90s – from long-term care facilities in Dallas.
Sunday’s numbers bring the county’s total to 7,455 cases and 176 deaths from the coronavirus.
“Our last three days of positive cases have been lower than in the previous 10 days and that is a good sign,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins tweeted. “Increasingly it is up to all of you to determine the trajectory of where we go in this COVID-19 pandemic.”
Jenkins urged people to continue to avoid crowds, social distance and wear cloth masks.
Tarrant County confirmed 97 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths Sunday,
This story was originally published May 17, 2020 at 3:33 PM.
