Dallas County reports more than 200 coronavirus cases for first time in almost a week
Dallas County reported 202 new coronavirus cases and an additional death Thursday.
The latest death is of a Dallas man in his 80s who was a resident of a long-term care facility. He had an underlying health condition, according to officials.
It’s the first time the county has reported at least 200 new COVID-19 cases in a day since May 22.
The county has confirmed 9,587 COVID-19 cases, including 222 deaths. The county is not reporting recoveries.
More than a third of the total deaths in Dallas County have been residents of long-term care facilities.
“There’s a slight uptick today in the number of positive cases but that’s only one day and too small of an uptick to start any sort of a trend,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said. “We must continue to practice good decision making and the best way to do that is to go to http://DallasCountyCOVID.org and download the color-coded chart prepared by local health experts as to what activities are safe to perform and how best to perform them.”
This story was originally published May 28, 2020 at 3:34 PM.