Dallas County reports most new coronavirus cases in more than 2 weeks as trend rises
Dallas County reported 228 new coronavirus cases and another death on Sunday.
The latest is a Dallas man in his 70s who was a resident of a long-term care facility and had underlying health conditions.
The county has confirmed 10,234 COVID-19 cases, including 229 deaths.
Dallas County is not reporting daily recovery totals.
It’s the fourth consecutive day the county has reported 200 or more new cases and most since reporting 235 on May 1.
“Today’s number, along with the last three days, are the beginning of a modest trend upward in increased positive cases,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a press release and on social media.
Jenkins said the county has still not shown a decline in the three main metrics used to determine the community threat level of the coronavirus. Those metrics are hospitalizations, emergency room visits for COVID-19 patients and ICU admissions.
“We’ll have a better gauge of those numbers on Tuesday as there is a lag in reporting on the weekend,” Jenkins said. “Unfortunately, we have not seen a decline yet in any of the metrics that the doctors and the @CDC are looking for to loosen our restrictions so please continue to make smart decisions.”
This story was originally published May 31, 2020 at 6:06 PM.
