Dallas County reports 11 coronavirus deaths, passes 43,000 cases but new patients drop
Dallas County reported 11 deaths and 734 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday.
The 11 deaths include residents in five cities in the county, including Dallas, Irving, Mesquite, Farmers Branch and Balch Springs. The ages include Irving men in their 30s and 50s (both with underlying health conditions). Five of the patients did not have underlying conditions, including a Balch Springs man in his 90s, a Dallas man and woman in their 80s, a Mesquite woman in her 70s, and a Farmers Branch man in his 60s. Four were residents of long-term care facilities.
The county has confirmed 43,026 COVID-19 cases, including 537 deaths. On Tuesday, the county reported fewer than 1,000 new cases for the first time in the past 18 days.
“One day does not make a trend, but this is an encouraging data point,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a news release and on social media. “Wearing your mask and avoiding unnecessary trips and exposure to people outside your home is working in Dallas County and North Texas. Please keep doing it.”
More than 1,200 children under 18 have been diagnosed with the coronavirus in the first three weeks of July, including 29 who have been hospitalized, according to health officials. Since June 1, 98 children and staff from 65 different daycare facilities in the county have contracted COVID-19. Three staff members required hospitalization.
Estimated active cases over time
Coronavirus daily active case estimates by local counties in the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex, beginning April 8, 2020. Data provided by Texas Health and Human Services.
