Dallas County reports 15 more COVID-19 deaths, nearly 100 in past week, including inmate
Dallas County reported 789 new coronavirus cases and 15 more deaths on Tuesday.
The latest pandemic deaths include four in Dallas, three in Irving, two in Grand Prairie, and one each in DeSoto, Garland, Lancaster, Mesquite, Richardson and Seagoville.
The ages include three men in their 50s, two men and a woman in their 60s, a man and a woman in their 70s, two women and a man in their 80s, and two men and two women in their 90s. Two of the 15 did not have underlying health conditions — Dallas man in his 50s who was found dead at his home and a Seagoville man who had been an inmate at a correctional facility. Three of the deceased in their 90s were residents of long-term care facilities in Dallas and DeSoto.
The county has confirmed 45 COVID-19 deaths in the past five days and 98 deaths in the past week.
Dallas County has confirmed a total of 48,028 COVID-19 cases, including 622 deaths. About a third of the total pandemic-related deaths in the county have been associated with long-term care facilities, according to health officials.
The county reported that 425 patients went to an emergency room with COVID-19 symptoms in a 24-hour period ending Monday. That represents about 22% of all ER visits in the county. “These numbers are still very elevated but not increasing,” Dallas County health officials reported in a news release.
More than 1,800 children under 18 have contracted COVID-19 since July 1, including 38 who have been hospitalized and four who were admitted to the ICU.
Almost 70% of all confirmed coronavirus cases in the county requiring hospitalizations have been people under 65.
Texas Nursing facilities case counts
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