Dallas County’s Wednesday coronavirus record death total shocking and ‘somber reminder’
Dallas County reported a single-day high 36 coronavirus deaths and 704 new cases on Wednesday.
The previous high was 30 deaths on July 22.
The county has confirmed a total of 48,732 COVID-19 cases, including 658 deaths.
The latest deaths include six patients who did not have underlying health conditions. The ages include one man in his 40s, six men and a woman in their 50s, three men and four women in their 60s, four men and five women in their 70s, six men and two women in their 80s, and three men and a woman in their 90s.
Of the latest deaths, 26 were Dallas residents. Others included two each in Cedar Hill and Seagoville, and one each in Carrollton, Duncanville, Garland, Irving, Lancaster, and Mesquite.
A man in his 50s who was an inmate at a Seagoville correctional facility is the second inmate at that facility to die from COVID-19 this week.
Two of the deceased were found dead at home. Six of the deceased were residents of long-term care facilities. About a third of the coronavirus deaths in Dallas County have been associated with long-term care facilities.
“Today’s 36 deaths is a new single-day reporting record and is a somber reminder of the seriousness of this outbreak,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a release and on social media. Jenkins urged residents to continue practicing social distancing.
“We must continue the spirit of sacrifice for the community good that has led people to forgo unnecessary trips, stay home as much as possible, maintain six feet distancing, and always wear a mask around people outside their homes,” he said. “If only a few people loosen their resolve for personal and community safety, we can find ourselves in a quickly worsening position. It’s up to all of us to #FlattenTheCurve to keep ourselves & our neighbors safe, to get our economy moving stronger, & to get our kids back in school.”
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.
