Dallas County’s second-deadliest COVID day pushes count over 700 deaths, 52,000 cases
Dallas County reported 31 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, its second deadliest day of the pandemic.
The county also reported 641 new COVID-19 cases, up significantly from Monday’s 382 cases but still below the totals for much of July when the county reported 18 consecutive days with more than 1,000 cases.
The most coronavirus deaths reported in a day by the county was 36 on July 29.
“Today’s death total is a somber reminder of the seriousness of COVID-19 and the need for us to continue to wear masks, stay six feet apart, use good hand hygiene, and avoid any trips other than work, procuring essential items and outdoor exercise during this time of rapid spread,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a release and on social media.
Dallas County has confirmed a total of 52,131 COVID-19 cases, including 722 deaths.
Among the latest deaths were 18 Dallas residents, including a man in his 20s, two men in their 30s, a man in his 50s, three men and two women in their 60s, two women in their 70s, one man and three women in their 80s, and three women in their 90s. Five did not have underlying health conditions, including the two Dallas men in their 30s.
Nine of the people who died were residents of long-term care facilities.
The deaths include three residents in Mesquite, two each in Garland, Cedar Hill, and Rowlett, and one each in Cockrell Hill, DeSoto, Grand Prairie and Irving.
The latest deaths include 11 people in their 60s, seven residents in their 80s, four in their 70s, and three in their 90s, two in their 50s, and one in their 40s.
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.
This story was originally published August 4, 2020 at 3:27 PM.
