‘We must not lose our resolve.’ Dallas County judge urges vigilance as COVID cases drop
Dallas County reported 581 new coronavirus cases and one death on Monday.
The latest death was a Seagoville woman in her 90s who was in hospice care with underlying health conditions.
The county has confirmed 55,255 COVID-19 cases, including 756 deaths. County officials do not release recoveries. Dallas County reported 67 total pandemic-related deaths in the previous seven days.
It is reporting 40 probable cases for a total of 2,242 probable cases and a total of six probable deaths.
The county has reported fewer than 1,000 new coronavirus each day in August. In July, it reported more than 1,000 new cases for 18 consecutive days.
“Today continues a trend of lower hospitalizations, lower ICU admissions and lower ED visits for #COVID19,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a release and on social media. “Our new cases are in line with the trajectory that we’ve seen which is markedly lower than our high.”
Jenkins urged residents to continue practicing safety measures to help slow the spread of the #COVID19.
“The limited success we’re seeing is due to masking, six foot social distancing, avoiding unnecessary trips as well as hand-washing,” he said. “We must not lose our resolve that has brought us to a better place than we were in the middle of last month.”
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.
