Dallas County passes 800 COVID deaths, 56,000 cases with increase reported Thursday
Dallas County reported 641 new coronavirus cases and 14 deaths on Thursday.
The county has reported 53 COVID-19 deaths since Monday.
The latest deaths include a Garland man in his 30s, a Dallas man and woman in their 50s, and a Farmers Branch man in his 50s. Others included two Dallas women and a man in their 60s, a Garland man in his 60s, two Dallas women in their 70s, two Dallas women and a Garland man in their 80s, and an Irving man in his 90s.
One of the Dallas women in her 80s was a resident of a long-term care facility. Only the Dallas man in his 60s and the Garland man in his 80s had no underlying health issues, according to officials.
Dallas County has confirmed 56,428 COVID-19 cases, including 807 deaths. The county is not reporting recoveries.
Thursday’s new cases are the most since 843 were reported on Sunday and are tied for the second most reported in August.
