Coronavirus

Denton County reports seven more COVID-19 deaths, surpasses 8,000 total cases Thursday

Denton County reported seven more coronavirus deaths and 118 new cases on Thursday.

The county has reported 18 COVID-19 deaths in the past three days to increase its total to 80.

The latest deaths in the county include a Little Elm man in his 50s, man in his 60s who lived in southeast unincorporated Denton County, a Northlake man in his 70s, a Denton woman in her 70s who was a resident of Cottonwood Nursing and Rehabilitation, a woman over 80 who was a resident of Countryside Nursing and Rehabilitation in Pilot Point, and a man and woman over 80 who were residents of The Vintage Health Care Center in Denton.

“Please keep the family of these seven individuals who died from COVID-19 in your thoughts and prayers,” Denton County Judge Andy Eads said in a release. “Though there have been a number of deaths reported this week in Denton County, we remain cautiously optimistic about fewer new cases of COVID-19 being reported and the ongoing increase in the number of recoveries.”

Denton County has confirmed 8,077 COVID-19 cases, including 5,103 recoveries.

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Stefan Stevenson was a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 1997 to 2022. He covered TCU athletics, the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys.
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