Coronavirus

Dallas County adds 332 coronavirus cases, 2 deaths on Sunday

Dallas County reported 332 additional cases of coronavirus on Sunday, 93 of which are from the backlog in cases from the state’s health department.

Two deaths were also reported on Sunday: a man in his 60s from Grand Prairie and a man in his 70s from Mesquite. They both had underlying health conditions, according to the Dallas County health department.

Of the 332 cases, 239 were not part of the backlog. Five of the backlogged cases are from March, 31 are from April, 22 are from June, and three are from July.

Sunday’s numbers bring the county’s total cases to 68,904 and 857 deaths.

The average number of cases in Dallas County has declined to 256 a day, compared with 916 in the middle of July.

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Kaley Johnson
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Kaley Johnson was the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s seeking justice reporter and a member of our breaking news team from 2018 to 2023. Reach our news team at tips@star-telegram.com
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