Dallas County reports fewest new COVID-19 cases in August; Texas’ data issues persist
Dallas County reported 578 coronavirus cases and nine deaths on Wednesday.
Of Wednesday’s COVID-19 cases, 424 are unreported cases from earlier in the pandemic, including 271 in May, 116 in April, 31 in June, and six in March. There was a backlog in Texas’ Department of State Health Services data reporting system that left thousands of cases unreported. The state has been attempting to add those cases to the official totals for the past two weeks.
The 154 new coronavirus cases reported Wednesday represent the fewest daily cases reported by the county in August.
The latest deaths include two men in their 40s, a woman in her 50s, two men and two women in their 60s, and women in their 70s and 80s. One of the men in his 40s, from Wilmer, had no underlying health conditions. The deaths include two residents each of Dallas and Lancaster, and one each in Irving, Farmers Branch, Mesquite, Richardson, and Wilmer.
Dallas County has confirmed a total of 69,881 COVID-19 cases, including 890 deaths. The county does not report recoveries.
This story was originally published August 26, 2020 at 3:24 PM.
