Dallas County reports 19 COVID deaths, including 6 with no underlying health issues
Dallas County reported 19 coronavirus deaths and 622 cases on Tuesday.
Of Tuesday’s reported cases, 461 were unreported cases from earlier in the pandemic, including 294 from August, 101 from May, 51 from July, and 14 from June.
The 19 COVID-19 deaths are the most since 24 were reported on Aug. 25.
The 622 cases are the most since 1,086 were reported on Aug. 22. Both totals, however, include unreported cases from earlier in the pandemic. The Texas Department of State Health Services found an error in its data reporting system a month ago and has been working to add those cases to each county’s totals.
The deaths include 12 in Dallas, six in Garland, and one in Mesquite. Six of the patients did not have underlying health conditions.
The ages include men in their 40s and 50s, four men and two women in their 60s, four men and four women in their 70s, a man and a woman in their 80s, and a woman in her 90s who was a resident of a Dallas long-term care facility.
A Dallas man in his 50s, two Dallas men and a Garland man in their 60s, a Dallas man in his 70s, and a Dallas woman in her 80s did not have underlying health conditions.
Dallas County has confirmed 72,252 COVID-19 cases, including 920 deaths. The county does not report recoveries.
