Dallas County officials reported another 1,195 coronavirus cases and 13 deaths on Friday, which makes this the deadliest week of the coronavirus pandemic so far.

This will be the worst week for deaths regardless of what numbers come out on Saturday, Judge Clay Jenkins said in a news release. There have been a total of 39,191 COVID-19 cases across Dallas County and 514 deaths.

The county has reported more than 1,000 daily cases every day for the past 15 days, including Friday.

All of the people whose deaths were announced on Friday had underlying health conditions, according to the release. The deceased included individuals from cities across the county:

• A Grand Prairie man and a Grand Prairie woman, both in their 20s.
• A Dallas man in his 60s, a Dallas man in his 70s and two Dallas men in their 90s.
• A woman in her 60s who lived in Lancaster.
• A man in his 60s and and a woman in her 80s who lived in Garland.
• A man in his 70s, man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s who lived in Rowlett.
• An Irving woman in her 70s.

Officials warned in the news release that an increasing percentage of coronavirus patients are between the ages of 18 and 39. Half of all cases reported since June 1 have come from this age group, officials said.

The new cases and deaths reported on Friday comes one day after the director of Dallas County Health and Human Services announced in-person learning at schools won’t be allowed to continue until at least Sept. 8 due to surging numbers.

“This was done after conversation with and input from superintendents of public, private and charter schools,” Jenkins said in the release.

COVID-19 cases over time

Coronavirus daily case counts over time by local counties in the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex. Tap the arrow button to replay the animation. Data provided by Texas Health and Human Services and local counties.

Steve Wilson swilson@star-telegram.com

This story was originally published July 17, 2020 at 2:01 PM.