Dallas County adds 10 coronavirus deaths, 574 new cases; Tarrant County reports 13 deaths

Dallas County reported an additional 10 deaths from COVID-19 and 574 new cases of coronavirus on Monday.

On the first day that all Texans aged 50 and over were vaccinated against the virus, County Judge Clay Jenkins asked residents to apply as soon as possible.

“If you did not apply for a vaccine because you are over 50 and have no underlying disease, you must do so immediately, because you are now eligible to receive a vaccine,” he said in a written statement.

Although millions of Texans can receive vaccines, the demand for vaccines still outstrips the supply of doses, according to the Texas Department of Health Services.

Seven of the last victims in Dallas County were residents of Garland: a woman in her 30s, a man in her 40s, a man and a woman in her 60s, a man and a woman in her 70s and a man in the 90s. The others were two Grand Prairie residents, a 60-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman and a 70-year-old Sachse man.

All 10 had underlying high-risk health conditions, officials said.

Of the new cases, 379 were confirmed and 195 were likely. The numbers bring the county’s total cases to 286,925, including 249,625 confirmed and 37,300 probable. The death toll is 3,309.

Health officials use hospitalizations, intensive care admissions and visits to emergency rooms as key metrics to track the real-time impact of COVID-19 in the county. Due to a delay in weekend reports, these numbers will be available next Tuesday.

According to the state, 453,223 people in Dallas County received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 241,386 – 12% of the county’s population aged 16 and over – are fully vaccinated.

Texas

Across the state, an additional 2,743 cases were reported on Monday, including 1,610 new cases and 1,133 older cases recently reported by laboratories.

The state also recorded 27 deaths from COVID-19, bringing its number to 45,570. Reports on the state of daily deaths are lagging behind reports for some individual counties.

Of the new cases, 1,437 were confirmed and 173 were likely. Of the oldest cases, 463 were confirmed and 670 were probable.

The total number of cases in the state is now 2,721,126, including 2,346,924 confirmed and 374,202 probable.

There are 3,980 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, including 846 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. On Sunday, 5.4% of patients in the region of the hospital that covers the Dallas-Fort Worth area were patients with COVID-19 – below the 15% limit the state uses to define high hospitalizations.

The seven-day average positivity rate across the state for molecular testing, based on the date of collection of the test specimen, was 5.9% on Sunday. For antigen tests, the positivity rate for the same period was 2.1%. A molecular test is considered more accurate and is sometimes also called a PCR test; an antigen test is also called a rapid test. Governor Greg Abbott said a positivity rate above 10% is a cause for concern.

According to the state, 5,463,132 people in Texas received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, while 2,871,034 – 12.8% of the state’s population aged 16 and over – are fully vaccinated.

Tarrant County

Tarrant County reported 13 deaths and 201 cases on Monday.

The last victims were 50 years old or more. Eight were men and five were women, and all but one had underlying high-risk health conditions.

Seven of the victims were residents of Fort Worth, two were from Arlington and one lived in Bedford, Euless, North Richland Hills and Watauga.

Of the new cases, 137 were confirmed and 64 were likely. The numbers bring the county’s total cases to 247,549, including 209,635 confirmed and 37,914 probable. The death toll is 3,132.

According to the municipality, 259 people are hospitalized with the virus.

According to the state, 336,457 people in Tarrant County received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 195,521 – 12.2% of the county’s population aged 16 and over – are fully vaccinated.

Authorities said on Monday that Fort Worth’s Stop Six neighborhood would be the site of a new vaccination clinic.

The historically Negro neighborhood has one of the lowest rates of first dose vaccination in Tarrant County – 3.4% – the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. The vaccination site will be in a church, according to the UNT Health Sciences Center, but no additional information has been released.

Collin County

The state added three deaths and 218 cases to the Collin County total on Monday.

No details on the latest victims were available.

Of the new cases, 155 were confirmed and 63 were likely. The numbers bring the county’s total cases to 85,182, including 71,177 confirmed and 14,005 probable. The death toll is 767.

According to the city, 176 people are hospitalized with the virus.

According to the state, 207,163 people in Collin County received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 116,061 – 14.4% of the county’s population aged 16 and over – are fully vaccinated.

Denton County

Denton County reported 308 cases on Monday. No additional deaths were reported.

New reported cases bring the county’s total cases to 70,006, including 52,045 confirmed and 17,961 probable cases. The death toll is 431.

According to the city, 51 people are hospitalized with the virus.

According to the state, 144,443 people in Denton County received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 92,526 – 13.2% of the county’s population aged 16 or older – are fully vaccinated.

Other counties

The Texas Department of Health Services has taken over the reports from these other counties in North Texas. In some counties, new data may not be reported every day.

The last numbers are:

• Rockwall County: 10,836 cases (8,897 confirmed and 1,939 likely), 141 deaths.
• Kaufman County: 15,196 cases (12,863 confirmed and 2,333 probable), 231 deaths.
• Ellis County: 21,541 cases (18,225 confirmed and 3,316 probable), 296 deaths.
• Johnson County: 18,920 cases (16,262 confirmed and 2,658 likely), 343 deaths.