Dallas County adds 39 more deaths from coronavirus, 1,438 new cases; Tarrant County reports 37 deaths

Dallas County reported 1,438 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, as well as 39 deaths from COVID-19.

The last victims were mainly in the 60 to 90 age group. Twenty-two were residents of Dallas, while five lived in Garland and four in Grand Prairie. Three lived in Irving, two were from Mesquite and each lived in Coppell, DeSoto and Duncanville. Two, a Grand Prairie man in his 60s and a woman in Grand Prairie in his 80s, were known to have no high-risk latent diseases.

County judge Clay Jenkins said in a written statement that February will be a “dark period” as the daily death toll remains high due to the large number of COVID-19 cases in December and January. But, he said, that could change if people continue to take precautions against the virus and if the number of new cases continues to decline as vaccinations increase.

“March can be better and each subsequent month can be a little brighter if we make good choices now,” said Jenkins.

Of the new cases, 1,305 were confirmed and 133 were probable.

The new reported cases bring the county total to 261,382, including 230,395 confirmed cases and 30,987 probable cases. The death toll is 2,270.

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. In the 24-hour period ended on Monday, 914 patients with COVID-19 were in intensive care at hospitals in the municipality. During the same period, 435 visits to the emergency room were for symptoms of the disease.

According to state data, 148,832 people in Dallas County received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, while 36,637 are fully vaccinated.

Texas

Across the state, an additional 23,047 cases were reported on Tuesday, including 22,084 new cases and 963 older cases that were recently reported by laboratories.

The state also recorded 331 deaths from COVID-19, bringing the number of victims to 36,870.

Of the new cases, 18,951 were confirmed and 3,133 were likely. Of the oldest cases, 608 were confirmed and 355 were likely.

The newly notified cases bring the state total to 2,415,490, including 2,106,729 confirmed cases and 308,761 probable cases.

There are 11,002 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, including 2,985 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. As of Monday, 18.3% of patients in the region of the hospital that covers the Dallas-Fort Worth area were patients with COVID-19 – above the 15% limit the state has used to define high hospitalizations.

The statewide seven-day average positivity rate for molecular tests, based on the date of collection of the test sample, was 13.3% on Monday. For antigen tests, the positivity rate for the same period was 7.0%. 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 state data, 1,998,528 people in Texas received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, while 526,576 are fully vaccinated.

Tarrant County

Tarrant County reported 1,426 cases of coronavirus and 37 deaths on Tuesday.

Most of the victims were 60 or older and 13 did not have underlying high-risk health conditions. Seventeen lived in Fort Worth and six were residents of Arlington. Two lived in Bedford, Benbrook and Hurst, and one lived in Crowley, Euless, Forest Hill, Keller, Mansfield, North Richland Hills, Southlake and Westworth Village.

Of the new cases, 763 were confirmed and 663 were likely.

The new reported cases bring the county total to 222,111, including 190,056 confirmed cases and 32,055 probable cases. The death toll is 2,277.

According to the city, 1,048 people are hospitalized with the virus as of this Monday.

According to state data, 113,928 people in Tarrant County received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 22,166 are fully vaccinated.

Collin County

The state added 663 cases of coronavirus and nine deaths to the total for Collin County on Tuesday.

No details on the latest victims were available.

Of the new cases, 498 were confirmed and 165 were likely.

The new notified cases bring the county total to 74,243, including 63,484 confirmed cases and 10,759 probable cases. The death toll is 589.

According to the municipality, 481 people are hospitalized with the virus.

According to state data, 54,273 people in Collin County received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 15,497 are fully vaccinated.

Denton County

Denton County reported 589 cases of coronavirus on Tuesday. No additional deaths were reported.

The new reported cases bring the county total to 54,742, including 43,090 confirmed cases and 11,652 probable cases. The death toll is 325.

According to the municipality, 179 people are hospitalized with the virus.

According to state data, 30,146 people in Denton County received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 9,280 are fully vaccinated.

Other counties

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

The last numbers are:

• Rockwall County: 9,550 cases (7,941 confirmed and 1,609 probable), 102 deaths.
• Kaufman County: 13,314 cases (11,551 confirmed and 1,763 probable), 183 deaths.
• Ellis County: 18,984 cases (16,617 confirmed and 2,367 likely), 237 deaths.
• Johnson County: 16,838 cases (14,796 confirmed and 2,042 likely), 269 deaths.