Dallas County reports 50 coronavirus deaths, equaling its record in a single day

Updated at 18h25: Revised to include Dallas County numbers.

Dallas County reported 266 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, as well as another 50 deaths from COVID-19.

Deaths were the most reported by the county in a single day; also reported 50 on February 3.

The last victims were in their 50s or older, but two – both men from Dallas – were in their 20s. Three of the dead, two women in Dallas in their 80s and a Garland man in their 80s, were in no condition. underlying high-risk health conditions.

Twenty-three of the victims lived in Dallas, nine were from Grand Prairie, five were from Garland and four were from Lancaster. Three lived in Irving, two each were from DeSoto and Mesquite, and one each lived in Coppell and Richardson.

County judge Clay Jenkins said in a written statement that people should try to stay strong and help each other.

“At times like this, it may seem like there is no good news,” said Jenkins. But, he added, “we’ve seen a decline in the number of new COVID-19 infections, and most of our people are on power again.”

Of the new cases, 210 were confirmed and 56 were likely. The numbers bring the grand total of county cases to 276,049 – 242,094 confirmed and 33,955 probable. The death toll is 2,751.

Health officials use hospitalizations, intensive care admissions and visits to emergency rooms as key indicators to track the real-time impact of COVID-19 in the county. In the 24-hour period ended on Wednesday, 596 patients with COVID-19 were in intensive care at hospitals in the municipality. During the same period, 373 visits to the emergency room were for symptoms of the disease.

According to the state, 249,207 people in Dallas County received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, while 101,267 are fully vaccinated.

The county health department plans to resume vaccination in Fair Park on Sunday from 1 pm to 6 pm, with a focus on the second injection. Vaccines will be given to people who were due to take a second dose on or before February 12. People whose surnames start with the letters A to M must arrive between 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm, and people whose surnames start with NZ must arrive between 3:30 pm and 6:00 pm

The site will be open again from 8 am to 5 pm on Monday and will provide second doses to people who are due to receive them on February 13 or earlier. People should arrive around the same time of day that they received their first dose.

Texas

Across the state, an additional 3,131 cases of coronavirus were reported Thursday – 3,012 new cases and 119 older cases recently reported by laboratories.

The state also recorded 97 deaths from COVID-19, increasing its number to 40,814.

The Texas Department of Health Services said reports of coronavirus data were affected by the extreme weather and that the numbers would remain “artificially low” until the full reports were resumed.

Of the new cases, 2,690 were confirmed and 322 were likely. Of the oldest cases, 99 were confirmed and 20 were likely.

The total number of cases in the state is now 2,574,194 – 2,234,506 confirmed and 339,688 probable.

There are 7,874 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, including 2,101 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. As of Wednesday, 13.3% of patients in the region of the hospital that covers the Dallas-Fort Worth area were patients with COVID-19 – below the 15% limit used by the state to define high hospitalizations.

The statewide seven-day average positivity rate for molecular testing, based on the date of collection of the test sample, was 10.3% on Wednesday. For antigen tests, the positivity rate for the same period was 3.9%. 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, 3,031,894 people in Texas received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, while 1,258,473 are fully vaccinated.

Tarrant County

Tarrant County reported 18 deaths and 450 cases of coronavirus on Thursday.

All but two of the last victims had latent, high-risk conditions. Seven were residents of Arlington and five lived in Fort Worth. Two were from Benbrook and each lived in Grand Prairie, Haltom City, Kennedale and Pelican Bay.

Of the new cases, 424 were confirmed and 26 were likely. The numbers bring the county’s total cases to 236,911 – 202,354 confirmed and 34,557 probable. The death toll is 2,689.

According to the city, 744 people were hospitalized with the virus until Wednesday.

According to the state, 174,788 people in Tarrant County received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 91,985 are fully vaccinated.

Collin County

The state added a death from COVID-19 and 170 cases of coronavirus to the Collin County total on Thursday.

No details about the latest victim were available.

Of the new cases, 146 were confirmed and 24 were likely. The numbers bring the county’s total cases to 80,947, including 68,545 confirmed and 12,402 probable. The death toll is 686.

According to the latest county update, 329 people have been hospitalized with the virus.

According to the state, 116,152 people in Collin County received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 38,406 are fully vaccinated.

Denton County

Denton County Public Health was closed on Thursday because of the weather and did not release a coronavirus update.

The county last reported 60,167 cases in total – 46,439 confirmed and 13,728 probable. The latest death toll is 382. According to the latest county update, 115 people have been hospitalized with the virus.

According to the state, 63,278 people in Denton County received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 26,165 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: 10,274 cases (8,493 confirmed and 1,781 probable), 116 deaths.
• Kaufman County: 14,425 cases (12,380 confirmed and 2,045 probable), 208 deaths.
• Ellis County: 20,331 cases (17,677 confirmed and 2,654 probable), 267 deaths.
• Johnson County: 18,149 cases (15,758 confirmed and 2,391 probable), 304 deaths.