Dallas pregnant woman, Fort Worth boy under 10 among the latest COVID-19 victims in North Texas

Dallas County reported on Tuesday 1,303 new cases of coronavirus and another 30 deaths from COVID-19.

Among the victims were a pregnant woman from Dallas in her 20s and an Irving woman in her 30s who recovered from a COVID-19 case six months ago, but was reinfected. Meanwhile, a Fort Worth boy under the age of 10 was among 36 reported new victims in Tarrant County.

Most of the latest victims in Dallas County were 50 years of age or older, and only two were known to lack underlying high-risk health conditions. Ten were residents of Dallas, six lived in Irving and four were from Mesquite. Two were from Garland, Grand Prairie and Seagoville, and one lived in Carrollton, Coppell, DeSoto and Sachse.

County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a written statement that February will continue to be a difficult month, as people infected with the coronavirus in December and January die from COVID-19, but that new cases are declining and that residents can help keep those numbers low.

“Our actions and sacrifices today can and will make a difference, not only in the cases that we will see in a few weeks from now, but in the hospitalizations and deaths that usually occur about a month later,” said Jenkins.

Of the new cases, 1,187 were confirmed and 116 were likely. The numbers bring the county’s total cases to 269,565, including 236,925 confirmed and 32,640 probable. The death toll is 2,482.

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 Monday, 772 patients with COVID-19 were in intensive care at hospitals in the municipality. During the same period, 419 visits to the emergency room were for symptoms of the disease.

According to the state, 205,457 people in Dallas County received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, while 62,242 are fully vaccinated.

Texas

Across the state, an additional 13,523 cases were reported on Tuesday, including 12,966 new cases and 557 older cases recently reported by laboratories.

The state also recorded 301 deaths from COVID-19, bringing its number to 39,001.

Of the new cases, 10,378 were confirmed and 2,588 were likely. Of the oldest cases, 469 were confirmed and 88 were likely.

The state’s total cases are now 2,504,556, including 2,177,572 confirmed and 326,984 probable.

There are 9,401 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, including 2,543 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. As of Monday, 15.7% 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 seven-day average positivity rate across the state for molecular testing, based on the date of collection of the test specimen, was 11.2% on Monday. For antigen tests, the positivity rate for the same period was 5.3%. 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, 2,549,120 people in Texas received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, while 842,870 are fully vaccinated.

Tarrant County

Tarrant County reported 893 coronavirus cases and 36 deaths on Tuesday.

Most of the victims were 50 or older, but one was a Fort Worth boy under the age of 10. Sixteen of the 36, including the boy, were residents of Fort Worth, while eight lived in Arlington. Three were from Mansfield, two lived in Euless and one was from Azle, Haltom City, Hurst, Kennedale, Lake Worth, North Richland Hills and River Oaks. All but two had underlying high-risk health conditions.

Of the new cases, 812 were confirmed and 81 were likely. The numbers bring the county’s total cases to 230,981, including 197,551 confirmed and 33,430 probable. The death toll is 2,509.

According to the municipality, 891 people are hospitalized with the virus as of this Monday.

According to the state, 139,352 people in Tarrant County received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 46,522 are fully vaccinated.

Collin County

The state added 593 cases of coronavirus and seven deaths to the total for Collin County on Tuesday.

No details on the latest victims were available.

Of the new cases, 510 were confirmed and 83 were likely. The numbers bring the county’s total cases to 77,666, including 66,189 confirmed and 11,477 probable. The death toll is 636.

According to the municipality, 365 people are hospitalized with the virus.

According to the state, 90,787 people in Collin County received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, while 24,853 are fully vaccinated.

Denton County

Denton County reported 681 cases of coronavirus on Tuesday. No additional deaths were reported.

The new reported cases bring the county’s total cases to 57,919, including 45,032 confirmed and 12,887 probable. The death toll is 348.

According to the city, 169 people are hospitalized with the virus.

According to the state, 41,664 people in Denton County received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, while 16,010 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: 9,956 cases (8,236 confirmed and 1,720 probable), 111 deaths.
• Kaufman County: 13,875 cases (11,975 confirmed and 1,900 probable), 195 deaths.
• Ellis County: 19,695 cases (17,172 confirmed and 2,523 probable), 256 deaths.
• Johnson County: 17,536 cases (15,316 confirmed and 2,220 probable), 296 deaths.