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

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

The youngest victims were mostly in their 60s to 90s. Twenty-two Dallas residents, while five lived in Garland and four lived in Grand Prairie. Three lived in Irving, two were from Mesquite and one each lived in Coppell, DeSoto and Duncanville. It was known that two, a Grand Prairie man in his 60s and a Grand Prairie woman in her 80s, did not have underlying high-risk health conditions.

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

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

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

The newly reported cases bring the province to 261,382, including 230,395 confirmed cases and 30,987 probable cases. The death toll stands at 2,270.

Health officials use hospitalizations, admissions for intensive care and emergency visits as key statistics to track the real-time impact of COVID-19 in the country. In the 24-hour period that ended Monday, 914 COVID-19 patients were in acute care in hospitals across the country. During the same period, 435 ER visits were for symptoms of the disease.

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

Texas

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

The state also reported 331 COVID-19 deaths, which increased its toll to 36,870.

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

The newly reported cases total the state’s 2,245,490, including 2,106,629 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. On Monday, 18.3% of patients in the hospital region covering the Dallas-Fort Worth area were COVID-19 patients – above the 15% threshold the state used to define high hospitalizations.

The seven-day average positivity rate across the country for molecular tests, based on the date of collection of the test sample, was 13.3% as of 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. Gov. Greg Abbott said a positive rate of more than 10% is cause for concern.

According to state data, 1,998,528 people in Texas received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, while 526,576 were fully vaccinated.

Tarrant county

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

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

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

The newly reported cases bring the province to 222 111, including 190 056 confirmed cases and 32 055 probable cases. The death toll stands at 2,277.

According to the province, 1,048 people will be admitted to hospital from Monday.

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

Collin county

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

No details about the latest victims were available.

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

The newly reported cases bring the province to 74,243, including 63,484 confirmed cases and 10,759 probable cases. The death toll stands at 589.

According to the province, 481 people with the virus are being admitted to hospital.

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

Denton county

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

The newly reported cases bring the province to 54,742, including 43,090 confirmed cases and 11,652 probable cases. The death toll stands at 325.

According to the province, 179 people with the virus are being admitted to hospital.

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

Other provinces

The Texas Department of Public Health has taken over reporting for these other North Texas counties. In some provinces, new data is not reported every day.

The latest numbers are:

• Rockwall County: 9,550 cases (7,941 confirmed and 1,609 likely), 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 probable), 237 deaths.
• Johnson County: 16,838 cases (14,796 confirmed and 2,042 likely), 269 deaths.