Dallas County reports 1,867 new cases of coronavirus, another 4 deaths; Tarrant County adds 21 deaths

17:11 updated: Review to include countrywide information.

Dallas County reported new cases of coronavirus and four additional deaths due to COVID-19 on Monday, 1867.

Two of the youngest victims were Richardson men, in their 50s and 70s. The other two were a Cedar Hill man in his 60s and a DeSoto man in his 70s. Both had underlying health conditions that put them at higher risk for complications from the virus, officials said.

County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a written statement that, with the opening of the mega-vaccination site in Dallas County Monday at Fair Park, officials hope to immunize thousands of people a week against the disease.

He warns that January and February will continue to be difficult months, as hospitalizations for the coronavirus and new infections remain high. But by March, many health workers and North Texans who are most vulnerable to COVID-19 will have protection against the disease, he said.

With ‘every consecutive month we have to get stronger in our fight against COVID, but it depends on the smart decisions of all of us, to do everything in our power with small sacrifices and smart decisions,’ Jenkins said.

Of the new cases reported Monday, 1,813 are confirmed and 54 likely. The newly reported cases bring the province’s total confirmed cases to 194,380 and probable cases to 24,706. The province recorded 1,777 total COVID-19 deaths.

The province said it only considers positive antigen tests (sometimes called rapid tests) as likely cases; some antibody and “household” results were previously included.

While other North Texas counties give estimates for how many people have recovered from the virus, Dallas County officials do not report recovery, noting that the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not use the measure.

Health officials use hospitalizations, intensive care visits and emergency visits as key statistics to track the real-time impact of COVID-19 in the country. Hospitalizations have been at record levels in recent days, but due to a delay in reporting over the weekend, new data will be available on Tuesday.

Statewide data

Across the state, 14,831 more cases and 56 COVID-19 deaths were reported Monday, including 14,651 new cases and 180 older cases recently reported by laboratories. Texas has now reported 1,969,240 cases and 29,933 deaths.

Of the new cases, 13,308 were confirmed and 1,343 likely. The state reported 1,730,312 confirmed cases and 238,928 probable cases.

There are 13,397 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, including 3,899 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

According to the state panel, 27.1% of the patients in the hospital region covering the Dallas-Fort Worth area were COVID-19 patients.

The seven-day average positivity rate across the country for molecular tests, based on the date of collection of the test sample, was 18.7% on Sunday. State health officials said the use of data based on when people were tested was the most accurate percentage.

For antigen tests, the positivity rate for the same period was 11.8%.

Tarrant county

Tarrant County on Monday reported 2,187 cases of coronavirus and 21 new deaths.

Eight of the youngest victims were residents of Arlington: two men and a woman in their 40s, two women in their 60s, a woman in her 70s and two women in their 80s.

Seven more lived in Fort Worth: a man and a woman in their 50s, three men in their 60s, a woman in her 70s and a man in his 90s.

The other victims were three North Richland Hills residents, a man and a woman in their 80s and a woman in her 90s; A Grand Prairie woman in her 50s; a Haltom City woman in her 50s; and a Sansom Park man in his 40s.

All 21 had underlying high-risk health conditions, officials said.

The newly reported cases total the province’s 178,977, including 155,378 confirmed cases, 23,599 probable cases and 127,218 recoveries. The death toll stands at 1,732.

According to the numbers from Monday on the provincial dashboard, 1448 people are being admitted to hospital with the virus.

Collin county

The state on Monday added 882 cases of coronavirus to the total number of Collin County. No additional deaths were reported.

The province has now posted 57,870 cases and a death toll of 422.

Of the new cases, 836 were confirmed and 46 likely. Collin County recorded 51,148 confirmed cases and 6,722 probable cases. According to state data, the country recorded 44,894 repairs.

The province’s coronavirus dashboard offers only total hospitalizations, now at 552.

Denton county

Denton County reported 476 cases of coronavirus – 404 of which are active – and four new deaths Monday.

The most recent victims were two Denton residents, a man in his 50s and a man in his 70s who lived in the Good Samaritan Society Denton Village; a Lewisville man over 80; and a woman from Plano older than 80 who lived in Prestonwood Court.

The newly reported cases bring the province to 43,580, including 13,367 active and 29,976 recoveries. They also increase total molecular cases to 35,502 and antigen cases to 8,078.

The province’s death toll stands at 237.

There is a record of 235 COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital, the province reports.

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: 7,481 cases (6,247 confirmed and 1,234 likely), 60 deaths.
• Kaufman County: 10,538 cases (9,181 confirmed and 1,357 probable), 142 deaths.
• Ellis County: 14,984 cases (13,191 confirmed and 1,793 likely), 185 deaths.
• Johnson County: 12,912 cases (11,492 confirmed and 1,420 likely), 184 deaths.