Dallas County reported record numbers of both COVID-19 hospitalizations and new cases Tuesday, along with 14 more deaths.
The province on Tuesday reported a record 3,549 positive cases, which was 350 more than their previous high point, but also a record of 1,226 COVID-19 patients who were in provincial hospitals until Monday night. They also reported 462 ER visits on Monday for people with COVID-19 symptoms.
Of the cases reported on Monday, the country said 2,979 were confirmed cases and 570 probable cases (antigen test), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 197,359 from March 2020 and the number of probable (antigen test) ) cases on 25 276.. The total number of confirmed and probable cases in the province is now at 222,635. Over the past seven days, Dallas County officials reported 18,260 new confirmed and probable cases of the virus for an average of 2,609 per day.
Province officials said Monday that 1,791 deaths had been attributed to the province since March 2020. The forty victims announced Tuesday include people ranging in age from 40 to 80, all of whom were hospitalized, and residents of Dallas, Highland Park, Mesquite and DeSoto.
With the announcement of the deaths Tuesday, the city of Dallas has lost 1,000 residents to the virus since March 2020.
“We are in our most difficult time for COVID distribution. Activities that seemed safe to you weeks ago are now much less safe,” Dallas judge Clay Jenkins said in a statement Tuesday. ‘There is a lot of focus now on vaccine, as it should be, but the task of ensuring orderly and rapid vaccination falls on some of us in emergency response and healthcare. The task of keeping safe and keeping the distribution of COVID falls on all of you. ‘
COVID-19 EXHAUST SETTING
In partnership with the Department of Health, Dallas County on Monday opened a large-scale vaccination point at Fair Park where they plan to administer up to 2,000 vaccines a day to those in Phases 1A and 1B. The vaccination center does not accept vaccinations and you must have an appointment to be vaccinated. Register for an appointment at the link below. The province also plans to provide vaccines at two other locations in the country where they can administer an additional 1,000 vaccines per day.
The vaccine is currently only administered to those who are part of Phase 1A and 1B, as set forth by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Those in Phase 1A are front-line health workers or residents of long-term care facilities. Phase 1B includes those older than 65, or older than 16 with a chronic medical condition that puts them at risk for serious illness.
After being vaccinated, people are expected to get some protection within a few weeks after the first shot, but full protection can only take place a few weeks after the second shot. Even when fully vaccinated, it is still possible to become infected with the virus, as the vaccine does not provide 100% protection.