Four-province area is above 6,000 deaths COVID-19; winter weather changes vaccination and testing schedules

Dallas County reported 1,231 new cases of coronavirus and 37 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the quartet of Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant County added 81 deaths on Wednesday, bringing their combined toll to 6,000 – or 6,056.

The latest victims from Dallas County included 25 men and 13 women in their 20s to 90s. They included 15 people from Dallas, eight from Garland, four each from Irving and Rowlett, two from DeSoto and one each from Coppell, Lancaster, Mesquite and Wylie.

Nine victims lived in long-term care facilities. Five victims, including a Dallas man in his twenties, did not have underlying health conditions.

On Wednesday – and for the first time since November – COVID-19 hospitalizations for the hospital region, which includes Dallas-Fort Worth, fell below the 15% threshold that government Greg Abbott used according to the state to define high hospitalizations. .

The state reported that 12.59% of patients in the D-FW hospital region are treated for COVID-19. There are 9,165 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, including 2,491 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

D-FW pushed back its indoor business capacity in December after reporting more than 15% of COVID-19 hospitalizations for a week, leading to a setback in the indoor business capacity of that area. According to the governor’s executive order on October 7, the rate must fall below 15% for one week before business capacity can rise again.

In a written statement, the country’s judge, Clay Jenkins, thanked the Biden government for choosing Fair Park as a federal mass vaccination area, which takes effect the week of February 22nd. AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

Of the new cases, 1,018 were confirmed and 213 likely. The numbers bring the total case of the province to 270 796, including 237 943 confirmed and 32 853 probable. The death toll is 2,519.

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 Tuesday, 761 COVID-19 patients were in acute care in hospitals across the country. During the same period, 575 ER visits were for symptoms of the disease.

According to the state, 214,320 people in Dallas County received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, while 66,942 were fully vaccinated.

Site closures

Several health departments and health providers in North Texas have announced that they will close or delay vaccination and testing site operations on Thursday.

Dallas County: The opening of the Fair Park Vaccination Center will be delayed until noon Thursday.

Tarrant County: All test sites will be closed and will resume normal work Friday, the country said.

Denton County: The province’s vaccinations for Thursday will be rescheduled for Friday afternoon. The shots will be fired at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.

Parkland Health and Hospital System: The health provider said the vaccination sites at Ellis Davis Field House and Eastfield Community College in Mesquite will be closed Thursday through Monday. Those who make appointments for these places should go to Parkland Memorial Hospital at the appointed time, and those who are unable to reach them will be contacted by Parkland.

Test sites at Sam Tasby Middle School in Dallas, Irving Health Center and the West Dallas Multipurpose Center will be closed Thursday through Monday, Parkland said.

Texas

Across the state, 12,941 more cases were reported, including 12,168 new cases and 773 older cases recently reported by laboratories.

The state also reported 385 COVID-19 deaths, which increased its toll to 39,386.

Of the new cases, 9,936 were confirmed and 2,232 likely. Of the older cases, 486 were confirmed and 287 probable.

The case of the state is now 2,517,497, of which 2,187,994 have been confirmed and 329,503 are likely.

The seven-day average positivity rate across the country for molecular tests, based on the date of collection of the test sample, was 11.75% as of Tuesday. For antigen tests, the positivity rate for the same period was 5.03%. 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 the state, 2,630,567 people in Texas received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, while 892,736 were fully vaccinated.

Tarrant county

Tarrant County reported 1,311 cases of coronavirus and 20 deaths on Wednesday.

The latest victims include 11 men and nine women who ranged in age from 40 to older than 90. Six victims lived in Fort Worth, four were from Arlington, two each live in Mansfield and White Settlement and one was each from Azle, Benbrook. , Everman, Hurst, North Richland Hills and Southlake. All but one had underlying health conditions.

Of the new cases, 1,084 were confirmed and 227 likely. That number brings the province’s case to 232,292, of which 198,635 are confirmed and 33,657 are likely. The death toll is 2,529.

According to the province, 893 people with the virus will be admitted to hospital from Wednesday.

According to the state, 144,200 people in Tarrant County received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, while 52,203 were fully vaccinated.

Collin county

The state on Wednesday added 414 cases of coronavirus and nine deaths.

No details about the latest victims were available.

Of the new cases, 229 were confirmed and 185 likely. That number brings the province’s case to 78,080, including 66,418 confirmed and 11,662 likely. The death toll is 645.

According to the province, 380 people are being admitted to hospital with the virus.

According to the state, 98,057 people in Collin County received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, while 26,736 were fully vaccinated.

Denton county

Denton County on Wednesday reported 726 cases of coronavirus and 15 deaths.

The latest victims include nine men and six women, ranging from 40 to 80. The victims included seven people from Denton, four from Lewisville, and one each from Frisco, Highland Village, Shady Shores and an unincorporated section of Denton County. . Three victims lived in long-term care facilities.

That number brings the province’s case to a total of 58,644, including 45,500 confirmed and 13,144 likely. The death toll is 363.

According to the province, 166 people with the virus are being admitted to hospital.

According to the state, 44,492 people in Denton County received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, while 17,491 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: 10,027 cases (8,298 confirmed and 1,729 likely), 113 deaths.
• Kaufman County: 13,979 cases (12,059 confirmed and 1,920 likely), 197 deaths.
• Ellis County: 19,813 deaths (17,271 confirmed and 2,542 likely), 258 deaths.
• Johnson County: 17,663 cases (15,393 confirmed and 2,270 likely), 297 deaths.