Pregnant Dallas woman, Fort Worth boy under ten, among the latest victims of COVID-19 in North Texas

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

Among the victims were a pregnant Dallas woman in her 20s and an Irving woman in her 30s who recovered from a COVID-19 case six months ago but became infected again. Meanwhile, a Fort Worth boy was younger than ten among 36 recently reported victims in Tarrant County.

Most of the youngest victims in Dallas County were in their 50s or older, and there were only two who did not have underlying high-risk health conditions. Ten Dallas residents, six lived in Irving and four from Mesquite. Two were each from Garland, Grand Prairie and Seagoville, and one each lived in Carrollton, Coppell, DeSoto and Saxony.

County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a written statement that February would be a difficult month as people infected with the coronavirus in December and January died of COVID-19, but that new cases were declining and that residents could helps keep numbers low.

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

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

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, 772 COVID-19 patients were in acute care in hospitals across the country. During the same period, there were 419 ER visits for symptoms of the disease.

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

Texas

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

The state also reported 301 COVID-19 deaths, which increased its toll to 39,001.

Of the new cases, 10 378 were confirmed and 2 588 probable. Of the older cases, 469 were confirmed and 88 probable.

The case of the state is now 2,504,556, including 2,177,572 confirmed and 326,984 likely.

There are 9,401 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, including 2,543 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. On Monday, 15.7% of patients in the hospital region covering the Dallas-Fort Worth area were COVID-19 patients – above the 15% threshold used by the state to define high hospitalizations.

The average seven-day positive percentage across the molecular tests, based on the date of collection of the test sample, was 11.2% from 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. Gov. Greg Abbott said a positive rate of more than 10% is cause for concern.

According to the state, 2,549,120 people in Texas received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, while 842,870 were fully vaccinated.

Tarrant county

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

Most of the victims were in their 50s and older, but one was a boy from Fort Worth younger than 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 from Azle, Haltom City, Hurst, Kennedale, Lake Worth, North Richland Hills and River Oaks. Both, but two, had underlying high-risk health conditions.

Of the new cases, 812 were confirmed and 81 likely. That number brings the province’s case to 230,981, including 197,551 confirmed and 33,430 likely. The death toll is 2,509.

According to the province, 891 people will be admitted to hospital with the virus from Monday.

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

Collin county

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

No details about the latest victims were available.

Of the new cases, 510 were confirmed and 83 likely. The number brings the province’s case to 77,666, including 66,189 confirmed and 11,477 probable. The death toll is 636.

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

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

Denton county

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

The newly reported cases bring the province’s case to 57,919, including 45,032 confirmed and 12,887 likely. The death toll is 348.

According to the province, 169 people with the virus are being admitted to hospital.

According to the state, 4,666 people in Denton County received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, while 16,010 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: 9,956 cases (8,236 confirmed and 1,720 likely), 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 likely), 256 deaths.
• Johnson County: 17,536 cases (15,316 confirmed and 2,220 likely), 296 deaths.