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State hospitalizations have declined every day for 20 consecutive days.

There have been 4,047 COVID-19 deaths in the county since tracking began in March 2020.

For the first time since the state started reporting daily cases last August, officials added more than 300 new COVID-19 cases for both children and employees.

After going nearly five months without a rise of COVID-19 cases in Texas long-term care facilities, those establishments are seeing a spike in cases once again.

As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise across Texas, the president of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council says many rural hospitals are facing a shortage on staff.

Texas has had more than 10,000 new daily cases in two of the past three days. Author: Jay Wallis (WFAA) Updated: 5:55 PM CDT July 30, 2021 State health officials reported 13,871 new cases of COVID-19 Friday. There were 6,617 cases Thursday. This is the first time Texas has had more than 13,000 since state officials reported 13,181 cases on Feb. 3.  This was during a six-day stretch when Texas had more than 10,000 new cases every day. Texas currently has had more...

COVID-19 updates: Tarrant County adds 48 hospitalizations over past three days The 48 added hospitalizations in Tarrant County is the largest three-day increase since Jan. 4-7, when 98 hospitalizations were added. Author: Jay Wallis (WFAA) Updated: 6:27 PM CDT July 14, 2021 TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — There are currently 229 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Tarrant County, according to health officials. Thats up from 222 the previous day. The countys current 14...

COVID-19 updates: Tarrant County reports more than 200 hospitalizations for first time since late March The last time there were more than 200 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Tarrant County happened on March 24, when there were 208. Author: Jay Wallis (WFAA) Updated: 7:47 PM CDT July 12, 2021 FORT WORTH, Texas — There are currently 206 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Tarrant County, according to health officials. Thats up from 181 the previous day. The county...

Collin County adds 84 new cases There were 84 new COVID-19 cases in Collin County on Wednesday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The countys current 14-day case count average is 34. The record average of 708 happened from Dec. 31 to Jan. 13. Collin County health officials said the county currently has 68 COVID-19 hospitalizations as of Wednesday, up from 64 on Tuesday. This number has remained below 100 since April 16. The countys current 14-day hospitalization averag...

COVID-19 updates: Collin County adds 66 new cases Collin County health officials said the county currently has 58 COVID-19 hospitalizations as of Thursday. This number has remained below 100 since April 16. Author: Jay Wallis (WFAA) Updated: 6:21 PM CDT July 2, 2021 There were 66 new COVID-19 cases in Collin County on Friday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. This is up from the 35 reported Thursday. The countys current 14-day case count...