COVID-19 updates: Dallas County reports new single-day record, says 11 residents found dead at home
Officials said several residents were found dead inside their homes, and one man was found dead at a park. Author: Briauna Brown Updated: 6:01 PM CST January 2, 2021
This story will be updated throughout the day as new information is released.
Health officials said Dallas County broke the record for single-day cases since the beginning of the pandemic began, and that hospitalizations remain at near record highs.
Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 2,842 cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday, of which 530 are considered probable. This brings the countywide total to 174,477 COVID-19 cases since tracking began in mid-March.
Updated on December 30, 2020 at 5:47 pm
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Denton County Public Health says county hospitals now have 10 available ICU beds Wednesday afternoon, up from eight the day before, while also reporting another 591 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths attributed to the virus.
The county said the latest victims include a man over 80 from Carrollton, a man over 80 who was a resident of Rambling Oaks Courtyard in Highland Village and a man in his 70s who was a resident of Brinker Denton SCC.
“Please keep these three individuals’ families and friends in your thoughts and prayers,” said Denton County Judge Andy Eads. “We ask for your continued vigilance on mask wearing, social distancing, and handwashing as today, we are also reporting the highest number of community members hospitalized for COVID-19 in Denton County.”
Updated on December 29, 2020 at 4:47 pm
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Denton County Public Health says county hospitals are down to eight available ICU beds Tuesday afternoon while also reporting another 835 new cases of COVID-19 and eight more deaths attributed to the virus.
“We are asking everyone to continue practicing the safety measures of wearing masks, social distancing, and washing hands, to slow the spread of COVID-19 within Denton County,” said Denton County Judge Andy Eads. “Please keep the families of these eight individuals in your thoughts and prayers.”
The county said the latest victims include a man in his 40s from Carrollton; a woman in her 70s from The Colony; a woman over 80 from Lewisville; three residents of unincorporated Denton County including a man in his 50s, a man in his 70s and a woman in her 60s. DCPH also reported two deaths of Cedar Crest Senior Living in Lewisville, a man and woman both over the age of 80.
Updated on December 28, 2020 at 4:35 pm
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Denton County Public Health says county hospitals are down to only seven available ICU beds Monday afternoon while also reporting another 454 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 more deaths attributed to the virus.
“Today we are reporting a record number of COVID-19-related deaths in Denton County,” said Denton County Judge Andy Eads. “We ask that you keep the families of these 11 individuals in your thoughts and prayers.”
The county said the latest victims include a woman over 80 from Corinth; two men in their 70s from Lewisville; a man in his 50s from Flower Mound; a man and a woman, both in their 80s, from unincorporated Denton County; a man in his 60s, a man in his 80s and a woman in her 80s, all from Denton; a woman in her 70s who was a resident of Denton Golden Meadows Care and a woman in her 80s who was a resident of Good Samaritan Society - Lake Forest Village.
Denton County reports only four ICU beds available
Published December 26, 2020 •
Updated on December 26, 2020 at 4:19 pm
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Denton County Public Health says county hospitals are down to only four available ICU beds Saturday afternoon while also reporting another 516 new cases of COVID-19.
DCPH reported hospital capacity at 72.5% Saturday with 184 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Denton County. Thirty-six of those patients are in ICUs. DCPH said there were 202 available beds, four of which were in ICUs.
There have been 187 deaths related to COVID-19 in Denton County since March.
Of the 516 new cases reported Saturday afternoon, DCPH confirmed 455 are active while 61 have already cleared recovery protocol. The countywide total for cases stands at 36,813 with 24,562 estimated recoveries and 12,064 estimated active cases.