Updated on January 19, 2021 at 5:43 pm NBCUniversal, Inc. Denton County Public Health is reporting eight COVID-19 deaths Tuesday along with 1,064 new cases of the virus. Meanwhile, county hospitals have fewer COVID-19 patients receiving treatment overall, but more in county ICUs. The eight deaths announced Tuesday increased the total number of COVID-19 related fatalities in the county to 257 since March 2020 and included the following victims: A female in her 70s who was a resident of unincorporated southeast Denton County A female over 80 who was a resident of unincorporated southeast Denton County A male over 80 who was a resident of Cedar Crest in Lewisville