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There have been at least 10,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas for 12 consecutive days. Credit: AP Doctors Hospital at Renaissance clinical pharmacists prepare COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination day for health care workers at the Edinburg Conference Center on Thursday ,Dec.17, 2020 in Edinburg, Texas. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor via AP) Author: Jay Wallis (WFAA) Updated: 10:59 PM CST January 1, 2021 On Friday, state health officials reported there are currently a record-high 12,481 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas. The state has now set a new record-high...

Denton reports 8 deaths Denton County Public Health said Tuesday eight more residents died from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 206 deaths due to COVID-19. Tuesday’s reported deaths include: A Carrollton man in his 40s A man in his 50s who was a resident of unincorporated southeast Denton County A woman in her 60s who was a resident of unincorporated northeast Denton County A man in his 70s who was a resident of unincorporated northwest Denton County A woman in her 70s who was a resident of The Colony A man in his 80s who was a resident of Cedar Crest Senior Living in Lewisvill...

COVID-19 updates: Dallas County reports over 2,300 new cases, 30 additional deaths The additional deaths on Tuesday ranged from a Farmers Branch man in his 50s found dead at home to a man in his 90s who died at a long-term care facility in Irving. Author: Elizabeth Wiley Updated: 6:13 PM CST December 22, 2020 This story will be updated as new information is released. Dallas County health officials reported 2,366 new positive cases of the novel coronavirus Tuesday along with 30 additional deaths.  Despite weeks of warnings and pleas from leaders asking people t...

North Texas firefighters share excitement and concern about being first to get COVID-19 vaccine this week The Cleburne Fire Department and Flower Mound Fire Department are both getting 500 Moderna COVID-19 vaccination shots this week. Author: Jay Wallis (WFAA) Updated: 7:13 PM CST December 21, 2020 Many fire departments across Texas will be receiving their vaccine distribution this week, including a handful in North Texas. Fire Departments in Cleburne, Flower Mound, Arlington, McKinney and Farmers Branch will all get vaccine shots at some point this week. The C...

Rise in COVID-19 deaths: Taking a closer look at the numbers in North Texas Up until, November, Johnson County never had a 14-day average of more than one COVID-19 death a day. Since Nov. 7, that average has remained above one. Credit: AP FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, registered nurse Virginia Petersen works on a computer while assisting a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) Author: Jay Wallis (WFAA) Updated: 4:46 PM CST December 14, 2020 Texas and a numbe...