Dallas County matches record high of 40 coronavirus fatalities, adds 1,427 new cases The daily death toll from COVID-19 will remain high for at least two weeks, County Judge Clay Jenkins said. A Walgreens pharmacist prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine to administer to residents of The Hillcrest of North Dallas, a senior living provider, on Thursday.(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer) Revised to include Collin County data. Dallas County reported 1,427 new coronavirus cases Monday, as well as 40 more deaths from COVID-19. The death toll matched the county’s single-day high, which was ...