NEW: Dallas County Reports 1,055 Additional Positive 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases and 8 Deaths 
The eight deaths we experienced today make it clear that by the time this week is over on Saturday that this will be one of our deadliest weeks so far.
I again urge @GovAbbott to enact the reasonable, business-friendly suggestions from the medical community that we sent him 3 weeks ago and have again urged him to enact since that time.
Essentially, that request is to close in-restaurant dining and businesses like cigar bars where 100% mask wearing is not possible at all times.
The longer we wait to enact these modest restrictions, the worse things will become and the more likely it is that more damage to the public health and the economy will occur.
In the meantime, doctors and I strongly encourage you not to frequent businesses where masks cannot be worn 100% of the time or where there are high-touch surfaces. In addition to in-restaurant dining, these include the following: gyms, day camps, arcades, movie theaters...
...bowling alleys, amusement parks, concert venues, sporting arenas, group youth sports, public pools, weddings or other large events or venues.
It’s up to all of us to #FlattenTheCurve and the best way to do that is to go to DallasCountyCOVID.org and download the medical expert recommendations of how to conduct yourself in this time of COVID-19.
Lastly, it’s imperative that we all wear our masks everywhere outside of our home or in our home when anyone who is not a resident of that home is present.
It’s also important that if anyone comes to our home, that they wear their mask the entire time that they are there, and if people are doing activities where mask wearing is not possible, such as eating, that they maintain well over a six foot distance.
We will get through this North Texas, and we’ll get through it faster and with less sickness, death, and damage to our economy, if we all follow the science. Again, please go to DallasCountyCOVID.org and download the information to keep yourself safe.
