NEW: Dallas County Reports 1,974 New Positive 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases and 15 Deaths
Including 328 Probable Cases
Today, Dallas County sets another new record for COVID positive cases with 1,974 cases and an additional 15 deaths. For the week thus far, we’ve reported 40 deaths, which medical modelers predicted as the cases began to rise several weeks earlier.
When those same medical modelers predicted over 2,000 daily cases by Thanksgiving, many people jeered at their predictions saying they were alarmist and false. It is important to remember that the local medical modelers have been right thus far throughout the pandemic.
They are telling us that without a modification of our behavior to stop getting together with people outside of our homes, the numbers will continue to rise and with it, more stress on the hospitals, death, and damage to our economy.
As we approach this holiday week, we must think about what Thanksgiving is all about: being thankful for the many blessings that we have. We live in a tremendous country with great personal freedoms, but with freedom...
..comes responsibility: responsibility to protect yourself, your family & your community. In this country, we ask relatively little of our citizens compared to most of our allies. There's no draft, no forced military or government service & no requirement to serve in the reserves
We have a volunteer military, and with our citizens, we ask that they pay taxes, answer the call for jury service, and obey the law. In this time of a worldwide pandemic and national emergency, we ask more of patriotic Americans.
We ask that they follow the science, wear a mask & avoid crowds. When you consider the sacrifices of our healthcare heroes, our first responders & those that have served this country in the military & in other roles, it's a small price to pay to protect America and our community
We must move to a spirit of community sacrifice, forgoing those things that we treasure to protect those things that we treasure more. COVID will not always be with us but it’s with us this Thanksgiving and it will be with us this Christmas and Hanukkah.
It’s up to us to respond to the threat in a way that we and our children can look back on and be proud of your decisions as family, business and community leaders. 😷🇺🇸
We received additional information after the initial press release was posted...
1) Over the past 30 days, there have been over 850 COVID-19 cases reported from 84 separate long-term care facilities (LTCF), including 304 staff members. This is the highest number of LTCFs with active outbreaks reported in Dallas County since the beginning of the pandemic.
2) Over the past 30 days, there have been 90 COVID-19 cases reported from 14 separate congregate-living facilities, including 22 staff members and one death of a staff member.
3) Since November 1, there have been over 116 COVID-19 cases in children and staff reported from 60 separate daycares in Dallas County.
4) Since November 1, there have been 2,851 COVID-19 cases in school-aged children and staff reported from over 558 separate schools in Dallas County, including 393 staff members.
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NEW: Dallas County Reports 1,860 New Positive 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases and 2 Deaths
Including 56 Probable Cases
Today marks the second time this week that we’ve reported a record number of new #COVID19 cases with 1,860 being reported today, more than the 1,831 we reported just a few days ago. We are reporting two additional deaths as well, a woman in her 40’s and a woman in her 80’s.
As we enter the holiday season, now is not the time to attend gatherings with friends and family who are not members of your household. Instead, now is the time to make sacrifices for the greater good of our community.
NEW: Dallas County Reports 947 New Positive 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases and 17 Deaths
Including 161 Probable Cases
Today, for the second day in a row, Dallas County reports under 1,000 new COVID cases but I caution because these numbers appear to still be low due to lower than expected numbers from the state’s electronic laboratory reporting system.
Today we also have the grim task of reporting 17 deaths ranging in age from a post-partum mother in her 30’s to persons in their 80’s. For the CDC week ending November 7, our average daily case count is above 1,000, up almost 300 cases more from the week before.
NEW: Dallas County Reports 493 New Positive 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases and 1 Death
504 Total Cases Reported Today Including 11 Older Cases and 50 Probable Cases
Today we see another high number of new #COVID19 cases with the numbers today being 454 confirmed cases and 50 probable cases for a total of 504 additional cases.
The increase in hospitalizations & new #COVID19 positive cases, as well as other metrics like the R-naught factor being above 1 for several weeks, has led the Public Health Committee to recommend a return to ‘Red’ on our color-coded chart...
NEW: Dallas County Reports 629 New Positive 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases and 1 Death
638 Total Cases Reported Today Including 9 Older Cases and 32 Probable Cases
Today we see a large increase in the number of new #COVID19 positive cases. Remember that we are looking for weekly trends & not one day spikes; however, we saw the release of CDC week 40 in the @DCHHS summary report which was yet another increase in the number of positive cases.
Our hospitalizations and ED visits are continuing to go up in the region and here in Dallas County and we are seeing a CDC week 40 climb in the number of children ages 5-17 who are contracting #COVID19 as well.
NEW: Dallas County Reports 336 New Positive 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases
and 4 Deaths, Including One Probable Case
Among today’s 4 deaths includes a man in his 40’s who did not have underlying high-risk health conditions. We are seeing an uptick in cases and hospitalizations and the decisions that you make today will determine how we are doing ten days to two weeks from now.
Let’s all wear our mask, maintain six-foot distance, and use good hand washing. Make your Halloween plans with your family and abstain from traditional trick-or-treating, parties, or trunk-or-treating.