Dallas County Reports 2-Day Total Of 3,851 COVID-19 Cases, 10 Deaths
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Dallas County on Sunday reported a two-day total of 3,851 COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths.
Health officials said the data is from Friday, Jan. 1 and Saturday, Jan. 2. Sunday's case count brings the total in the county to 178,174, which is the second highest in the state behind Harris County. Of the two-day count, 154 of them are considered probable.
Ten more deaths were also added, for a total of 1,661. The ten patients had been hospitalized and all but two had underlying high risk health conditions. Their ages ranged from 50s to 90s.
NEW: Dallas County Reports Two-Day Total of 3,851 New Positive 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases and 10 Deaths, Including 154 Probable Cases
— Clay Jenkins (@JudgeClayJ) January 3, 2021
Today's reporting includes data from Friday and Saturday, January 1-2, 2021. pic.twitter.com/HpBOJkJGQv
New hospitalization data will be released on Tuesday, Jan. 5, according to health officials.
The county opened a registration and pre-screening website for those eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Tarrant County reported a two-day total of 4,367 cases and 13 deaths, for a total of 157,732 cases and 1,525 deaths.
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