Dallas County Lowers COVID-19 Risk Level From Orange To Yellow, 'Proceed Carefully'
This is the second time in less than a month the county has lowered the risk level.
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This is the second time in less than a month the county has lowered the risk level.
Judge Tammy Kemp, who presides over Dallas County's 204th District Court, will be rooting for nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearings.
The decision came not long after the CDC released new metrics to determine when masks will be recommended.
It may have taken the peak of omicron and the snow and ice that forced people to stay put, for COVID-19 numbers in Dallas County to finally trend in the right direction.
"This will speed help to first responders in the event our supplies or personnel are overstretched," Judge Jenkins said.
After weeks of waiting in long lines to get a COVID test, relief is finally here for some North Texans. Four new testing sites are coming to Dallas County.
At one point, the driver went the wrong way on a service road and multiple residential streets.
The funds are only for Dallas County residents who live outside the city of Dallas but that still covers 1.3 million people.
More than 30 families lined up for CDC-approved Pfizer vaccine doses designed for younger children.
The program's efforts will include services to check in on residents with a history of mental health issues to ensure they are receiving the treatment and services needed.
Three teens who were at the center of a county-wide manhunt were taken into custody Saturday.
UT Southwestern believes it's likely the impact of in-person schooling, and that the increased hospitalizations reflect the large numbers of individuals who are not yet, or cannot yet be vaccinated.
"County Judge Jenkins has shown a probable right to relief on the merits of his claims against the Governor and the State of Texas," says the 116th Circuit Court.
Dallas County Health and Human Services has reported the 7th human case of West Nile Virus just as spraying has been ordered in three areas of the city after a mosquito sample tested positive for the virus.
Dallas ISD's superintendent said Sunday evening that the district will keep its face mask mandate despite a ruling from the Texas Supreme Court on Sunday that blocked Dallas County's order.
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A Texas appeals court has sided with Dallas County after Gov. Greg Abbott filed a petition to "strike down" Judge Clay Jenkins' mask mandate.
A man being held in the Dallas County jail on a murder charge will soon be released after the Dallas Police Department lost data that could have included evidence in his criminal case.
Dallas County is monitoring the need for more COVID-19 testing sites as the demand continues to grow.
Dallas County businesses are reacting to Judge Clay Jenkins' order that requires residents to wear masks inside businesses and schools.
In response to a face mask mandate signed by Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins Wednesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton have filed a petition with an appeals court to stop the order.
Around 22 terabytes of data were inadvertently deleted from the Dallas Police Department's network, and officials in Dallas County are looking into how many cases are going to be affected by the incident.
Dallas health and county officials held a news conference to discuss the current coronavirus pandemic.
The county's public health committee voted unanimously Tuesday night, to upgrade the level to the highest one possible, as the more contagious delta variant continues to take its toll.
An independent board of doctors and health experts has raised the COVID threat level in Dallas County back to 'red' -- the highest level possible.
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