(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex has nearly 17,000 Coronavirus cases with 420 deaths. That represents just over 29% of statewide cases. Dallas county leads the DFW area with 9,188 cases and 213 fatalities. Two additional deaths occurred Tuesday. Tarrant county lists 5,039 COVID-19 cases and 144 deaths. Collin county has 1,189 cases, however still sits at 33 deaths. Denton county reported 1,255 Coronavirus cases and 30 lives lost.
As Dallas county’s COVID-19 testing has increased, an interesting trend has appeared. Health officials confirmed another 190 new cases of the Coronavirus, however, what was once a near 3% fatality rate almost two months ago, has now fallen to 2.3%. Tarrant county reported 62 new cases of COVID-19 and a 2.9% death rate. Denton and Collin counties combined for 54 newly infected residents, while Denton has a 2.4% fatality rate and Collin’s sits at 2.8%.
Texas is nearing 57,000 cases of COVID-19, with more than 1,500 dying. The fatality rate of the Coronavirus in the Metroplex is 2.5%, slightly lower than the statewide rate of 2.7%. North Texas saw 306 new cases of the virus, Tuesday.
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Dallas county 9,188 cases (190 new), 213 deaths (2 new), 2.3% fatality rate
Tarrant county 5,039 cases (62 new), 144 deaths, 2.9% fatality rate
Denton county 1,255 cases (22 new), 30 deaths, 2.4% fatality rate
Collin county 1,189 cases (32 new), 33 deaths, 2.8% fatality rate
Metroplex 16,671 cases (306 new), 420 deaths 2.5% fatality rate
Texas 56,560 cases, 1,536 deaths, 2.7% fatality rate
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