DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The continued spread of COVID-19 in Texas was evident again Wednesday when state and local officials released daily case counts.
Dallas County Health and Human Services is reporting 1,029 additional positive cases, bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 29,160, including 426 deaths.
The additional 16 deaths reported in Dallas County Wednesday include a woman in her 20’s who was a resident of the City of Grand Prairie. She had been critically ill in an area hospital, and did not have underlying high risk health conditions.
“Today for the sixth day in a row we are over 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 in Dallas County and unfortunately, we’re reporting 16 deaths, including a woman in her 20’s and a man in his 40’s without underlying high-risk health conditions,” said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. “This is an extremely critical time in our battle against COVID-19. We expect to see more cases in the coming days and how high this surge goes is dependent on each of us doing our part.”
Tarrant County reported 595 new cases and 6 deaths Wednesday. Collin County reported 123 cases and 3 deaths. Denton County reported 123 cases.
Texas reported 9,979 cases on Wednesday.
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