Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Tarrant County Public Health Director on Tuesday reported an increase in COVID-19 cases.
Vinny Taneja reported “110 cases per 100,000 population or “400-500 cases every day.” The county’s community spread went back to ‘High‘ this week after being lowered to ‘Substantial‘ last month.
TCPH on Tuesday, reported five COVID-19 deaths. All had underlying health conditions.
Tarrant County now has 4,960 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 364,828 people have recovered.
Taneja also talked about the new Omicron COVID variant, and outlined the difference between Omicron and the Delta variant.
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Meantime, Dallas County Public Health on Tuesday lowered its COVID threat level from red or orange, or from “High risk of Transmission” to “Extreme Caution.”
The county also reported a three-day total of 896 new cases and 17 deaths.
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