DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The two biggest counties in DFW reported a high number of COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday.
Dallas County reported its second highest one day COVID-19 death total with 33 deaths of residents ranging in age from their 20’s to their 90’s. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins called the death count “a chilling reminder” of the risk of community spread.
“The deaths we report today are a direct correlation to the high number of cases reported several weeks ago,” said Judge Jenkins. “The decisions that we make today will determine how many cases are confirmed in 7 to 14 days, how many hospitalizations we have three weeks from now, and how many deaths we report at this time next month.”
Tarrant County reported 15 additional COVID-19 deaths, including that of a 17-year-old who officials said is the youngest person in the county to die from the virus.
Tarrant County now has 913 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 81,507 people have recovered. There is a cumulative total of 138,233 cases in Dallas County, including 1,275 confirmed deaths.
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