(WBAP/KLIF) — Saturday brought nearly 9,000 additional positive tests for Coronavirus in the Lone Star State, while 150 Texans lost their lives.
Dallas county erupted with over 1,500 newly reported infections, Tarrant county listed nearly 1,100, Denton county 251, and Collin county 167. In all, the Metroplex reported over 3,000 new cases of COVID-19 along with 8 additional fatalities.
North Texas is approaching 230,000 positive tests for COVID-19 since March. Dallas county is near 108,000 infected residents, Tarrant county over 80,000, Collin county has more than 21,000 cases, and Denton county is closing in on 20,000 positive tests.
As of Saturday, North Texas has close to 2,300 Coronavirus related deaths,
1,141 of which have occurred in Dallas county. Tarrant county is nearing 800 deaths, Collin county has 213, and Denton county is sitting at 142 fatalities.
Texas as a whole has over a million cases of COVID-19 and almost 19,500 deaths.
Listen to WBAP/KLIF report:
Dallas county 107,741 positive tests (1,543 new), 1,141 deaths, 1.1% mortality rate
Tarrant county 80,492 positive tests (1,061 new), 793 deaths, 1% mortality rate
Collin county 21,431 positive tests (167 new), 213 deaths, 1% mortality rate
Denton county 19,573 positive tests (251 new), 142 deaths, 0.8% mortality rate
Metroplex 229,237 positive tests (3,022 new), 2,289 deaths, 1.1% mortality rate
Texas 1,014,160 positive tests (8,989 new), 19,470 deaths (150 new), 2% mortality rate
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