Dallas County reports 104 brand-new COVID-19 cases on Sunday
This was the very first day in two weeks that no COVID-19 deaths were reported in Dallas County, though this was the 3rd day in a row of 100 or more cases.
DALLAS – Dallas County Health and Person Solutions reported 104 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.
This brings the county’s total number of cases to 2,428
The county reported no brand-new deaths from the virus on Sunday.
This was the very first day in 2 weeks that no COVID-19 deaths were reported in Dallas County, though this was the third day in a row of 100 or more cases.
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Of the 60 deaths connected to COVID-19 in Dallas County, 23 have actually been related to long-lasting care facilities.
County health authorities likewise report most of the COVID-19 cases requiring hospitalization have actually been over the age of 69, or had at least one high-risk health condition.
Health authorities said the peak is still a couple of weeks away.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins consulted with FOX4 about the extra preventative measures of wearing a face covering for anyone who goes into a service, like a grocery store or filling station.
He said it remains in effort to slow the spread, as we head into the peak of the curve.
” You have small business holding on by their finger nails. You have actually got employees who have actually been laid off, questioning how they are going to pay their rent. It’s a hard thing, however if we do not follow the science, it will harm all of those things,” Jenkins described.
Members of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano who watched their services online Sunday early morning heard Pastor Jack Graham speak with Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
The guv talked about the strategy to slowly re-open government.
” First, we should put health and wellness and lives foremost and safeguard your health. Second, we want to advance your income, individuals have been going without paychecks, without cash to pay lease,” he said.
President Donald Trump likewise watched the Prestonwood service from the White House.
April 27 is when more companies will be offered a green light to gradually re-open.
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