Dallas County equals record high of 40 coronavirus fatalities, adds 1,427 new cases

Updated at 5:05 PM: Revised to include Collin County data.

Dallas County reported 1,427 new coronavirus cases on Monday, as well as 40 more deaths from COVID-19.

The death toll matched the county’s highest point, set Wednesday. Last week was the deadliest week so far during the pandemic.

The last victims were usually between 50 and 90, but two people in their 30s and one in 40 also died. Sixteen of the victims were residents of Dallas, and eight lived in Mesquite. Four were residents of Garland, three each lived in Duncanville, Grand Prairie, and Richardson, two lived in Irving, and one was a resident of Carrollton.

Of four victims – a Garland man in her 50’s, a Mesquite woman in her 70, a Dallas woman in her 80, and a Mesquite woman in her 90 – had no underlying high-risk health problems. One, a Dallas woman in her 40s, was found dead at home.

County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a written statement that while the number of new cases is declining, the number of deaths will remain high for at least the next two weeks as they are a result of the higher number of cases in December and January.

Of the new cases, 1,321 were confirmed and 106 were probable.

The newly reported cases bring the county’s total to 259,944, including 229,090 confirmed cases and 30,854 probable cases. The death toll is 2,231.

Health officials use hospital admissions, intensive care unit admissions, and emergency room visits as key metrics to track the real-time impact of COVID-19 in the province. Due to a delay in weekend reporting, those figures will be available next Tuesday.

According to state data, 143,791 people in Dallas County have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 34,938 have been fully vaccinated.

Texas

Statewide, 31,811 more cases were reported Monday, including 14,133 new cases and 17,678 older cases recently reported by labs. State officials said the more than usual number of old cases was due to data entry and data sanitization efforts.

The state also reported 48 COVID-19 deaths, bringing the toll rate to 36,539.

Of the new cases, 11,885 have been confirmed and 2,248 are likely. Of the older cases, 16,142 have been confirmed and 1,536 are likely.

The newly reported cases bring the state’s total to 2,392,443, including 2,087,170 confirmed cases and 305,273 probable cases.

There are 11,074 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, including 3,020 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. On Sunday, 18.8% of patients in the hospital region covering the area were COVID-19 patients – above the 15% threshold the state has used to define high hospital admissions.

The seven-day mean statewide positivity rate for molecular tests, based on the date the test sample was collected, was 13.4% as of Sunday. For antigen tests, the positivity rate for the same period was 6.7%. A molecular test is considered more accurate and is also called a PCR test; an antigen test is also called a rapid test. Gov. Greg Abbott has said a positivity rate greater than 10% is cause for concern.

According to state data, 1,947,164 people in Texas have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 499,436 have been fully vaccinated.

Tarrant County

Tarrant County reported 1,887 coronavirus cases and 28 deaths on Monday.

The last victims were usually over 60, but a man and a woman in their thirties also died. Fourteen of the victims were residents of Fort Worth, and three each lived in Forest Hill and North Richland Hills. Two were residents of Arlington, and one each lived in Aledo, Benbrook, Crowley, Euless, Grapevine, and Hurst.

Of the new cases, 1,257 were confirmed and 630 were likely.

The newly reported cases bring the county’s total to 220,685, including 189,293 confirmed cases and 31,392 probable cases. The death toll is 2,240.

According to the province, 1,048 people have been hospitalized with the virus as of Sunday.

According to state data, 112,310 people in Tarrant County have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 21,202 people have been fully vaccinated.

Collin County

The state added 875 coronavirus cases and three deaths to Collin County’s totals on Monday.

There were no details about the latest victims.

Of the new cases, 806 were confirmed and 69 were likely.

The newly reported cases bring the county’s total to 73,580, including 62,986 confirmed cases and 10,594 probable cases. The death toll is 580.

According to the province, 467 people are hospitalized with the virus.

According to state data, 53,021 people in Collin County have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 14,679 have been fully vaccinated.

Denton County

Denton County reported 600 cases of coronavirus and seven deaths on Monday.

The latest victims include four Flower Mound residents: a man in his 60s and two women over 80 who lived in Hollymead, and a man over 80 who lived in The Oaks at Flower Mound. The other victims were a Frisco man in his 70s, a Highland Village man over 80, and a Lewisville man over 80 who lived in Gracious Care Home.

The newly reported cases bring the county’s total to 54,154, including 42,735 confirmed cases and 11,419 probable cases. The death toll is 325.

According to the province, 179 people have been hospitalized with the virus.

State data shows that 29,401 people in Denton County received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 8,828 were fully vaccinated.

Starting Tuesday, a vaccination site at Texas Motor Speedway will aim to distribute 10,000 doses of vaccine per day – a provincial allocation of 32,000 over three days – with 16 drive-through vaccination jobs.

Other provinces

The Texas Department of State Health Services has taken over reporting for these other North Texas counties. In some countries, new data may not be reported every day.

The latest figures are:

• Rockwall County: 9,337 cases (7,762 confirmed and 1,575 probable), 100 dead.
• Kaufman County: 13,005 cases (11,281 confirmed and 1,724 probable), 182 dead.
• Ellis County: 18,561 cases (16,240 confirmed and 2,321 probable), 233 dead.
• Johnson County: 16,483 cases (14,503 confirmed and 1,980 probable), 268 dead.