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In the four great counties of North Texas on Saturday, there were 35 more deaths from COVID-19 and 1,815 new cases of the virus reported.
Details for Dallas, Tarrant, Denton and Collin counties are below and are based on data reported on Saturday, February 27 by county officials, local health departments and the state health department.
Dallas County
Dallas County on Saturday reported 10 more deaths from COVID-19 as well as 570 new cases of the virus. In the past seven days, the county has announced 3,732 new and probable cases of the virus, an average of 533 per day, and 135 deaths, an average of 19 deaths per day.
As of March 2020, the county has reported a total of 280,404 cases of the virus including 245,278 confirmed cases (PCR) and 35,126 probable cases (antigen). There have been 2,951 deaths attributed to the virus; there are currently around 264,544 recoveries, leaving 12,909 estimated active cases in the county.
Tarrant County
Tarrant County Public Health added 13 more COVID-19 deaths on Saturday as well as 645 new cases of the virus. In the past seven days, the county has announced 3,576 new probable cases of the virus, an average of 510 per day, and 97 deaths, an average of 14 deaths per day.
As of March 2020, the county has reported a total of 241,650 cases of the virus including 205,676 confirmed cases (PCR) and 35,974 probable cases (antigen). There have been 2,854 deaths attributed to the virus; there are currently an estimated 222,139 recoveries, leaving an estimated 16,660 active cases in the county.
Denton County
Denton County Public Health is reporting an additional 349 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday with nine new deaths. Of the newly reported cases, DCPH has confirmed that 319 are active while 30 have already approved the recovery protocol.
As of March 2020, Denton County has reported a total of 63,994 cases of the virus including 48,806 confirmed cases (PCR) and 15,188 probable cases (antigen). There have been 407 deaths attributed to the virus; there are currently about 51,406 recoveries, leaving an estimated 12,180 active cases in the county.
Collin County
Texas State Department Health Services reported three new COVID-19 deaths in Collin County on Saturday, as well as 175 new confirmed cases and 77 additional probable cases of the virus.
As of March 2020, the DSHS has reported a total of 83,100 cases of the virus in Collin County including 69,920 confirmed cases (PCR) and 13,180 probable cases (antigen). There have been 719 deaths attributed to the virus; there are currently around 68,759 recoveries, leaving 13,622 estimated active cases in the county.
Do you want to register on a waiting list for vaccines?
As the state begins distributing COVID-19 vaccines for people in phase 1A and 1B, county health departments have started waiting lists for those who want to be vaccinated.
You can now register to receive the immunization in Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties. The links are below:
Waitlist links: Collin – Research waiting list | Dallas | Denton | Tarrant
You don’t have to be a county resident to register for a COVID-19 vaccine in that county – registration is open to anyone in Texas. For those without internet access, Tarrant County also takes registrations by phone at 817-248-6299. In Dallas County, call the DCHHS Vaccine Helpline at 1-855-IMMUNE9 (1-855-466-8639). In Denton County, dial 940-349-2585.
The vaccine is currently only given to those in Phase 1A and Phase 1B, as directed by the Texas Department of State Health Services. People in phase 1A are frontline healthcare workers or residents of long-term care facilities. Phase 1B includes people over 65 or over 16 with chronic illness that puts them at risk for serious illness.
The DSHS said on February 4 that they were continuing to discuss when to expand vaccine availability to group 1C and whether or not that group will include teachers.
Once vaccinated, people are expected to achieve some level of protection within two weeks of the first shot, but full protection may not occur until a few weeks after the second shot. Even fully vaccinated, it is still possible to be infected with the virus since the vaccine does not offer 100% protection.
The Texas DSHS says the vaccine will not be readily available to the general public until late spring or early summer 2021.
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